10-4 Magazine September 2024

10-4 Magazine / September 2024 25 Chris Gebhardt, Gebhardt Enterprises (1986 Peterbilt 359); and Reid Runkel, Pete Transfer (2023 Peterbilt 389). The People’s Choice award was chosen by spectators who attended the Amcan Truckfest, and over 800 votes were cast for the award winner, Dane Hartman and his 2024 Peterbilt 389 and Wilson Pacesetter trailer combo. The Kameron Wilken Memorial Award was chosen and presented by Shelly Wilken, mother of the late Kameron Wilken, and awarded to Dylan Fehrman with Fehrman Transport. The final and most coveted prize was the John Kimball Memorial Award, chosen by the Kimball family, and presented by the manager of Amcan Truck Parts, Nick Kimball. This year’s winner was Keaton Giza and Blubaugh Trucking’s brown and tan 2020 Peterbilt 389. The dedication that both Shelly Wilken and Nick Kimball gave for their respective memorial awards was touching, and these tributes are always emotional, which adds even more special meaning to the ceremony. Producing a truck show takes a lot of caring people and generous sponsors. The participating truck owners, drivers, and their families are big financial contributors to the success of the Amcan Truckfest, along with various sponsors, including 12 Ga. Customs, All Trux, Amston Trailer, Bennett, Big Strappers, Caterpillar, Dynaflex, Elegance on 18 Wheels, Fehrman Transport, Forever Sharp, High Bar Brands, Hogebuilt, Iowa Customs, JX Gives Back, JX Truck Center, Kimball Transportation, Lifetime Nut Covers, LargeCar Magazine, RLK, Massey Motor Freight, Phoenix, Robin’s Trucking, Rockwood Products, Sancken Trucking, Silber Tool, Spare Time Fab, Time 2 Shine, Tonyan Bros, United Pacific Accessories, Total Appearance, Zephyr Polishes, and, of course, all of us at 10-4 Magazine. I would like to thank Nick Kimball and Julia Mors from Amcan Truck Parts for providing me an excellent spot for the 10-4 Magazine booth, which was in close proximity to where the trucks were coming into the show. This made taking photographs of the trucks for this article much easier on this old man! They also provided everything I needed to make it easy for me to cover this truck show, including a much-coveted golf cart. I would also like to thank John Jaikes for making it a point to stop by to visit and then assisting me with the takedown of the 10-4 booth at the end of the show Saturday night on a messy show field. This truck show gets bigger, better, and more personal to me each year I attend. I always look forward to this event the first weekend in June in the beautiful countryside of southeastern Wisconsin. I’m hoping Mother Nature graces us with better weather for the 2025 Amcan Truckfest, but weather or not, you know I will be there! n