10-4 Magazine October 2020

The weather on Saturday started out with ominous and foreboding dark clouds, which eventually turned to rain and thunderstorms, that lasted until mid-afternoon. Fortunately, by the time “rags down” arrived at noon, most of the rain had subsided and the sun had come back out. At noon, the VFW/American Legion Color Guard performed the National Anthem to honor America. Over 200 trophies and plaques for the truck show were generously donated by trucking companies, local businesses, and individuals. Judging was done by a group of 25 people. On display on two farm wagons, these awards were handed out Saturday evening after the “Rides of Pride” parade took place later that afternoon. Once again, led by the Parade Marshall Ron Naber, Police and other first responders joined the procession of trucks through Waupun. There were several trucks that attracted much attention from attendees, participants, and judges. Jimmy Ganski’s red and white Peterbilt and matching 10-4 Magazine / October 2020 21 reefer received many awards, including Best of Show/Standard DOT Lights, Best of Show in the Diamond Category, and 1st place in the Combo class. There were also several aero trucks on display at Waupun, and one in particular that got a lot of attention and awards was Mike Wilkinson’s yellow T680 KWwith black and lime green stripes. Hailing from Canada, Mike and his KW earned two awards – Best of Light Show/Modified Class and 1st place in the Chrome Competition. Devon Johnson of Jade Transportation and his green and orange KW and matching tanker, also from Canada, earned Best of Show in the Chrome Category/Exterior Only class. Delabarre Trucking out of North Dakota brought out four very nice Pete conventional combinations to the show. Brothers Bo, Hunter, and Jason brought home several awards with their good lookin’ rigs, but their yellow and black 379 impressed me the most. Some other trucks and fleets I admired were Caine Transfer, Pete Transfer, K&D Trucking, Pagels, Riffey Transport, Fisher Inc., and Smedema Trucking, but the most eye-catching and recognizable trucks on the grounds were the ones owned by Vinnie Diorio of Rollin Transport. Along with his Factory Billet Power #88 racing boat, being hauled by Scott Diller’s amazingA-model KW (our May 2011 cover feature), Vinnie also had his most recently completed build on display – a black Peterbilt 389 with red and white stripes and a matching trailer – along with several of his other striking rigs, including his blue Pete with orange stripes and matching trailer (our December 2012 cover feature). Vinnie’s collection of trucks and race boat drew the most attention at this year’s Waupun Truck-n-Show, hands down. Upon completion of the parade and the awards ceremony, the band Royal South provided live music inside the Community Center from 7:30 pm until after midnight. After the awards, many of the trucks participating in the truck show started leaving. In all, the show