22 10-4 Magazine / April 2025 it was great to see friends we hadn’t seen all winter and finally get outside. Touted as “The Biggest Truck Show in Arizona” (which is not a hard thing to accomplish since there aren’t many truck shows in the state), it truly was a fantastic event. As always, the Pickett Custom Trucks crew pulled off a first class show that attracted tons of amazing iron. Walking the long row of trucks, a few standouts included DanDee Dairy, that had 11 trucks at the show, including our cover truck this month, our friends from JDT had a couple, including James’ personal orange and black 379, which hasn’t been out of the barn in a while, Big Ed’s amazing turquoise and white A-model, several of Diamond Trucking’s cool fuel tankers, and a big group of classic rigs that are operated by Old Iron Truckin. David Waller also brought his highly customized yellow 359 “Sweet Lorraine” all the way from Washington, “Truck Show Joe” of Southern Transport was looking good with his black 389X with the blue and silver “Ivy’s Poison” show truck in tow, and there was a large contingency of car haulers, all lined up together, and turning heads. After a long day of judging, it was time to announce the winners in front of the infamous black Peterbilt 389 Pickett RV (our July 2024 cover feature), which made a stunning backdrop (it would make a stunning backdrop to anything). By now it was dark outside, which tells you how long the day went (Friday’s rain made Saturday a jam-packed day). The biggest winners were “Big Ed” Davis, who bagged the Best Antique Bobtail, Best Engine, and Best of Show awards, and DanDee Dairy, who took home the Best Combo, Best Lights, Best Stereo, and Best Fleet trophies. Crews Hay was the winner of the coveted “PCT Pick” (Pickett’s Choice) award, and California local Cole Barbieri did pretty well, too, earning three nice trophies. By the time it was all said and done it was 7:00 PM. But hey, we didn’t care, we had no place we needed to be besides dinner, which we enjoyed back at the hotel, with eight of our friends. Hanging out with friends and making memories is what truck shows are all about, at least for us, so it was a great way to end a good day. Thanks to Ron Kelsey, Kris and Angelina Gaare, Pierson Gravance, John Testa (who was at the show doing live remotes for us and NHRDA), and “Truck Show Joe” Eldridge. The food may have been mediocre that night, but the company certainly was not! Thanks to Rod Pickett of PCT and Randy Cole of NHRDA for treating us well and hosting another terrific event featuring diesels in the desert. We will be there next year, and hope you will be, too!! n EDITOR’S NOTE: Special thanks to Scott Spinning of Spinning Wheels Photography for providing some of the awesome pictures for this report.
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