The second annual City of Dallas Street Department Road-Eo was held on Dec. 2 in the Fair Park Coliseum on the Texas State Fairgrounds in Dallas. And again, Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. was the main sponsor of equipment and planning.
The Road-Eo kicked off with traditional rodeo grand entrance music and a parade using pick-up trucks filled with Kirby-Smith employees who conducted the Road-Eo, adorned with American and Texas flags instead of horses.
More than 400 City of Dallas Street Department employees attended the event and participated in the six rodeo contests like backhoe golf, backhoe bowling, skid steer obstacle course, excavator basketball and a clerical challenge.
“These events allowed our folks to familiarize themselves with various types of heavy equipment and the many applications in which the equipment is used to deliver critical services to the citizens of Dallas,” said Gilbert Aguilar of the City of Dallas. Secondly the employees learn about safety issues related to operating heavy equipment.” According to Robert Miranda, program manager and event coordinator, participation was at an all-time high.
Some of the equipment used in the event was Komatsu PC 35MR, PC 228 USLC, PC 138 USLC utility excavators, a Gradall XL4100 and XL3100 and Bobcat S300 and S250 skid steers.
