• Walcott Jamboree: Trucking time machine

    WALCOTT, IOWA. Some people golf. Some fish. Some collect baseball cards. Some people restore classic trucks—and a lot of those folks are gathering at the Iowa 80 truck stop this week for the 36th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree.
    July 9, 2015

    WALCOTT, IOWA. Some people golf. Some fish. Some collect baseball cards. Some people restore classic trucks—and a lot of those folks are gathering at the Iowa 80 truck stop this week for the 36th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree.

    He are photos of the early arrivals, lined up for the Antique Truck Display portion of the event. Even more impressive than the passion for trucking the exhibitors have is that several of the trucks are still hard at work, dropping by on the way to drop off a load.

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    Kevin Jones 1

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    Kevin has served as editor-in-chief of Trailer/Body Builders magazine since 2017—just the third editor in the magazine’s 60 years. He is also editorial director for Endeavor Business Media’s Commercial Vehicle group, which includes FleetOwner, Bulk Transporter, Refrigerated Transporter, American Trucker, and Fleet Maintenance magazines and websites.

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