Allison Transmission announced the winner of the Allison Guild Technician Skills Competition. Matt Kagarise from Penn Power Group was named grand champion of the competition at the Guild Star Awards banquet hosted in Dallas, Texas, during First Line 2023, Allison’s biannual event for its North America service channel professionals that focuses on product updates and best practices in service procedures.
The Allison Transmission Guild, established in 1975, promotes the technical knowledge and expertise of Allison distributor, dealer service and parts professionals.
Four additional Allison Guild Technician Skills Competition finalists were recognized at the Guild Star Awards banquet including Alex Lindberg, Clarke Power Services, Inc.; Antoon Vossen, Wajax Power Systems; Lance Geiss, Interstate Power Systems; and Tyler Yannacito, Stewart & Stevenson.
The finalists competed head-to-head by rotating between five hands-on, timed skills stations designed to gauge each technician’s understanding and troubleshooting abilities related to Allison 1000-4000 Series diagnostics, service, repair and chassis integration. Each station was hosted and judged by Allison regional customer support managers, Allison service engineers and Allison product training personnel.
