The Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority operators and maintenance teams will begin their quest to earn local, state and international acclaim in the 2019 local Roadeo championship. The local competition will be held 10 a.m. March 2 at the LYNX Operations Center (LOC). The event is closed to the public.
Bus and ACCESS LYNX (paratransit) operators and Maintenance teams will be put through physical and mental challenges testing their everyday workplace skills. Technicians will locate and troubleshoot planted defects on a bus, in an engine, in the A/C system and in the air brake system. Operators also will also identify defects in a bus and then drive though a challenging obstacle course while being timed and judged in safety habits.
The winners will move on to the state event April 6 in Jacksonville. This training exercise will be sponsored by the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Public Transportation Association.
On May 17, the state champion maintenance team and bus operator (Team Florida) will head to Louisville, Ky., for the American Public Transportation Association’s International Bus Roadeo.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
March 210 a.m.-noonLYNX Operations CenterBuilding A (Maintenance)Building B (Operators)2500 LYNX LaneOrlando, FL 32804(Off Princeton Street near John Young Parkway.)
