Congratulations to our Regional Finalists!

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Brian Hayden

Company - Hayden Excavating
Dealer - Milton Cat
Location - United States of America

Brock Lecler, AmN Regional Winner, holding their trophy

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Brock Leclerc

Company - Quattro Constructors
Dealer - Finning Canada
Location - Canada

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 Cat

Justin Lee

Company - Rigid Constructors
Dealer - Mustang

Mark Beier

Company - Cascade Utilities
Dealer - NC Machinery

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.

Cat excavator digging trech using grade technology

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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.

Sky view of a challenge course with various machines scattered across the competition area

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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.

Person with clipboard gesturing to group of people

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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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