10-4 Magazine May 2024

22 64 10 ® 32 FUN: WordSearch 49 • Red’s Rides 55 • Crossword 67 • Truckertoon 69 • NumberSearch 79 • Words To Live By 84 MAY 2024 CONTENTS VOLUME 31 ISSUE 9 COVER FEATURE The Big Rig Build Off Held at MATS Returns .................. 10 PERFORMANCE ZONE The Importance of Doing Proper Prechecks ................... 17 WHO’S WHO IN 10-4 Get to Know Our Contributor Wayne Schooling ............. 19 TRUCK SHOW REPORT MATS Kicks Off the 2024 Truck Show Season ................ 22 CLINT’S CREATIONS Another Sweet Little 2-Axle Heads to California .............. 29 THE DIESEL ADDICT Ryan Spartz: Showing Up and Showing Out .................. 32 IN MEMORIAL Saying Goodbye to Trucker Ray Valenzuela ................... 37 READERS AND THEIR RIGS Dan Kemerling and His Hard-Working 359 Pete ............. 39 THE VETERAN’S VIEW Listen Up and Learn From the Next Generation ............. 52 THE BOOKWORM SEZ... This Book Dives Deep Into The Blues Brothers .............. 57 WAYNE’S WORLD What to Do When a Broker Isn’t Paying You ................... 61 TROY’S TREASURES Young Trucker Austin Victor Has Earned His Iron ........... 64 SPECIAL FEATURE The Story of Australia’s “Max Marmon” Trucks ............... 70 TRUCKER TALK Building a Cool Truck Doesn’t Have to be Costly ........... 74 POETRY IN MOTION Trevor Shares Some of His Poem Writing Process ......... 81