A Bevy of Beauties
Judging rigs at the TA Walcott Truckers Jamboree
By Paul Abelson
If you’re in any way involved with trucking and have never been to the Truckers Jamboree, I strongly urge you to go. It’s at the TA Walcott in Iowa on July 12-13.
Posts Tagged ‘American Truck Historical Society’
July 3rd, 2012
September 1st, 2011
Old Friends
The American Truck Historical Society treasures classic rigs
By Paul Abelson
Many truck shows feature customized rigs — those muraled and chromed beauties that compete for trophies and bragging rights. Some are derisively known as “trailer queens,” a term applied to trucks brought to beauty shows inside trailers. These pampered specimens are limited mileage, nonworking trucks with nary a speck of road grime on them.
