Equipment Rodeo

Are you ready for an exciting and profitable day of friendly competition, an equipment showcase, and great food? If so, register now and come join us…you will be glad you did! 

The 2024 Equipment Rodeo will be held at the Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Arena.  

The centerpiece of the day’s event is the Professional Skills Competition. We are expecting at least six events which will be hosted by APWA Florida Chapter-approved equipment dealers. These challenging and innovative events are aimed to test the skills and safety of the competitors, not just the quickest time in which a task can be performed.  

 Any questions or appeals may be presented to the Rodeo Board, which is comprised of one member from each equipment dealer, the APWA Florida Chapter Rodeo Chairman, and the APWA Florida Chapter Show Chairman (see contact information for the Rodeo Chairman below).

Don’t forget about the great lunch we have planned! We’ll take a break from the competitions at 12:00 pm. Afterward, we’ll resume the competitions and conclude with the Equipment Rodeo Awards Presentation.

Limited to the first 100 to register...

1) The contestant will register for the Equipment Rodeo and will get a brief description of each event, receive an official timecard, and sign a release agreement.
2) The contestant will then proceed to an event location, and sign in with the equipment dealer representative and wait their turn to compete.
3) After the contestant receives brief instructions from the equipment dealer, the contestant will mount the machine and get 30 seconds to become familiar with the machine before the official timing of the event begins. The equipment dealer representative is responsible for keeping time.
4) Each individual event will stop when the final task has been completed, however, the total time cannot exceed two minutes (120 seconds).
5) The contestant will have the equipment dealer representative record their score time on the official timecard.
6) The contestant will then go to the Equipment Rodeo registration area and have their score time entered. A computer will be used to total all scores.
7) There will be an overall Rodeo Champion determined by the lowest aggregate time on all events as well as a second and third-place winner.

How Winners Are Determined
1) There will be a winner for each individual event. Each equipment dealer will provide a prize for the winner of their event and the prize will be given during the Awards Presentation at the end of the Equipment Rodeo.
2) There will be an overall Rodeo Champion determined by the lowest aggregate time on all events as well as a second and third-place winner.
3) First and Second place winners will have the option to travel to the APWA National Equipment Rodeo competition which is held in Atlanta, Georgia from September 8-11, 2024.
4) The APWA Florida Chapter will award the Equipment Rodeo Champion with $250.00 and the prestigious "Silver Cup Award", the second place winner will receive $100.00 and the third place winner will receive $50.00. Each winner will also receive a belt buckle. These prizes will also be given at the Awards Presentation at the end of the Equipment Rodeo.  

Rodeo Chairman
Jamie Brooks 
Phone Number: 904-382-6600
Email: jamieb@chw-inc.com

Rodeo Schedule
Tuesday, April 2nd
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Equipment Move-In 

Wednesday, April 3rd
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Competition
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Competition
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Awards Presentation
3:30 pm Equipment Move-Out

We would like to thank the Equipment Dealers that made the 2024 Equipment Rodeo possible:

• Case Power & Equipment of Florida
  • Backhoe 
• Environmental Products Group
  • Sideloader
• Great Southern Equipment LLC
  • Telescope excavator 
• Petersen Industries, Inc.
  • Claw Truck
• Ring Power Corporation
  • Mini Excavator 
• Southern Sewer Equipment
• Vac-Truck