The Dick Dolloff Memorial Student Driving Competition will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, at the Augusta Civic Center.
This competition is for high school students enrolled in commercial truck driving classes at four vocational schools in Maine. The schools involved are: Northern Penobscot Tech Region III in Lincoln, Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico/Rumford, Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter, and Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, according to a news release from Ron Round, Maine Professional Drivers Association.
This event, named in memory of Dick Dolloff, a former truck driving instructor at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, is sponsored by an association of these schools with assistance from the Maine Motor Transport Association, the Maine Professional Drivers Association, and members of the Maine State Police.
Dolloff was instrumental in starting this competition more than 20 years ago as a fun and educational way for students interested in the transportation field to sharpen their skills and learn safe habits.
Fifty-four students will test their skills in the two part competition. The first part is driving skills where students will maneuver around obstacles similar to what they might encounter on a daily basis while driving. The second part is the pretrip portion where students conduct a thorough safety inspection which is necessary before they operate on the road. There are two classes of competition; class B — which is a straight truck, and class A — which is a tractor- trailer.
Students will vie for trophies for themselves and their schools and the top two finishers in each class from each school will move on the the Future Truckers Competition to be held on May 21.
This competition will be held in conjunction with the Maine Professional Truck Driving Championships where students will compete side by side with professional drivers from across the state.
This competition is for high school students enrolled in commercial truck driving classes at four vocational schools in Maine. The schools involved are: Northern Penobscot Tech Region III in Lincoln, Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico/Rumford, Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter, and Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, according to a news release from Ron Round, Maine Professional Drivers Association.
This event, named in memory of Dick Dolloff, a former truck driving instructor at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, is sponsored by an association of these schools with assistance from the Maine Motor Transport Association, the Maine Professional Drivers Association, and members of the Maine State Police.
Dolloff was instrumental in starting this competition more than 20 years ago as a fun and educational way for students interested in the transportation field to sharpen their skills and learn safe habits.
Fifty-four students will test their skills in the two part competition. The first part is driving skills where students will maneuver around obstacles similar to what they might encounter on a daily basis while driving. The second part is the pretrip portion where students conduct a thorough safety inspection which is necessary before they operate on the road. There are two classes of competition; class B — which is a straight truck, and class A — which is a tractor- trailer.
Students will vie for trophies for themselves and their schools and the top two finishers in each class from each school will move on the the Future Truckers Competition to be held on May 21.
This competition will be held in conjunction with the Maine Professional Truck Driving Championships where students will compete side by side with professional drivers from across the state.
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