Bristol - On the Road - January/February 2023

Dry Run Awards
Bristol District Engineer Tabitha Crowder, P.E., ADA for Maintenance Jeff Russell and DIM Chris Byington
recently visited the Speedwell and Oakwood Area Headquarters to recognize each for having the highest
equipment readiness scores within the district. Both AHQs had final scores of 99.4 during the pre‐season
dry run events held last fall. Scores for the enre Bristol District, which includes 29 area headquarters,
ranged from 94 to 99.4.
“It’s very important that we properly maintain our equipment to increase its reliability, minimize repair
costs and maximize equipment service life. This in turn helps us to be more producve and ulmately
provide safer roads for our cizens,” said ADA for Maintenance, Jeff Russell.
Final scores were calculated following the inspecon of each truck/spreader/plow combinaon along
with all loaders, graders and backhoes within each AHQ.
Photo 1 capon (Top) ‐
pictured le to right:
District Engineer Tabitha Crowder,
P.E., and Oakwood AHQ’s
Employees Adam Quinley,
Cameron Mullins, Colton Viars,
Brandon Tomblin, Marcus O’Quinn,
and Superintendent Tony Layne.
Not pictured: Jeffrey Deel, Larry
Owens, Gary Owens, Daniel Keen
and Jusn Rose.
Photo 2 capon (boom) –
pictured le to right:
Speedwell AHQ Employees (back
row) Tim Layne, (middle row)
Andy Brewer, Shane Osborne,
Andy Akers, Gerald Johnson,
Ronnie King, Bradley Guynn,
Cody Brown, Levi Parks, Marion
Stowers, Ma Marshall, (front
row), Superintendent Dennis
Umberger and District Engineer
Tabitha Crowder, P.E.
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