22 10-4 Magazine / November 2025 A few other standout rigs included a turquoise and white 2024 Kenworth W990 and matching tanker owned by Perseverance Transfer, a tan and brown 1997 Peterbilt 378 service truck from West Span Hauling, and a blue and white (along with a little rust) 1974 Peterbilt 359 and livestock trailer owned by Steve Marciel. It was also cool to see past cover trucker Steve Vermeer (February 2010) and his stellar 1979 Peterbilt 352 cabover, along with his son Travis, parked side-by-side (Travis was just eight years old when we met him and now he has own truck – a dark blue Peterbilt 389). There was also a nice magenta-colored 379 Peterbilt with violet stripes, pulling a matching stepdeck loaded with hay, brought out by Zweifel Custom Farming (ZCF). As mentioned before, this is a non-competitive show, but there are three People’s Choice awards handed out, in addition to the two Night Glow trophies on Friday night. Schott Parts & Accessories has a raffle and also sells the People’s Choice tickets to raise money for Liberty House, an organization in Salem, OR that provides assistance and support to children who have been the victim of abuse or neglect. This year they raised over $3,500 for the cause. The People’s Choice winners were: 1st Wade Matson; 2nd Colton Wold; and 3rd Troy Charboneau. After the trophies were handed out, the show came to a quick end at about 3:30 PM on Saturday. Sadly, by then, half of the trucks were already gone, as folks began their “slow roll” out of the event as early as noon that day. We truly believe the excessive heat on Friday just wore everyone out. In addition to hanging out at the show with some great people like Bryan Welsh and his entire family, including his dad Bill, who brought his blue 1989 Peterbilt 379 out to the show (which he hadn’t done in years), we also finally got to meet our newest (and one of the youngest) contributors, Ryan Rosetta (15) in person. This kid is cool, and he is definitely going places, so keep an eye out for more of his work in upcoming editions of 10-4. I also had the honor of taking a picture of Bryan with his kids, next to his truck, that replicated a photo he and his siblings took with their dad when they were kids. Thanks for letting me do that, Bryan. It was special. After our photo shoot on Sunday, we headed back to Portland for the night and then flew home on Monday morning. Big thanks go out to Jerry Crume and his entire crew for not only getting us a golf cart, but for always taking great care of us while at the show. Since Frank’s passing, they have taken on the daunting task of organizing and running this event, and they are doing a very good job. Frank would be proud! We may have been “Boiling in Brooks” during the show this year, but we still had a great time and look forward to next year, because some of the coolest rides (and people) reside in the PNW. n
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