10-4 Magazine September 2024

24 10-4 Magazine / September 2024 I also had the opportunity to spend a good bit of time talking with show competitor Andy Pagels and meeting his lovely wife Connie, and sons Seth and Thomas. Andy and I are close in age, and he is one of those people I meet and realize an immediate connection as friends. We’ve had several conversations since meeting at the Amcan truck show, and I always enjoy our discussions – and his 359 Peterbilt truck was once again looking on-point at this year’s show! Another gentleman that I had the opportunity to spend a good deal of time with was past cover trucker Tim Cody (May 2019). I met Tim at the Waupun truck show several years ago and it was another one of those situations where we became immediate friends. Much of our conversations centered around his new truck build, family, his trucking business, and involvement in the rodeo bull riding business, which is one of his passions. These are just a few examples of the many people I spoke with over the weekend that are special to me. When I reflect on these relationships and our conversations, I can’t help but think about how fortunate I am to get to be an ambassador for 10-4 Magazine, the truck show world, the many people I have met in just six years working with 10-4 Magazine, and the resulting friendships I have developed. This is the biggest reward I take away from the truck shows, like Amcan, that I attend. The Amcan truck show recognizes several of its hard working and dedicated participants with a variety of high-quality awards, and much thought and effort is put into selecting the winners. As with past years, we were allowed to present our own trophy – the 10-4 Magazine “Best of the Best Pick” award. Dan Linss and I reviewed our list of top candidates for the award, looked over photos of the trucks we liked, discussed our choices, and made our final selection. It’s a fun and challenging process. We chose Andy Pagels and his awesome 1972 Peterbilt 359 as this year’s winner. As the recipient of that award, Andy not only got a nice trophy made for us by our friends and partners at Rockwood, but he also earned a feature article about he and his truck in an upcoming edition of 10-4 Magazine. Congrats, Andy! Amcan also presents a “Top Ten Award” to their top ten favorite trucks at the show. Selected by the Amcan team themselves and presented by Julia Mors, their picks were: Keaton Giza, Blubaugh Trucking (2020 Peterbilt 389); Dustin Bridge, Walter’s Trucking (2024 Kenworth W990); Nick Cook, Cook Logistics (1984 Freightliner FLT); Matt Strottman, Figanbaum Trucking (2024 Pete 389); Mike Mo, F&M Trucking & Sons (1952 Kenworth); Tim Cody, T&M Services (2017 Peterbilt 389); Kevin Voight, Kevin Voight Trucking (2018 Peterbilt 389); Austin Gottman, Chuck Brauer Trucking (2024 Peterbilt 389);