2025 Driver Skills and Safety Training Event (aka Snowplow Roadeo)
Co-Chairs Jamie Boyer, Jason Page, Chris Bouchard
The MHA held its Driver Skills and Safety Training on July 16th, 2025 at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area under great weather at a great location yet again.
This year we had the single axle truck event and a wheel loader event for the competition. Thank you for making this event great again as we had 21 loader operators compete and 22 truck teams compete, it was very competitive and helps build comradery amongst all of the competitors and great peer interaction.
We would like to thank all the Teams and the Cities and Towns that you represent for your participation in this safety training event as we would not have the event without you. Secondly the judges and the Cities, Towns, State agencies, vendors that you work for, you are a key component to making this event happen and run smoothly and efficiently. We would also like to thank our vendor sponsors ATG Trucks Westfield and CN Wood and the Town of Westminster for providing the loaders and trucks we use for the running event, Baystate Roads Program for handling the registrations, advertising and judging as this helps us greatly with our event.
2025 MHA results
Single Axle Truck 1st Town of Oxford – Kevin Jose / Laurie Massoni, 2nd Town of Southbridge – Michael Zuziak / John Jesky, 3rd Town of Erving – Dan Costa / Glenn McCrory.
Wheel Loader 1st Town of Oxford – Matt Masiello, 2nd Town of Sterling – James Chiaravalloti, 3rd Town of Erving – Cody Pease.
Congratulations to the winners and all who participated in this event..
The first place truck and loader teams will be travelling to the Western Snow and Ice Conference on September 24th – 26th and competing at the National Finals in Loveland, Colorado. Stay tuned for results of how they finish at this event.
Lastly we need to thank the MHA Board of Directors for their continued support of this safety training event and the ability to take the winners to the National Finals in Colorado and to represent Massachusetts. Thank you.
We look forward to seeing you at next year’s Driver Skills and Safety Training event July 15, 2026, so mark your calendars and save the date.
2025 Competition
Who Is Eligible?
Any employee of a highway or public works department of a city or town in Massachusetts who is in possession of a valid CDL license for the truck event and a valid 2B Hoisting license for the loader event. A team consists of two (2) eligible registrants for truck, and one (1) eligible registrant for loader. Registration is limited to no more than two (2) teams from each city or town. (we may take more depending on how many teams sign up)
Come join us for:
Valuable hands-on training exercises
A Day of friendly competition
Awards & prizes
Lunch for participants, courtesy of the Mass Highway Association
Event: 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM
