10-4 Magazine October 2023

Truck Show Report: By Eric Hill This was the third year for me attending the Dirty Business Truck Show sponsored by HD Equipment based out of Grand Mound, IA. For those of you unfamiliar with the area, Grand Mound is located just north of Davenport, IAand northeast of the Iowa 80 Truck Plaza in Walcott, IA. This is a nice area of Iowa with very friendly people. Once again, Guthrie Waechter and Kelly Fore were responsible for planning, organizing, and making this truck show happen at the HD Equipment headquarters on July 21-22, 2023. And, as always, they did a superb job of putting on a successful event, especially for the charities they support with this truck show. But more on that later in this report! There were right at 100 trucks participating in this year’s truck show, which is up from the 2022 event. For the most part, the weather was fairly cooperative for the truck show weekend. Normally, this time of year in eastern Iowa, it’s always hot and humid. There was a change to that weather pattern this year with pleasant temperatures at night and warm, sunny days, with exception for Saturday. The clouds began building in the afternoon, and then thunderstorms eventually rolled through in the evening right after the fireworks had finished. The timing was perfect. The bands scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights set up and played inside the expansive HD Equipment building, safe from any inclement weather. The primary purpose of this show is obviously the gathering of trucks and their owners and drivers for two days of fellowship and having a fun, relaxing time. But another important aspect is to raise money for the amazing charitable organizations HD Equipment supports throughout the year. It is not a judged truck show with many awards. Even though it is a wash and park type of event, many of the participating trucks are very clean, detailed, and competition quality in presentation. That being said, there was one award created for this year’s Dirty Business Truck Show. There was a specific award created in honor of Kaleb Hammett. Kaleb’s award was named the “Worst Pre-Trip Inspection” award. It originated from 20 10-4 Magazine / October 2023 DOING GOOD THINGS