10-4 Magazine / December 2025 21 They also produced and printed the first-ever show program, had a team of photographers and videographers at the event, and even came out to the “Team 10-4” headquarters a few months before the show to create an event promo. It was fun. These folks seemed really good to work with, and we look forward to all that hard work (and money) paying off for C.G. and Ashleigh. With the truck and tractor pulls, produced by MLM Motorsports, on both Friday and Saturday nights, there was a lot of action out on the track. Although there were no big rigs pulling, it was still fun to watch the pickups and big custom tractors screaming down the track, billowing black smoke, and kicking up dirt. These events also brought in a lot of spectators, which is always good for a truck show. Each night also had a light show, and Saturday night featured a Morgan Wallen tribute band called 7 Summers, and they were great. Miss Shannon and I both donned our cowboy hats that night and proceeded to walk around and promote our “trucker rodeo” that was just a few weeks away. In addition to the cowboy hats that we wore much of the weekend, we also wore rodeo shirts, and some of the ladies in our booth went full “cowgirl” with denim skirts, boots and turquoise jewelry. We also brought out the “heavy equipment” for our newest competition class at our rodeo, which just happened to be John Deere pedal tractors! We had fun watching the faces of would-be competitors as we described the event and pointed out the “heavy equipment” they were going to be required to ride. Of course, we also had a few “Betsy” cows on hand, as well, which are the stars of our cow loading competition. Another neat thing at this year’s Soza show were the trophies. Made by a place called Kre8ive House in SoCal, these unique trophies featured the official logo for the event, presented in “layered” acrylic, and were real head-turners. Find them on Instagram if you are looking for something different for your next event. In addition to the trophies, there was also a belt buckle for the Best of Show winner, along with a few other styles of awards for some of the different classes. And, as mentioned before, the folks at Double E took home many of these trophies – seven in total, including Best Fleet, Best Polish, Best Dry Van, all three trophies in the Tanker class, and Best of Show Working Truck. Some of the other big winners were Chris Rocha of C. Rocha Enterprises and his black Peterbilt 389X (Kid’s Choice and Best Commodity Trailer), Silva Trucking and their turquoise Peterbilts (1st in the Construction and Specialty classes, 2nd in Lights and Pro Show Truck Combo, Competitor’s Choice, and Best of Show Limited Miles Combo), and Bobby Vaz of Robert Vaz Trucking, whose cream and burnt orange 2-axle 2022 Peterbilt 389 earned A.J.’s Choice and Best of Show Limited Miles Bobtail. Another big winner was Supreme Auto, as several of their sweet car carriers took home a bunch of trophies, as well.
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