Walcott Truckers Jamboree Attendance Tops 44,000!
WALCOTT, IA… The World’s Largest Truckstop celebrated America’s truckers last week with an estimated 44,500 drivers, their families, and local residents in attendance during the 42nd Walcott Truckers Jamboree. Visitors came from 22 different states and three Canadian Provinces to display their trucks; drivers from Arizona, Texas, Vermont, and Canada traveled the farthest.
The Walcott Truckers Jamboree has been celebrating truckers, “rain or shine”, since 1979. “My parents started this event as a way to show their appreciation for the hard work professional drivers do each day delivering the goods we need,” says Delia Moon Meier, senior vice president. “It took a Pandemic for the rest of the country to realize what we’ve known all along; professional drivers are essential to our everyday lives and they deserve to be celebrated. That’s exactly what the Walcott Truckers Jamboree is all about.”
During the three days, guests enjoyed over 150 exhibits; a Super Truck Beauty Contest with 87 registered contestants; a fantastic antique truck display with over 100 vehicles; delicious Iowa pork chop cookout; Trucker Olympics; a Pet Contest and free, live concerts. Concerts were courtesy of Mobil Delvac, Freightliner Trucks and CAT Scale. Both Thursday night and Friday night included fireworks displays, a truck light show and plenty of fun for the whole family!
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum also celebrated the 100th birthday of its 1921 International Model 101. The celebration included birthday cake, refreshments and balloons.
Mark your calendars! Next year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree will be held July 14-16, 2022.
2021 Walcott Truckers Jamboree Super Truck Beauty Contest Winners:
WT: Cabover: 1st -Austin Jaeger, 1980 Peterbilt 352 ; 2nd -Randy Yearton, 1972 Terrybilt K100 – Studebaker; 3rd-Matt Schleuger, 1993 Kenworth K100E – Not Daddy’s Money
WT: Company Truck – Bobtail: 1st-Dawson Taylor, 2020 Freightliner Cascadia – Roll of the Dice; 2nd-Travis Marker, 2019 Peterbilt 389 – Night Train; 3rd-Daniel Huffman, 2021 Peterbilt 389
2022 Peterbilt 389 & 2003 Manac ; 3rd-Zach Pletcher, 2015 Peterbilt 389 & 2015 MAC – Simply Red
Rat Rod: WINNER Danny Autullo, 1948 Diamond T
WT: 2021-2018 Bobtail : 1st Aaron Walters, 2019 Peterbilt 389 – Blue Moon; 2nd-Brandon Graddick, 2022 Peterbilt 389;
3rd-Keaton Giza, 2019 Peterbilt 389, NE – 2005 Kenworth W900L – Hercules; 3rd-Karen Jack, 2006 Peterbilt 379 Ext. Hood
WT: 2002-1997 Bobtail : 1st Shawn Swanson, 2002 Kenworth W900B – Pure Attitude; 2nd-Tim Bauman, 1999 Freightliner Classic; 3rd-Blake & Leann Dannhaus, 2001 Peterbilt 379
WT: 1996 & Older Bobtail : 1st- Schleuger, 1985 Kenworth K100; 2nd-Marvin Hughes, 1994 Peterbilt 379 – Drawer Dropper;
3rd -Lavern Cross, 1982 Kenworth W900A
WT: 2021-2016 Combination: 1st-TJ & Scott Hansen, 2021 Peterbilt 389 & 2021 Utility – Optimus Prime; 2nd-Dylan McCrabb, 2022 Peterbilt 389 & 2022 Wilson; 3rd Andy Schwarz, 2019 Peterbilt 389 & 2021 Mac
-Mary Peterson Norton, 2014 Kenworth T660 & 2009 Great Dane – Jordy; 3rd -Timothy Olden, 2012 Peterbilt 386 & 2018 Great Dane – Red Rocket
WT: 2006 & older Combination: 1st-Marcel Pontbriand, 1989 Peterbilt 379 & 2015 Great Dane – Cowboy of the Road; 2nd-Daniel & Phyllis Snow, 1996 Freightliner Classic XL & 2019 Utility – The Goose; 3rd -Gary Jones Jr, 1999 Peterbilt 379 & 2019 Globe – Excessive Behavior II
Show Class: 1st-Don Wood, 2003 Peterbilt 379 & 2021 Mac – High Maintenance; 2nd-Ron Brubaker, 1993 Peterbilt 379 – One of a Kind; 3rd-Brett Wright, 2020 Peterbilt 389 – Mostly for the Money
Custom Paint – Bobtail: 1st-Ron Deardurff, 1979 Kenworth W900; 2nd-Brett Wright, 2020 Peterbilt 389 – Mostly for the Money;
3rd-JR Schleuger, 1985 Kenworth K100
Custom Paint - TT Combination: 1st-Dave Schroyer, 2013 Peterbilt 389 & 2013 Landoll; 2nd-Andy Schwarz, 2019 Peterbilt 389 & 2021 Mac; 3rd-Gary Jones Jr, 1999 Peterbilt 379 & 2020 XL Specialized – Excessive Behavior II
Custom Graphics – Bobtail: 1st-Paul 2009 Kenworth W900L – Satisfaction; 2nd-Shawn Swanson, 2002 Kenworth W900B – Pure Attitude; 3rd-Dawson Taylor, - 2020 Freightliner Cascadia – Roll of the Dice
Custom Graphics - TT Combination: 1st-ex Neely, 2022 Peterbilt 389 & 2003 Manac; 2nd-Daniel & Phyllis Snow, 1996 Freightliner Classic XL & 2019 Utility – The Goose; 3rd-Michael VanNess, 2018 Peterbilt 567 & 2021 Walker – Nancy Mae
Polish & Detail - Bobtail: 1st -Shawn Swanson, 2002 Kenworth W900B – Pure Attitude; 2nd-Keaton Giza, 2019 Peterbilt 389; 3rd-Ron Brubaker, 1993 Peterbilt 379 – One of a Kind
Polish & Detail – TT Combination: 1st-Don Wood, 2003 Peterbilt 379 & 2021 Mac – High Maintenance; 2nd-Jay Hawthorne, 2018 Peterbilt 389 & 2017 Reitnouer – Dirty Business; 3rd-Andy Schwarz, 2019 Peterbilt 389 & 2021 Mac
Interior - OEM Sleeper – Bobtail: 1st-Dawson Taylor, 2020 Freightliner Cascadia – Roll of the Dice; 2nd-Shawn Swanson, 2002 Kenworth W900B – Pure Attitude; 3rd-Paul Saline, 2009 Kenworth W900L - Satisfaction
Interior – OEM Sleeper – Combination: 1st-Terry & Kasey Aslinger, 1996 Peterbilt 379 & 2020 Sun Country – Zippy; 2nd-Rob Hallahan, 2022 Peterbilt 389 & 2022 Great Dane – Jokes On You; 3rd-Dylan McCrabb, 2022 Peterbilt 389 & 2022 Wilson
Interior - OEM Conversion Sleeper : 1st-Andy Schwarz,– 2019 Peterbilt 389 & 2021 Mac; 2nd-Jay Hawthorne,– 2018 Peterbilt 389 & 2017 Reitnouer – Dirty Business; 3rd-Don Wood, 2003 Peterbilt 379 & 2021 Mac – High Maintenance
Interior - Custom Sleeper: 1st-Daniel & Phyllis Snow, 1996 Freightliner Classic XL & 2019 Utility – The Goose; 2nd-Michael & Jackie Wallace, Ashville, AL – 2007 Freightliner Coronado & 2014 Great Dane -Semper Fi; 3rd-Lavern Cross, 1982 Kenworth W900A
Lights at Night – Bobtail - Road Legal: 1st-Keaton Giza, 2019 Peterbilt 389; 2nd-Shaun Miller, 2022 Peterbilt 389; 3rd -Daniel Huffman, 2021 Peterbilt 389
Lights at Night – Bobtail - Show Only : WINNER - Aaron Walters, Peterbilt 389 – Blue Moon; Lights at Night – TT Combination – Road Legal: 1st-Darren Nolt, 1984 Peterbilt 359 & 2018 Great Dane – Rooster Cruise; 2nd-Kendall Nolt, 1987 Peterbilt 359 &2020 Great Dane; 3rd-Dennis Durand, 2017 Kenworth W900 & 2016 Tremcar
Lights at Night – TT Combination – Show Only: 1st-Don Wood, 2003 Peterbilt 379 & 2021 Mac – High Maintenance;
2nd-Marcel Pontbriand, 1989 Peterbilt 379 & 2015 Great Dane – Cowboy of the Road; 3rd-Daniel & Phyllis Snow, 1996 Freightliner Classic XL & 2019 Utility – The Goose
Lights at Night – Specialty: WINNER -Danny Autullo, 1993 Peterbilt Ratrod - Lawless
Best Overall Theme: WINNER- Marcel Pontbriand, 1989 Peterbilt 379 & 2015 Great Dane – Cowboy of the Road
Trucker’s Choice: WINNER- Marcel Pontbriand