Thousands pour into Iowa for 31st Walcott Truckers Jamboree

Truckers visited over 175 exhibits at the 30th annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truckstop at Walcott, Iowa, July 8-9. (Courtesy: IOWA 80 TRUCKSTOP)

The Trucker News Services

7/12/2010

WALCOTT, Iowa — The World’s Largest Truckstop celebrated America’s truckers July 8-9 as literally tens of thousands of truckers and their families poured into this eastern Iowa city for the 31st Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree.

The two-day event featured over 175 exhibits, a Super Truck Beauty Contest with 56 contestants, an antique truck display with over 200 vehicles, an Iowa pork chop cookout, Trucker Olympics, carnival games, a concert by country superstar Tracy Lawrence and a fireworks display.

 “The Walcott Truckers Jamboree is a celebration of trucking,” said Heather DeBaillie, Iowa 80 Truckstop’s marketing director. “Nothing would get delivered without truckers and that is a message that the Jamboree allows us to share with the general public.”

The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum hosted a party of its own July 9 to celebrate the 100th birthday of the 1910 Avery Farm Truck in the museum’s collection. Hundreds visited the museum to join in the celebration complete with cake and balloons.

The Walcott Truckers Jamboree has been celebrating truckers, rain or shine, since 1979.

“The Walcott Truckers Jamboree is an event that we hope instills pride in drivers and encourages them to celebrate the important job they do. The Jamboree is the perfect chance for us to say thank you,” said Delia Moon Meier, Iowa 80 Truckstop senior vice president.

Next year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree will be held July 14-15, 2011.

To see the list of winners in the Super Truck Beauty Contest, the Trucker Olympics and the pork chop cookout, click here.