Editor’s note: The Best in Show winner was accidentally left off this winners list when we originally posted it.
Stars & Stripes Show Truck Events presented Trucker Appreciation Day on July 6 at the Rochelle, IL, Petro. Here are the winners.
BEST IN SHOW
Mike McLane and Max Haertling of McLane Transport took the
Best in Show honors with their 1997 red and white Kenworth W900L/1998 Great
Dane reefer.
BOBTAIL
1st Pat Eilen/Eilen & Sons Trucking – 2003
silver and blue Peterbilt 379 dump
2nd Will Harris/Harris Trucking – 1998 red
Peterbilt 379
3rd Russ Brown – 1999 white Freightliner
Classic
4th John Ray – 1999 mocha pearl and black
Peterbilt 379
5th A.J. Leonhard/Long Haul Trucking – 2000
rusty metallic Peterbilt 379
COMBO
1st David Marcotte/Marcotte Farms – 1992 red
and black Peterbilt - 379/1978 Heil tanker
2nd Ryan Avenarius/Simon’s Trucking – 2001 gray
Freightliner Classic XL/1997 Dorsey reefer
3rd Shawn Gardner/The Federal Companies – 1999
orange Peterbilt 379/2004 Kentucky household goods trailer
WILDEST PAINT
Pat Eilen/Eilen & Sons Trucking – 2003 silver and blue Peterbilt 379 dump
LONGEST HAUL
John Ray – 1999 mocha pearl and black Peterbilt 379