The Missouri Electric Cooperatives’ 7th annual Lineman’s Rodeo is shaping up to be another successful event! 12 Cooperatives will be represented, with 15 teams and a total of 68 linemen registered to compete on September 25th and 26th.
The Rodeo will feature individual and team competitions for apprentice and journeymen linemen, lunch both days, a reception on Wednesday evening and the awards ceremony on Thursday. Competitive events include a knowledge test, hurt-man rescue, modified pole climb, equipotential grounding & insulator change out, transformer arrestor change out, extendo stick, digger derrick and excavator skills course and a pre-form ties skills event.
A number of corporate sponsors have donated to the event, including several that will have a vendor booth set up during the rodeo. All proceeds from this event will benefit future international projects sponsored by Missouri Electric Cooperatives. The event is open for all to attend. Please feel free to join us at any time throughout the competition, visit our vendor sponsors and witness the impressive skills of our linemen on display.
COOPERATIVES PARTICIPATING
Barry Electric Cooperative - Cassville, MO
Barton Electric Cooperative - Lamar, MO
Boone Electric Cooperative - Columbia, MO
Crawford Electric Cooperative – Bourbon, MO
Cuivre River Electric Cooperative – Troy, MO
Laclede Electric Cooperative - Lebanon, MO
North Central Electric Cooperative – Milan, MO
Ozark Electric Cooperative – Mt. Vernon, MO
Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Cooperative - Hayti, MO
Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative - Kearney, MO
Three Rivers Electric Cooperative – Linn, MO
White River Valley Electric Cooperative – Branson, MO
MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
PLATINUM
- Associated Electric Cooperative
- Center Phase Energy
- Fletcher-Reinhardt Co.
- Hubbell Utility Solutions
- KD Johnson Inc
- Mid America Testing & Supply
- Scobee Powerline Construction LLC
- Wesco
GOLD
- Irby Utilities
- Desoto Treated Materials/Arxada
- NRECA
- Ozark Electric Cooperative
- Ozark Technical Community College
- Powertel/Buckingham
- State Technical College
- Tallman Equipment Company, Inc
- Youngstown Glove Co.
SILVER
- CoBank
- Laclede Electric Cooperative
- Northwest Lineman College
- Preformed Line Products/CBM
- Terex
- Townsend Tree Service
BRONZE
- Altec Industries, Inc
- Carnahan Evans PC
- Fisher & Arnold
- MECE Credit Union
- Milwaukee Tool
- National Information Solutions Coop (NISC)
- Toth & Associates Inc.
POLE
- Barry Electric Cooperative
- Barton County Electric Cooperative
- Central MO Electric Cooperative
- Crawford Electric Cooperative
- Cuivre River Electric Cooperative
- Gascosage Electric Cooperative
- Laclede Electric Cooperative
- North Central Electric Cooperative
- Northeast Power Electric Cooperative
- Ozark Electric Cooperative
- Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Cooperative
- Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative
- Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative
- Tri-County Electric Cooperative
- White River Valley Electric Cooperative