10-4 Magazine November 2021

Truck Show Report: By Daniel J. Linss Helping us with the cost of the food, we would like to thank Vic Caliva for making a very generous donation, along with Paul Clodio of Pacific Equipment Co. in Commerce, CA, and our friend Clayton Crofts of Precision Diagnostic Automotive. A few people who helped with the cooking and cutting included Glenn and Tiffany Cassity, Tim Sieben, Hugo Ruano and John Testa. Our serving crew included Jean Osugi, Paige Linss, Jordyn Ecoff, Lizzy Lyman, Devin Baldwin, April Sieben, John and Kim Jaikes, Parker Linss, Alyssa Burrows, and Gracie Sieben. A huge “thank you” goes out to all those people for their help – we couldn’t have done it without you! After 40 years of charity truck shows, under the leadership of Frank and Dianna Pangburn for the past 35 or so, a new regime was announced that is taking over the long-running Truckin’ For Kids charity event in Southern California – and those new owners just happen to be we at 10-4 Magazine! Looking to retire, the current owners approached us in March of 2021, wondering if we might be interested. At first, we were not, but after careful consideration and thought, and putting a solid succession plan in place, we agreed to take it over. But before we get into all that, let’s just repor t on how Frank and Dianna’s final TFK went, which was great. Held at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, CA (about 30minutes east of downtown Los Angeles) on September 18-19, 2021, where it has been held since 2007, the event features truck drag racing and a Show and Shine truck beauty competition. Raising money for various children’s charities over the decades, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the current recipient of most of the money raised. Since 2011, we at 10-4 Magazine have been hosting a dinner at TFK on Saturday night for anyone in attendance. In 2013, we switched from just serving food that we brought in from one of our favorite Mexican restaurants to cooking and serving our own meal, and from there it just grew. After giving the plates of food away for many years, someone suggested we sell it for a reasonable price and then donate it back to TFK and their par ticipating charities, so we did. This meal, which is completely prepared and served by all of us at 10-4 Magazine personally, is always two kinds of smoked meat, along with three or four homemade side dishes, and a drink. This year, our meal consisted of smoked tri-tip, hot and mild sausages, mac and cheese, ranch beans, green beans with bacon and caramelized onions, a Hawaiian roll and a drink. We also had two kinds of cake for desser t, compliments of the TFK crew and one of our longtime distribution people, Hugo Ruano. Working hard all day on Saturday setting up our booth and cooking, I have said it plenty of times over the past few years, but this BBQ is the hardest we (myself and my wife Shannon) work all year! This year, with the help of many, we served over 250 people and raised $3,200. 20 10-4 Magazine / November 2021 END OF AN ERA