10-4 Magazine January 2025

10-4 Magazine / January 2025 69 and his father came by the booth to talk, hang out, and take pictures with us. This “kid” is the biggest truck fan you will ever meet, and his dad is a really special human, too. Thanks to Brandon’s dad for taking the picture of a bunch of us with Brandon in our booth and then sending it to me after the show. With about 40 bobtail trucks out in the parking lot, there were a few that stood out. Some of these included Mark Tarascou’s two trucks (a dark green 2-axle Peterbilt 389 and a maroon International Lonestar dump truck), NRT’s two super clean black beauties (a Freightliner and a Kenworth), two blue and black KWs owned by TMT, and two W900L Kenworths owned by CG Soza of Soza Trucking. CGs KWs truly cleaned house, taking home several awards each, including Best of Show for his green and black truck. Two other big winners and standout rigs were a brown metallic Peterbilt 389 from Virk Trans Carrier, which earned Best Peterbilt, and a black Peterbilt 389 with purple stripes from 22G Trucking, which earned our People’s Choice trophy. The brown Peterbilt had a really nice matching interior that featured a unique “marbled” floor that really caught my eye. The cool things these guys come up with for their trucks never ceases to amaze me. Congratulations to all the winners this year! Next year’s show is scheduled for October 4-5, 2025. If you are in or around Southern California on that weekend, we highly recommend you swing by and check it out. And if you are from the local area (or not) and have a trucking-related business, this is a great event you will want to be a vendor at. Just make sure to bring a lot of whatever you are selling or giving away, because this show always has a huge crowd, and it will keep you busy all weekend. We hope to see you there. n