InfraStructures - April/May 2020 - Jaus Neigum Crowned Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge Champion

Jaus Neigum Crowned Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge Champion

It was an event a year in the making. Over 10,000 operators from 30 countries participated in local operator challenges held by 70 Cat dealers worldwide. Less than 100 semifinalists proving their mettle at the local level met on 4 different continents to compete in the regional championships held in late 2019. In the end, 9 showed their superior mastery of not only the machine but also the technology inside to earn a spot in the finals.

The finals of Caterpillar’s historic, year-long Global Operator Challenge took place on March 10, 2020, at the Caterpillar CONEXPO-CON/AGG Festival Grounds exhibit. Broken into 3 teams of 3 – Team Americas, Team Europe and Team Asia – the 9 finalists competed individually and as teams as they faced 3 different skills challenges.

The event kicked off with the “Load & Carry” challenge, where each operator used the Cat® 962M wheel loader with Production Measurement technology to load and move material through specified locations in the course. The “Control to a Tee” challenge began with operators teeing off using a Cat 302 miniexcavator then navigating a course before sinking a putt with the golf ball. During the final “In the Trenches” challenge, operators showed off their trenching skills using a Cat 325 excavator equipped with Grade with 2D technology.

Finals scoring consisted of speed, accuracy and operating best practices with penalties imposed for errors. Awards were presented to the overall event champion, the individual with the lowest time in each skills challenge and the team with the lowest combined score.

In the end, Canadian Jaus Neigum, was crowned Global Operator Challenge Champion with an overall low-time score of 16:28 for all 3 events.

“I’m walking on air right now,” said Jaus Neigum. “This was absolutely amazing. What a great experience and Caterpillar should be so proud with what they’ve done here today. They made history.”

In second place with a combined time of 18:02 was Thomas Murphy (Ireland), Europe champion. Third place was awarded to Sebastian Behr (Germany), Europe champion with a combined time of 20:30.

Source: Caterpillar

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