Day one of the 2013 Rush Truck Centers Technician Skills Rodeo pitted 100 out of the company's 2,000 technicians against one another in three "wild card" multiple choice exams, each 20 minutes long, and one 45 minute "hands-on" test covering any number of vehicle related issues, from rebuilding a transmission main shift assembly and shift box to diagnosing engine and/or chassis fault codes, either for heavy- or medium-duty truck models.