10-4 Magazine October 2023

10-4 Magazine / October 2023 21 this past winter. Kaleb was running in and out of Dubuque, IA, moving loads out of John Deere. He had a couple of breakdowns over the course of his trips to Iowa. He had his truck repairs done at HD Equipment. Guthrie kept the take-off parts and as a humorous gesture had the idea of making a funny trophy to highlight his stressful challenges right before heading to MATS in Louisville. The parts for the award consisted of a burned up axle end, front air ride bracket, and an oil filter housing for the engine. Carl Carstens at Rockwork Products made the base for the award. The shop welded all the broken parts together and attached them to the base of the award. They had planned to give it to Kaleb at Dirty Business, but because of his busy workload, he was unable to attend the truck show this year. So, Guthrie decided to just auction it off for charity. Ron Beer was the winning bidder, contributing $1,000 towards the overall donation to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital and No Foot Too Small charities. As with every truck show, business sponsors are critical for the support and success of the event. Following is a list of all the sponsors of the Dirty Business Truck Show, with the title sponsor being C&J Trucking LLC, along with support from Sadler Power Train, Burke’s Auto Body, Hoker Trucking LLC, Roemer Machine, K & K Tank Service, Iowa Customs, D & D Trucking, Hawkeye Valley Express, Tarpstrap LLC, Tad Schultz, Big Strappers, PDI Diesel, Mike Smith/Mel Foster, Integrity Trucks of Texas, Andy Schwartz, B&J Electric, Flattop Transport, Sentry, Dynaflex, Berry Trucking, Williams Construction, J&L Contracting, Moss Trucking, Fugs Auto Body, Ricklefs LTD, Crystal Creek Enterprises, Wade Farms, Peterbilt GTG, First Trust, Lincoln Chrome, Aronson Group, Kevin Babler Trucking, Rabbit River Trucking, GMC, Dewitt Bank, Workman Trucking, Greenview Farms, Roadworks Manufacturing, Semi Casual, Iron Horse Truck Services, Geotsch Trucking, First Gateway, and Todd Workman. Thank you, sponsors. The vendors present at the truck show with booths were the Aronson Group, Berry Trucking, GTG Peterbilt, Iowa Customs, No Foot Too Small Charities, Roadworks Manufacturing, Sadler Power, and 10-4 Magazine. Food vendors were Buzzy’s Tap who provided the delicious driver dinner on Saturday evening. The dinner consisted of smoked pulled pork, mac-n-cheese, and cheesy mashed potatoes. The Grand Mound Sportsman’s Club provided a variety of sandwiches, chips, fries, and cold soft drinks throughout the 2-day event. Our friend Carl Carstens from Rockwood offered root beer floats on Saturday as a refreshing treat on a warm summer day. Thank you for that, Carl!