Truck Show Report: By Stephanie Haas There is east coast cool and there is west coast cool, but there is no lack of cool when it comes to what the Midwest has to offer in terms of large rides driven by some amazing people. Held August 30-31, 2025, at Heritage Park in Forest City, IA, the 11th annual No Coast Large Cars Truck Show took place with plenty of trucks that showed up and showed out. And even though this show started out as a joke, this annual gathering of friends, with plenty of trucks, is definitely not a joke anymore. It has been six years since the last time I attended the show back when it was still held at the Hancock County Fairgrounds in Britt, IA. I was long overdue to come out to the show again, and it didn’t disappoint. I didn’t arrive until late afternoon on Saturday, but that didn’t take away from my excitement of finally getting to the show. Entering the grounds, the first thing I saw was the line-up of trucks from IMT Transport out of Garner, IA. And if you know the trucks, you know I wasn’t disappointed at the sight of these beauties. I opted to start in the back lot at the combos and get some photos during the day before the light show. The first truck I noticed was “Contender” owned by J&L Contracting (December 2015 cover truck) which led me to believe I would see some familiar faces at the show. Then, I saw the many livestock haulers in attendance – insert emoji with the heart eyes. Yes, I’m a huge fan, and there were some beautiful trucks there, including Jesse and Tanner Lambrecht with their stellar Kenworths, which I was looking forward to seeing lit-up that night. I also ran into fellow Wisconsin resident, photographer, and 10-4 helper Jacob Gunderson, or rather he spotted me, and then hollered out. Neither of us knew the other was going to be there, so it was a pleasant surprise. Soon thereafter I noticed a golf cart driving towards me and it was none other 66 10-4 Magazine / November 2024 than longtime friends Randy Menkel and Doug Jameson from J&L Contracting. I still wanted more photos, so thanks go out to Randy for deciding to walk around while Doug drove me around so I could get the pictures I wanted to get. Raiko Graveran from Orlando, FL made the trek up to Iowa with his sharp baby blue 1995 Freightliner, and that little FLD 120 was lookin’ good! Saturday night was the light show which was pretty amazing to see from any vantage point on the grounds. IV Play took the stage around 9:00 pm for some great entertainment well into the night. The Lambrecht brothers and their Kenworths didn’t disappoint, as their trucks looked amazing all lit-up during the light show. Another cool combo that stood out for me, owned by Kendon Hostetler, was a white 2024 Peterbilt 389 hooked to a 2015 Walker trailer. NOT A JOKE ANYMORE
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