Metro News Release

For immediate release: April 29, 2004

Metrobus 27th annual roadeo winners named

The 27th Annual Metrobus Roadeo saw Robert L. Miles of Bowie, MD, as the first place winner, marking the 16th time in the history of the Roadeo that he captured the top award. Mr. Miles works at the Landover Bus Division in Prince Georges County, MD. He demonstrated his excellent driving skills on an obstacle course as well as attaining points for personal appearance, smoothness of operation and safety habits. Second place was captured by James H. Jennings of Alexandria, VA, who works out of the Royal Street Bus Division in Alexandria, VA, and third place was taken by Thomas Hobbs of Waldorf, MD, out of the Four Mile Run Bus Division in Arlington, VA. The first place mechanics team consists of Truc Hoang of Centreville, VA, Ruben Ortiz of Woodbridge, VA and Wendell Warffemius of Waldorf, MD, who all work out of the Bladensburg heavy overhaul facility in Washington, DC. The first place operator and maintenance teams will travel to Atlanta, GA, to represent Metro at the International Bus Roadeo in September. The second place mechanics team out of the Montgomery Garage in Montgomery County, MD, included Leonard Makowski of Beltsville, MD, John Epps, Jr., of Germantown, MD, and Michael Harris of Laurel, MD. The third place mechanics team out of the Western Garage in Washington, DC, consisted of James Burrell of Ft. Washington, MD, Samuel Divers of Hyattsville, MD, and Chalmers Lowery of Bowie, MD. The mechanics team had to search for planted defects on a bus and troubleshoot components, including engine modules, an air conditioning module and an air brake board. The team which located the greatest number of defects in the shortest period of time for these modules won the competition.

News release issued on April 29, 2004.