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Show Wednesday. September 26, 2007 A9 Rock wins Chevron Truck 'Roadeo' Vernal Express J;.-' Dakoda Krammer and Elsha Lance place their individually made solar ovens out in the sun to see if the sun would make a perfect smore. After two hours they found that the chocolate melted perfectly, per-fectly, but the marshmallows were a little hard. Ashley students make solar smores students at Ashley Elementary ' made smores in solar ovens on .Thursday, Sept. 13. ' -:- - "The class has been learning 1 1 A ...11.. ll. O eDout neai ana now ine sun ai-fects ai-fects our lives," stated Bobbins, f After learning how many people around the world use solar ovens Jo cook their food, the students Inade their own solar ovens." v Using foam bowls, the students stu-dents wrapped the inside with foil. They then placed a graham cracker, a piece of chocolate and marshmallows in the bowl. After covering the bowl with a piece of plastic wrap, the students then placed their ovens in the sun. f The students allowed the bowls to sit in the sun for almost two hours and with eager anticipation, antici-pation, the students returned to their smores to enjoy a real treat cooked by the sun. Robbins explained wind complicated com-plicated some of their plans and the marshmallows ended up a little hard instead of melting like they thought they would. "But the chocolate melted really good," said Robbins. "You should have seen their faces afterward, all covered with chocolate." Along with the unit being taught on the sun and how it is harnessed for solar ovens, Robbins turned the problems with the project into a learning lesson where the students were to make notes and think of improvements. im-provements. "If it doesn't work try it again," emphasized Robins. "Experiment, write it down, remember re-member the scientific process." Robbins teaches a half day schedule with Judy Foley at Ashley Elementary. Uintah Basin NmServto Nine Chevron truck drivers competed last Tuesday to see who could best tame a 20-ton truck and oil trailer, steering it through obstacles and guiding it to precision stops. The tension was high as the men waited to openly pit their skills against their peers, proving they could move an enormous mass of gleaming steel safely and delicately through tight spots without damage to the rig or other property. For Jim Rock, Chevron's driving instructor at its Roosevelt Roos-evelt terminal, the pressure was particularly high, since he would compete against the drivers he'd trained. Drivers went one at a time through a course set up at the Uintah Basin Applied Technology Tech-nology College, starting with the newest driver and ending with Rock. In the end, Rock had the highest combined score from an event that tested knowledge of company rules and equipment, ability to diagnose mechanical problems with a truck and trailer, and maneuvering skill. Bryan Bastian, the most recent driver to receive Rock's training, took third place behind veteran driver Lynn Stanley. Drivers competed only for honor and the chance to compete early next year at Chevron's Southwest Region Roadeo in Las Vegas. There, the winner will receive what Rock calls a "nice trophy," and the respect of his peers. The nearly all-day roadeo, which is patterned after the event designed by the American Trucking Truck-ing Association, was held at the driving training area on the west side of the UBATC campus in Roosevelt, with drivers and their families sheltered from the sun under a canopy and provided by the company with lunch, snacks and drinks throughout the day. "This teaches drivers clearances clear-ances and just paying attention to where their truck is, and attention to detail on the pre-trips," pre-trips," Rock said. "It also give the drivers a nice break, although it puts some pressure on them." The contest began with a 50-question 50-question written test of practical knowledge, followed by a judged pre-trip inspection in an enforced area of complete silence: only the driver could talk; even the judge was not allowed to comment com-ment or reply. Indicators of five mechanical shortcomings had been placed on the vehicle, and drivers had seven minutes to do a complete, inspection and find each shortcoming. With a silent judge standing stand-ing by, drivers talked their way through the steps they are supposed sup-posed to take every time they start a driving shift, saying such things as "Go inside cab, check the horns, registration papers, mirrors." Outside they looked over tires, lug nuts, steering sections, air lines, drive belts, check valves, chains, wheels, hoses, ladders, reflectors, lights, license plates, mud daps, springs, suspension components, air tanks, gauges; check for leaks, positions of hoses and so on. On the obstacle course, drivers driv-ers were not encouraged to show how quickly they could do a maneuver; although the course had to be finished in 10 minutes, min-utes, it was enough for drivers to take their time. Judge Jerry McCauley advised: "Go as slow as possible." Obstacles required drivers to: Pull out of a skinny "alley" and make a sharp turn into another alley set 11 feet to the right, but with less space between alleys than the truck's own 66-foot 66-foot length; Stop the truckso aflagon the side of the trailer stands above an 18-inch target; Make a blind right-hand turn, using only mirrors to maneuver ma-neuver around a barrel without striking it and without clearing it by more than 18 inches; Back into a 12 foot-wide alley with no more than one pull-up and back as close to a barrier as possible without bumping it; Drivedownastraightdouble line of cones spaced only four inches wider than the truck, trying try-ing not to bump any cones; and Then stop the truck with the bumper as close as possible to a stop line, and no farther back than 18 inches. Chevron drivers around the country do most of their driving delivering fuel to gas stations, which frequently involves tight turning and backing situations. According to Anna Wilkins,' transportation supervisor for the local terminal, Roosevelt is the only Chevron operation that hauls crude oil. Roosevelt's drivers take most of the crude to the company refinery in Woods Cross, about 10 miles north of Salt Lake City. Wilkins said the Roosevelt terminal also sells and delivers crude oil products to other oil companies. Joan Ryan of UBATC contributed con-tributed significantly to this article. NS3SJ3 G37 mfflm 9 1 CmM L hVB . FEATURING "Superior Quality Ton Expect In A Hooe." 08-3443R 1076 Square Feet HaflBHet Our Price r '40,979 PRICE INCLUDES SET-UP ft DELIVERY ALLOWANCE! " a " j i ..y " f j u. -a . 21-7765B 3397 Square Feet Our Price 119,095 PRICE INCLUDES SET-UP 1 DELIVERY . ALLOWANCE! Jim Rock, driving instructor for Chevron's only crude oil hauling haul-ing facility, is presented with a first place plaque for winning the Chevron Truck Roadeo for the Roosevelt terminal. Toll Free lloii 1.' 6. ii "-JiiiOj..'"'. 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