The OCTA 2013 International Bus Roadeo Maintenance Team placed third out of 32 teams in this year's American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Grand Championship. The competition took place on May 4 and 5 in Indianapolis and included 32 maintenance teams, 50 coach operators and 31 agencies. This is the first time an OCTA team has finished in the top three at the International Roadeo.
OCTA's team included three mechanics and one coach operator. Awards were based on a combination of coach operator and maintenance scores. The maintenance team, including Ernie Booe, Pat Courchaine and Ray Consiglio, placed first in both the written test and air conditioning (HVAC) test, for an overall second-place finish in the maintenance competition. OCTA coach operator, Darvy Traylor, placed seventh in the coach operator skills competition and qualified for the customer service competition.
