10-4 Magazine / July 2026 21 Kenworth W900B with white, red and blue accent stripes, owned by Hay Fever Hay & Cattle Transport out of Williams, California. This neat old school ride, complete with a Varishield on the roof, just had “that look” to make me stop in my tracks and soak it all in (and take a few extra pictures)! A special recognition award that is given out at this event is the J. Rico Memorial Award, chosen and handed out by the Rico family of Orland, California, in honor of the late Jisiy Rico, who passed away in July 2023 from cancer. This year, that award was bestowed upon our friend, Matt Azevedo, a driver for Mike Lowrie Transport. Mike, who always helps us set up our booth at this show and hangs out with us a lot, was touched to receive this award, and it showed on his face how honored he was to be selected by the Rico family. We always enjoy seeing young Ethan Rico, eye were Flint McVey’s dark red Pete 389 hay truck and matching squeeze (which has won People’s Choice Best Combo Lights for two years in a row), Micheal Harvey Trucking’s bright red Pete 389 bobtail (which earned People’s Choice Best Bobtail), and Henkels & McCoy’s white and green entry, brought out by Jose Ruiz (which took home the People’s Choice Best Combo and Best First Show awards). Of course, Rene LaChance’s cool red Peterbilt 359 was on display, front and center, for all to see, and the weather was so nice, Rene was able to be at the show all three days. The judges this year were Aaron Puterbaugh and Chris Rocha, and they did a great job, zipping around together on a golf cart all weekend, checking out and scoring all the trucks. One truck that did not win anything and was a true sleeper at the show (but definitely one of my favorites) was a newer dull yellow
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