Revving Up Excellence: The 2026 STAI Technician Competition Was a Massive Success!

What an absolutely incredible day of precision, problem-solving, and pure mechanical expertise! On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the elite minds of Indiana's school transportation maintenance gathered at the Brownsburg Transportation Center for the annual STAI Technician/Mechanic Competition. The energy was electric as these brilliant professionals went head-to-head to showcase their world-class skills and real-world diagnostic mastery!

Putting Expertise to the Ultimate Test!

This wasn't just any ordinary day under the hood—participants faced an intense series of rigorous practical and theoretical challenges. Designed to push their skills to the absolute limit, the competition tested crucial industry knowledge including:

• Advanced vehicle diagnostics

• Precision repair techniques

• Critical safety procedures

• Cutting-edge industry best practices

Every single competitor demonstrated an unbelievable level of pride, dedication, and technical wizardry, proving that Indiana's school buses are in the safest hands possible.

A Huge Shoutout to Our Champions and Competitors!

The lineup this year brought fierce talent from all across the state! Elite technicians from school corporations and organizations showed up to represent with pride, including standout professionals from:

• Center Grove Community Schools (Kyle Cummings, Evan Icenogle, Roger Meyser)

• Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation (Josh Foster, Justin Stebbins)

• Carmel Clay Schools (Brett James, Jason Walker)

• Lafayette School Corporation (Aaron Cline)

• Beech Grove City Schools (Johnny Kivett)

• Incandescent Transportation Solutions (Michael Mihailovich)

• DCSC (Mike Dudek)

A massive thank you goes out to Dwayne Vandiver from Noblesville Schools for expertly spearheading and compiling the scores, and to Nick Meyerrose and the Brownsburg Community School Corporation for hosting this spectacular event at their top-tier facility.

Fueled by Our Amazing Sponsors

An extra special round of applause goes to Stoops for generously sponsoring the meals for this year’s tech/mech competition! Keeping our brilliant technicians fueled and ready to compete made a world of difference.

The official final scores are in, and because of the fantastic feedback and high demand from our community, we are thrilled to be publishing the results to celebrate the absolute best of the best! Head over to the home page to check out the full scoreboard.

Congratulations to all the participants for raising the bar yet again! We are already counting down the days until next year!

Click here to view all results 2026 Technician score sheet 2.pdf