10-4 Magazine November 2021

10-4 Magazine / November 2021 55 stock did not last long at all – we sold it all! As the evening approached and the temps began to drop, I was pretty excited to put on a hoodie, as it was the first time I was able to do so since about the month of April. Driving down from Northern Washington on Friday afternoon, our son Parker and his girlfriend Alyssa joined us at the show to help run the booth and take pictures. Thanks to both of them for coming and helping out! Around 9:00 PM on Friday evening, it was time for the “Light Glow” light display. This show always has a really incredible light show, and this year was no different. Closing down the booth and heading out in the golf cart around 9:30, most of the trucks in the working area were lit up. Most of the old-timers call it a night early, but the younger working truck drivers typically make a party out of the light show, which often goes until midnight. This year, however, it was kinda quiet, and by 11:00 PM, most of the trucks had gone dark. Thankfully, by then, I had already got a lot of great night shots of the glowing rigs. Being busy taking pictures during the light show, we didn’t have time to eat dinner. As we made one last pass by the rows of trucks, we found our friend and contributor Bryan Welsh grilling burgers in a barbecue on his deck plate. When he offered us a late-night dinner, we couldn’t resist. So, there we were, at almost midnight, standing around his Farwest Steel Kenworth, enjoying what seemed to be some of the best cheeseburgers we had ever eaten! Thank you, Bryan, for feeding the troops – it was perfect. After a fun but long day, we headed back to the hotel for a short nap before starting all over again on Saturday. On Saturday, we got another helper to join us in the booth. One of our past magazine distributors up in the Pacific Northwest, Derek Williams, who lives near where the show is held, came down to hang out and help. It was great to see him, and we can’t thank him enough for the help, which freed up our time and allowed us to get out of the booth and see and do other things. The weather on Saturday was similar to Friday, minus the wind, which was nice. Since trucks are allowed to enter the show until noon on Saturday, a steady stream of rigs paraded by our booth all morning, on their way to their parking spots. To dodge some oppressive Covid protocols that the State of Oregon had recently put in place, show producers did not charge anyone to enter their trucks in the show, making it instead just a fun get-together and display. There was also no parking or spectator fees, so the public could come out and enjoy the show at no charge. All told, there were almost 300 trucks at the show! With this show being held in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), there are a lot of log trucks, hay trucks, and lumber haulers. Also, not being in California, there are a lot of cool older trucks like A-model Kenworths, 359 Petes, and cabovers, still being used and earning their keep – and still looking good doing it! Many of these types of trucks can be found at the Brooks Truck Show. Plenty of our past cover truckers were there including Norm Butler, Greg Zehner, Gary Ross, George Van Dyke, Ed Rocha, Larry Lemmons, and others. A truck that stood out for me was parked right across from our booth, so I was looking at it a lot during the event. It was a 1937 Mack log truck owned by Bob Hild. Originally shown at the 1936 World’s Fair in Chicago, the truck was then driven home to Marysville, WA by Vern Hild. This dark green and black log truck was restored to perfection and absolutely flawless! Another rig I liked