Three mechanics from King County Metro Transit have once again taken first place in the International Transit Maintenance Roadeo – the second year in a row the same trio has won the event.

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) International Roadeo was held last weekend in Atlanta. There were 49 teams of mechanics competing in the maintenance team event representing the “best of the best” from the United States and Canada. Metro's team of Ryan Stringfellow, Leonard Emry, and Larry Fitzpatrick finished first overall with a score of 1,337, and also had the top score in two of six individual events.

"Ryan, Leonard and Larry certainly typify what people can accomplish when they work in a team environment,” said Jim Boon, Metro’s Vehicle Maintenance manager. “Winning this award for a second year is a great achievement, which reflects well on all of our outstanding vehicle maintenance employees at Metro."

The competition included five troubleshooting events with two different drivetrain systems, vehicle air brake components, an air conditioning module, and a coach inspection. The teams also took a written knowledge test. The combined score of these events determined the winners.

In addition to the mechanics, Metro bus driver Michael Grady finished 47h out of 79 contestants in the driving competition. With the combined operator and maintenance team score of 1,790 points, Metro finished 12th in the overall transit agency competition.
   

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