Freeman and Maupin add to ITD history at Western Snow & Ice          

The ITD duo of D6's Trent Maupin and D3's Robin Freeman competed last week in the equipment skills portion of the Western Snow & Ice Conference, Sept. 27-29 in Loveland, Colorado. For Maupin, it was his third visit in a row to the national competition. It was the fourth trip for Freeman, but his first time in 10 years. Freeman (thumbs up) and Maupin are pictured left to right, below.

The event allows Idaho to compete against other top teams in the nation, and also exposes the attendees to the latest in equipment and best practices to deliver the best possible service to the road user.

Maupin, from D6's Sugar City Maintenance shed, and Freeman, from D3's Council/New Meadows shed, competed Sept. 27 in the skills event. They earned a spot in the Western Snow & Ice competition by being the top two finishers at the ITD statewide equipment roadeo in mid-June.

Freeman and Maupin finished 8th as a team in the single-axle event, and Maupin was 7th in the loader event in the individual competition. They also finished 24th in Tandem Axle, and Robin was 38th in Loader. Freeman was just over time on his Loader run. He had six minutes to complete the course. Robin's time was 6:03. Otherwise, he would have scored much higher.

Including this year's finishes, here are the Top Ten finishes over the years by ITD individuals and teams at the Snow & Ice competition in Colorado:

SINGLE AXLE TRUCK EVENT (TEAM DRIVING)
2017 — 8th place – Robin Freeman (D3) / Trent Maupin (D6)
2010 — 7th place - Pete McGuire (D4) / Bruce Dial (D5)
2005 — 6th place - Mark Johnson (D1) / Dan Davis (D3)
2003 — 8th place - Dan Davis (D3) / Robin Freeman (D3)

TANDEM AXLE TRUCK EVENT (TEAM DRIVING)
2014 - 5th place - Matt Beckstead (D5) / Dan Daniels (D5)
2010 - 4th place - Pete McGuire (D4) / Bruce Dial (D5)
2007 - 2nd place - Robin Freeman (D3) / Mike Praegitzer (D4)
2004 - 5th place - George Shutes (D1) / Dale Fremont (D6)

LOADER EVENT (INDIVIDUAL COMPETITON)
2017 – 7th place – Trent Maupin (D6)
2015 – 2nd place – Matt Beckstead (D5)
2014 - 5th place - Bruce Dial (D5)
10th place - Matt Beckstead (D5)
2012 - 2nd place - Mike Rearden (D1)
2011 - 8th place - Kelley Dick (D3)
10th place - Mike Rearden (D1)
2006 - 9th place - Robin Freeman (D3)
2004 - 9th place - George Shutes (D1)
2003 - 8th place - Dan Davis (D3)
2001 - 1st place - Jarret Porter (D4)

MOTOR GRADER EVENT (INDIVIDUAL COMPETITON)
2017 – 8th place - Kelley Dick (HQ)
2011 - 7th place - Kelley Dick (D3)
2007 - 7th place - Mike Praegitzer (D4)
2003 - 10th place - Dan Davis (D3)


Published 10-13-17