Our Publix truck drivers deliver essential products to our stores. So, it’s vital that our trucks are in good condition. Our fleet maintenance technician team repairs and maintains our trucks, keeping them in peak condition and safe on the roads.
The journey to Publix SuperTech
In 2023, Publix launched SuperTech, a skills competition for our fleet maintenance technicians. To qualify, Publix technicians took a 50-question, timed written exam. The 15 top-scoring technicians across all of our distribution centers advanced to the SuperTech competition, which was held May 7 in Orlando, Florida.
There, technicians competed at 15 stations with hands-on skills challenges and written tests focused on maintenance, repairs and troubleshooting. Technicians were scored on accuracy and speed.
Congratulations to our 2025 Publix SuperTech winners!
Station winners
This year’s station winners:
- Michael Castro — service information, brakes
- Kevin DaCosta — central tire inflation, recommended practices (RP) manual, engine diagnostics, fasteners, wiring diagrams, fifth wheel, starting/charging, tire/wheel, wheel end, lift gates, lubricants
- Nate Hinman — preventive maintenance inspection (PMI)
- Steve McKinney — written test
- Dustin Perkins — automated transmission
From left: Dustin Perkins, Nate Hinman, Michael Castro, Kevin DaCosta and Steve McKinney
Overall winners
The top 3 technicians with the overall highest scores will go on to compete at the national competition, TMCSuperTech, in Raleigh, North Carolina, this September. The top 3 winners were
- 1st place — Kevin DaCosta
From left: Director of Transportation James Sadler, Kevin DaCosta, Fleet Maintenance Operations Manager Joey Young
- 2nd place — Michael Castro
From left: Director of Transportation James Sadler, Michael Castro and Fleet Maintenance Operations Manager Joey Young
- 3rd place — Nate Hinman
From left: Director of Transportation James Sadler, Nate Hinman and Fleet Maintenance Operations Manager Joey Young
