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The 17th Annual Great Salt Lake Truck Show, held August 11-12, 2006 found a new home this year inside the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah - and the timing couldn’t have been better. Outside the comforts of the climate-controlled convention center, temperatures and humidity levels soared and then a severe thunderstorm (which dropped an inch of rain in fifteen minutes and produced quarter-sized hail) moved into the area. Everyone at the show was glad that there was a roof over their head (and trucks).

Each year, Jeff England of Pride Transport in Salt Lake City, along with a small army of helpers, puts on this show to raise money for the Kidney Foundation and send kids to “Kidney Kamp” in the Utah mountains. Annually, the money raised pays for about 200 children who have kidney failure and are on dialysis awaiting a transplant, to attend the exciting retreat. “Kidney Kamp” gives these sick children an opportunity to get away from the hospital for a while, with their family, and enjoy the great outdoors. Over the years, this show has raised over $400,000 for the cause.

Inside the expo center, 60 trucks competed for trophies and bragging rights. Some of the notable winners included Dino Guadagni and his 1954 Kenworth (photo 3), Kendall Curtis and his black 2005 Pete 379X covered with murals (photo 4), Nick Mitchell’s purple Freightliner adorned with superheroes of all shapes and sizes (photo 2), and several of Jeff England’s own trucks, including his neat old 1984 Kenworth W900A and a couple new trucks. Jeff debuted a rust-colored 2005 Pete 379 (photo 1) and a blacked-out 2007 Freightliner Classic, both hooked to matching trailers, at the show. Jeff sure knows how to build ‘em! In addition to the trucks, there was a silent auction, a raffle, the famous cab races and a bunch of vendors and exhibitors inside. Next year’s show is scheduled for August 10-11, so mark your calendars, as you won’t want to miss this one. We’d like to thank the folks at Sportsline Photograph in Salt Lake City, Utah for providing us the pictures here. They made our job a lot easier. And this year’s winners were:

OPEN TRACTOR: 1st Dino Guadagni of Western Distributing, Denver, CO (1954 Kenworth Conventional); 2nd Dustin Deaton of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (2002 Kenworth W900B).

SMALL FLEET TRACTOR: 1st Nick Mitchell of Michael Most Trucking, Peoria, AZ (2006 Freightliner Classic); 2nd Jeremy Smith of RAM Trucking, Medford, OR (Lime Green 1994 Pete 379); 3rd Scott Birkle of Western State Friction, Salt Lake City, UT (2005 Pete 379).

LARGE FLEET TRACTOR: 1st Justin Archibald of Triple A Trucking, Hyrum, UT (2005 Kenworth W900); 2nd Randy Berttard of AGL, Jerome, ID (2002 Kenworth W900); 3rd Vern Shephard of Burningham, Lehi, UT (2006 Pete 379).

OWNER OPERATOR TRACTOR: 1st Doug Redmond of D & R Excavating, Murray, UT (1969 Pete 359); 2nd Stephan Bowen of Load & Go, Rexburg, ID (2005 Pete 379); 3rd O.C. Buckmaster of Buckmaster, Ogden, UT (2001 Freightliner Century).

NEW TRACTOR: 1st Mike Miller of Prizm, Jerome, ID (2007 Pete 379); 2nd Mark Rafferty of C.R. England, Salt Lake City, UT (2006 Freightliner Classic); 3rd Justin Reed of Justin Reed, Salt Lake City, UT (2007 Kenworth T2000).

OLD WORKING TRACTOR: 1st Doug Redmond of D & R Excavating, Murray, UT (1946 Ford); 2nd Leland Mascaro, Jr. of Mascaro, Salt Lake City, UT (1979 Kenworth W900).

OPEN COMBO: 1st Ken Hammerschmidt of Pride Transport, Salt Lake City, UT (2005 Pete 379); 2nd James Mascaro of James Mascaro, Herriman, UT (2006 Kenworth W900); 3rd Carry Kid of James Mascaro, Herriman, UT (2004 Kenworth W900).

SMALL FLEET COMBO: 1st Roger Raines of Jay Transport, Ucon, ID (2007 Pete 379); 2nd Wayne Wilkins of Wayne Wilkins Trucking, Vincennes, IN (2006 Western Star 4964 Ex Lomax); 3rd Tim Petroff of Strickley Trucking, Grantsville, UT (2005 Pete 379X)

LARGE FLEET COMBO: 1st Joe Belk of Pride, Salt Lake City, UT (2005 Freightliner Century); 2nd Sean Webb of Pride, Salt Lake City, UT (2007 Kenworth T600); 3rd Mark Rafferty of C.R. England, Salt Lake City, UT (2007 Freightliner Century).

OWNER OPERATOR COMBO: 1st Cary Bess, West Jordan, UT (2005 Kenworth W900); 2nd Marc McElroy, Grand Terrace, CA (2001 Freightliner Classic); 3rd Kenny Godfrey, West Valley, UT (2007 Pete 379).

NEW COMBO: 1st Ted “D” Bear of Jay Transport, Ucon, ID (2007 Pete 379); 2nd Pride Transport, Salt Lake City, UT (2007 Freightliner Classic); 3rd Joe Johnson of Parke Cox, St. George, UT (2006 Pete 387).

OLD WORKING COMBO: 1st Jeff England of Pride, Salt Lake City, UT (1984 Kenworth W900A); 2nd Bob Newhouse of Western Distributing, Denver, CO (1953 Pete); 3rd Matthew Mortensen of B & M Trucking, Salt Lake City, UT (1973 Pete 352).

ANTIQUE: 1st Curt Crowther of Serta Mattresses, Salt Lake City, UT (1925 International); 2nd Don Poulson of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (1964 Kenworth W925); 3rd Debi Poulson of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (1963 Kenworth W925).

WRECKER/VOCATIONAL: 1st Les Noffsinger of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (1974 Pete 359); 2nd Kevin Thompson of Miller Bros., Hyrum, UT (1975 Pete 352); 3rd Dan Smith of Bullock’s Towing, Salt Lake City, UT (2007 Pete 378).

TANKER: 1st Paul Saldi of Geodyne Transport, N. Salt Lake City, UT (2001 Pete 379).

MEDIUM LIGHT DUTY: 1st US Army, Salt Lake City, UT (2006 Humvee); 2nd Mike Munsee of Rocky Mountain Truck Parts, Ogden, UT (2001 Pete 385); 3rd Lance Whitaker, Sunset, UT (1996 Freightliner FL70).

LONG COMBO VEHICLE: 1st Kendall Curtis of Burningham, Lehi, UT (2005 Pete 379X); 2nd Kevin Williams of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (2005 Kenworth W900L) 3rd Richard Taylor of Burningham, Lehi UT (2004 Pete 379).

ENGINE: 1st Dino Guadagni of Western Distributing, Denver, CO (1954 Kenworth Conventional); 2nd Dustin Deaton of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (2002 Kenworth W900); 3rd Les Noffsinger of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (1974 Pete 359).

INTERIOR DAYCAB: 1st Dino Guadagni of Western Distributing, Denver, CO (1954 Kenworth Conventional); 2nd Dustin Deaton of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (2002 Kenworth W900); 3rd Les Neffsinger of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (1974 Pete 359).

INTERIOR (OEM SLEEPER): 1st Marc McElroy, Grand Terrace, CA (2001 Freightliner Classic) 2nd Kevin Williams of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (2005 Kenworth W900); 3rd Mike Miller of Prizm, Jerome, ID (2007 Pete 379).

INTERIOR (CUSTOM SLEEPER): 1st Bob Newhouse of Western Distributing, Denver, CO (1953 Pete).

PAINT/GRAPHICS COMBO: 1st Bob Newhouse of Western Distributing, Denver, CO (1953 Pete); 2nd Kendall Curtis of Burningham, Lehi, UT (2005 Pete 379X); 3rd Kevin Williams of Robinson Trucking, Salina, UT (2005 Kenworth W900).

PAINT TRACTOR: 1st Dino Guadagni of Western Distributing, Denver, CO (1954 Kenworth Conventional); 2nd Mike Miller of Prizm, Jerome, ID (2007 Pete 379) 3rd Justin Reed of Justin Reed, West Valley, UT (2007 Kenworth T200).

MURAL TRACTOR: 1st Kendall Curtis of Burningham, Lehi, UT (2005 Pete 379X); 2nd Kevin Thompson of Miller Bros., Hyrum, UT (1975 Pete 352); 3rd Doug Redmond of D&R, Murray, UT (1953 GMC).

BEST OF SHOW – TRACTOR: Dino Guadagni of Western Distributing, Denver, CO (1954 Kenworth Conventional).

BEST OF SHOW – COMBO: Jeff England of Pride, Salt Lake City, UT (1984 Kenworth W900).

BEST OF SHOW – SPECIALTY: Kendall Curtis of Burningham, Lehi, UT (2005 Pete 379X).

COMPETITORS’ CHOICE: Kendall Curtis of Burningham, Lehi, UT (2005 Pete 379X).

PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Kendall Curtis of Burningham, Lehi, UT (2005 Pete 379X).