10-4 Magazine November 2023

10-4 Magazine / November 2023 77 to high humidity, and there is always the possibility of an afternoon or overnight storm. This year was no different on Thursday and all day Friday. By Friday afternoon, everyone was checking the weather for the evening on their phones. Word quickly spread around the show field that severe thunderstorms were forecast for around 9:00 PM on Friday night. As afternoon turned into evening, the dark clouds started rolling in from the north/northwest. The wind increased and temperatures started falling with the realization that a major storm was now moving into the area. I have been attending truck shows for over 45 years. This was my first experience of a show being shut down, most activities cancelled for the evening, and participants being directed into a building (Community Center) for shelter and safety from the storm. Police cars were driving up and down Spring Street telling everyone on their loudspeakers to immediately move to the Community Center. All of the vendors quickly closed their trailers, took down their canopies, and shut down their booths for the evening. I believe it was the fastest I have ever dismantled the 10-4 Magazine booth! I waited out the weather in the comfort of a friend’s motorhome. The storm was intense and there were even tornado warnings, but fortunately things were not as bad as forecasted. One of the major casualties of the Friday night cancellations was the Friday Lights of the Night parade, which was a really big disappointment to everyone. As many of you may know, this year marks the 30th anniversary of 10-4 Magazine, which started in September 1993. As part of the celebration, a poster was created with pictures of many trucks that have appeared in 10-4 Magazine over the past 30 years. Several trucks that appeared on this poster were past winners at this show in Waupun. The 34thAnnual Waupun Truck-N-Show was a big hit and a success by all measures. Thanks to Nancy Kutschenreuter and the WTNS team for organizing and putting on another great event. But the best is yet to come next year, with a special 35th anniversary celebration planned for the Waupun Truck-N-Show, scheduled for August 9-10, 2024. Make plans to be there because I have a hunch it will be a very special and memorable weekend you won’t want to miss! n The Waupun Truck-N-Show has a tremendous amount of classes and a lot of winners – far too many to list them all here! Following is just a short list of some of the biggest winners this year (2023), but our congratulations go out to ALL of the trophy and class winners. Best of Show / Antique Truck: Kate Whiting – Cherry Pie Best of Show / Show Truck : Tracy & Eric Bauer – Midlife Crisis Best of Show / Working Show Truck: Zach Strayer – Strayer Sow Farms Best of Show / Working Truck: Lisa & Chad Berry – Berry Trucking Largest Fleet: Brian Pete – Pete Transport Mayor’s Choice: Cameron Leet – BRT Services, LLC Ron Vande Zande Memorial Trophy: Munoz Brothers Trucking, Inc. Bernie Werra Memorial Trophy: Tracy & Eric Bauer – Midlife Crisis Brian Lauedersdorf Memorial Trophy: Brandon Zastrow – BZ Services Milk Truck Winners: Kevin Retzlaff & Adam Peppler – KR Transport