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Top Tech Challenge

Chairman: Benjamin Phillips - Yarbrough Transfer

The NC Top Tech Challenge is a state competition that offers technicians the opportunity to show off their skills, gives them the opportunity to represent their company, meet like-minded professionals in their field and offers our fleets, dealers, manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors the opportunity to build relationships with one another.

Contestants will go through 2 training sessions on Saturday morning.Ìý The competition will consist of a written test, a completion of a series of individual skills stations, a rotating technician training fair, and conclude with an award lunch on Saturday afternoon. Each technician receives one award lunch ticket with their registration; additional tickets for spouses, family or company representatives may be purchased. Everyone attending the award lunch must have a ticket.

Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place heavy duty tech and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place student techs.Ìý 1st place winners in each division will also win an all expense paid trip to represent North Carolina at the National TMC SuperTech, or TMC FutureTech for students.

Cost $75 per technician, students at a North Carolina Community College are free.

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• Contestants must reside in the state of North Carolina and be employed by a member of the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ or be enrolled as a student at a state sponsored college or university that has a transportation program.
• Grand Champions of previous TMC National Technician Skills Competitions will be eligible to compete, provided they have not won consecutive national championships in the immediately previous two years. Starting in 2019, an individual who has won three national championships may not compete again in the traditional heavy-duty track.
• Competitors must be valid commercial vehicle technicians whose primary job responsibility is servicing, repairing and/or maintaining vehicles/equipment (at least 75% or more of their job function).
• Contestant must sign and return agreement and release form upon registration.

**Deadline for entry is May 22, 2026**