31st annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree scheduled for July 8-9
Truck turn off of Interstate 80 into the Iowa 80 Truckstop's already packed lots during a recent Walcott Truckers Jamboree, which is expected to draw 30,000 this year. (Courtesy: IOWA 80 TRUCKSTOP)
The Trucker News Services
6/30/2010
WALCOTT, Iowa — The 31st Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree opens next week at Iowa 80 Truckstop here with numerous events scheduled for July 8 and 9.
Over 175 exhibits, a Super Truck Beauty Contest, Antique Truck Display, Iowa pork chop cookout, Trucker Olympics, carnival games, live bands and fireworks are among the activities on the schedule.
Admission and parking are free.
This year’s trucker celebration will feature a free concert by Tracy Lawrence on July 8 at 7 p.m. followed by a fireworks display and Super Truck Beauty Contest light show.
The concert is being sponsored by Mobil Delvac.
Friday’s events include a 100th Birthday Party for the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum’s 1910 Avery Farm Truck to be held at 2:30 p.m..
The Walcott Truckers Jamboree began in 1979 featuring a few exhibits, live music, food and a small display of antique trucks.
That first Jamboree only attracted a few hundred drivers, a far cry from the 30,000 it attracts today.
“Professional drivers work hard to deliver goods to our businesses, schools and communities. Everything we have has been hauled on a truck at some point,” Delia Moon Meier, senior vice president at Iowa 80 Truckstop, said. “The Walcott Truckers Jamboree is our way of saying thank you for the work professional drivers do; to let them know that we appreciate them and we’re glad they choose to stop at Iowa 80.”
The schedule
Thursday, July 8
10 a.m. — Judging Begins, Super Truck Beauty Contest
11 a.m. — Jamboree Festivities Begin
11 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. — Iowa Pork Chop Cook-Out
11 - 7 p.m. — Exhibits open, games open
11 a.m. – 9 p.m. — Super Truck Beauty Contest, Antique Truck Display
12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. — Trucker Olympics near main stage
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. — Deliverance Band, main stage
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. — Dani Lynn Howe and Band, main stage
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. —Tracy Lawrence Concert, main stage
9 p.m. (dusk) — Judging begins for the Super Truck Beauty Contest Lights at Night Competition, fireworks
Friday, July 9
9 a.m. — Jamboree Festivities Begin
9 a.m. - 7 p.m. — Exhibits open, games open
9 a.m. - 9 p.m. — Super Truck Beauty Contest, Antique Truck Display
11:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. — Iowa Pork Chop Cook-Out
12:30 p.m. - 3p.m. — Trucker Olympics, near main stage
2:30 p.m. — 100th Birthday Party, 1910 Avery Farm Tractor, Iowa 80 Trucking Museum
3 p.m. —The Perfect Spot Book Signing with Iowa 80 Founder Carolyn Moon, Iowa 80 Trucking Museum
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. — Deliverance Band, main stage
7 p.m. — Super Truck Beauty Contest Awards, main stage
8 p.m. — Antique Truck Plaque Presentation, main stage
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