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Meet Your Local Winners

These local operators rose to the challenge and proved they’ve got what it takes. They're not just champions; they’re building a legacy in the industry and setting the bar for what’s next.

 

 

   

Chris Dykes

Company - Siteworks LLC
Dealer - Altorfer

   

   

Kent Schewe

Company - McMurria Grading
Dealer - Blanchard

   

   

Kieran Daly

Company - Jet Black Industries
Dealer - Butler

   

   

Danny Avila

Company - Wayne Brothers
Dealer - Carolina Cat

   

   

Dalton Vickers

Company - Vickers Contracting
Dealer - Carter

   

   

Jake Hansen

Company - Thunder Mountain Excavating
Dealer - Empire

   

   

Billy Liebhauser

Company - Zillges Materials Inc.
Dealer - Fabick

   

   

Sebastian Rees

Company - Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School
Dealer - Finning Canada

   

   

Brock Leclerc

Company - Quattro Constructors
Dealer - Finning Canada

   

   

Josh Blanton

Company - Roadbuilders, Inc.
Dealer - Gregory Poole

   

   

Danny Younghusband

Company - Star Equipment Rental
Dealer - Hawthorne - CA

   

   

Lako Miller

Company - Goodfellow Brothers
Dealer - Hawthorne - HI

   

   

Robert Donnellan

Company - C.A.C. Industries
Dealer - HO Penn

   

   

Troy Lea

Company - Lea's Demolition
Dealer - Holt of CA

   

   

Andrew McElvain

Company - Lindamood, Inc.
Dealer - Holt of Texas

   

Christopher Dial

Company - Capling Leveling
Dealer - Kelly Tractor

   

   

   

Jeremey Bordelon

Company - Durr Heavy Construction
Dealer - Louisiana Cat

   

   

Brendan Clarke

Company - Fonson Company
Dealer - MacAllister

   

   

Brian Hayden

Company - Hayden Excavating
Dealer - Milton

   

Justin Lee

Company - Rigid Constructors
Dealer - Mustang

   

   

   

Enzo Maddamma

Company - Erutility Construction
Dealer - Ohio Cat

   

   

Cody Boyster

Company - Golz Construction
Dealer - Quinn

   

Frank Gross

Company - RIPA & Associates
Dealer - Ring Power

   

   

Justin Barclay

Company - B&W Services
Dealer - Tractors & Equipment

   

   

   

Joey Longley

Company - Dexter
Dealer - Toromont

   

Alex Blanchet

Company - Maxi Paysage
Dealer - Toromont

   

   

Andrew Martin

Company - FCM Construction
Dealer - Toromont

   

   

Keith Steed

Company - Native Sun Construction
Dealer - Wagner

   

   

   

Cwentin Clifton

Company - Elite Construction + Development
Dealer - Western States

   

Jay Englund

Company - Brenteson Companies
Dealer - Ziegler

   

 

 

Event Photo Gallery

Explore some of the best moments captured during the Global Operator Challenge.

   

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Cat® Excavator digging trench using grade technology.

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Cat 950 wheel loader navigating through obstacle course.

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Cat 420 XE wheel loader picking up target payload.

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A skyview of the Global Operator Challenge Finals at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023. The framework for an event's obstacle course is set up and machines used in the events are scattered across the area.

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Each event is scored based on situation-specific penalties and overall time. Here, someone is talking through challenge scenarios to explain the goal of each event to competitors.

 

 

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