10-4 Magazine December 2021

10-4 Magazine / December 2021 21 of 4 State Trucks. After learning how to do burnouts in a big rig for his virtual GBATS event in 2020, Bryan fell in love with it and immediately decided to build his own truck and get out there and have some fun with the rest of the drivers. And he did! These burnout exhibitions continued throughout both days of the show (Friday and Saturday). Trucks were parked everywhere... around the shop and store, in the grass next to it on one side and in the gravel lot on the other side, across the street in parking lots, at the Joplin 44 Petro, and anywhere else they could put them. In total, there were 765 trucks at this event and close to 40 vendors, so you can imagine the amount of space needed to accommodate this enormous number of booths, bobtails, and combos. Across the street at the Petro, several areas were dedicated to parking show trucks and antiques, along with a tent full of more vendors, and a bonus entertainment stage. It took all of 4 State Trucks’ 185 employees plus another 35 additional volunteers to run this massive event. Getting around this enormous show and venue would have been impossible without a golf cart. Unfortunately, when we called to reserve two carts about two months before the show even happened, they were already sold out. At the time, I was still recovering from a broken foot and wearing a boot, and my wife had just broken her elbow and was in a sling, so walking around and carrying things was not an option. We also needed a cart to do our live remotes. Thankfully, we have some great friends out there. Our hats go off to Gary Jones who found us two available carts in Olathe, Kansas, picked them up, brought them to the show for us, and then returned them afterward. A huge “thank you” to Gary for going the extra mile (or two) for Team 10-4! On Friday night, at 7:00 PM, it was time to head across the street for the Semi Truck & Tractor Pull presented by Lucas Oil. Before the pulls began, there was a motorcycle stunt show put on by United FMX, a faith-based team of experienced riders who performed some amazing ramp-to-ramp jumps over Mike Manuel’s beautiful show trailer, which is dedicated to Autism Awareness. This awesome stunt show was sponsored by