10-4 Magazine / November 2025 21 the winners to present their trophies and take a few pictures. 1st Place went to Warfield Industries of Toledo, OR, and 2nd Place was awarded to Grant Cribbs Trucking of Dallas, OR. Everything wound down at about 10:00 PM that evening, which is when we headed back to the hotel to get some rest. Saturday morning saw much more pleasant temperatures – it was still hot, but not as hot as Friday! Driving around the show in our golf cart, we took lots of pictures and had great conversations with friends, old and new. The working truck lot, which is actually a farmer’s field across the tracks – literally – was filled with tons of awesome iron. I am not sure if I have ever seen this lot so full (there were even some antiques out there). This area has become “the place to be” at the show, and for this reason, many folks choose to park their trucks out there. Not having a booth this year allowed us the freedom to just hang out, cruise around, and look at the trucks. Some of the notable fleets and folks at the show that had multiple trucks in attendance included George Van Dyke, Troy Charboneau, John Kooy, Oldland, Tyler Picknell, Josh Roberts, Mallorie’s, Gus Hulstein, Ram Trucking and many more. Josh Roberts’ silver and black 2004 Peterbilt 379 caught our eye, so we scheduled a photo shoot for the next day. Driving around the area on Saturday, we found a great spot nearby to shoot, but immediately after arriving on Sunday morning at the place, we were run out by an overzealous ranger (insert eye-roll here). Back to the show grounds we went to take the pictures – so much for keeping it a secret! But, as you probably already know, it showed up on our cover last month (October 2025). Some of my personal favorites this year included a red and white 1966 Kenworth W923 wrecker owned by Gene’s Towing out of Lakeland, WA, along with an old Freightliner cabover wrecker, complete with a Holmes unit, parked behind it, presumably from the same company. There’s just something about old tow trucks that gets me excited. Another one of my favorites was a yellow 2-axle 1984 Peterbilt 359 with red and orange stripes owned by Joe Kroon. This little hobby truck was also fitted with a small flatbed, and it was super cool. But my absolute favorite truck this year was probably Dave Blake’s cream and red 2024 Peterbilt 389 daycab from Auburn, WA – it was stunning in the sun, and looked great at night, too!
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