ROAD-E-O

On June 15, 2012, the SWANA Road-E-O announcer will be giving that direction to the contestants at the Midshore II Regional Solid Waste Facility in Ridgely, Maryland.

Each year about 50 "Heavy Equipment Cowboys" compete to be the best operator in the region and go on to compete in the National SWANA Road-E-O. After hosting this annual event for the past several years, the Pennsylvania Keystone Chapter of SWANA has passed the torch to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter. The two categories of events are Truck Driver and Equipment Operator. Truck Driver competition events are: Front Loader, Rear Loader, Roll-off, Transfer Trailer and Recycle Truck and the Equipment Operator competition events are: Compactor, Dozer, Articulated Trucks, Loader and Backhoe.

The Midshore II Landfill is located in Ridgely, Maryland, a small town, so rooms have been booked at the closest motels - the Best Western in Denton, MD (5 miles) and the Holiday Inn Express and Comfort Inn in Easton, MD (25 miles).

If you are not participating as a contestant and would like to volunteer at the Road-E-O, please contact: David Czawlytko, 410-729-8304, dczaw@menv.com or Jeff Fried, 443-336-1160, jfried@menv.com