The “road to wishes” really began back in 1957 when George Raney got out of the Navy and came home to Ocala, Florida. Opening a truck…
Author: John & Kim Jaikes
When you’ve been on the road for over four decades you know a lot of people. The odds of meeting up with someone you knew back…
Some people can have boat loads of tough times in their life, but they stay positive and keep on keeping on. Our friend Tina Stine is…
At the Mid-America Trucking Show this year our mutual friend Warren Aitken (an extraordinary photographer) introduced us to his mates (friends) from Queensland, Australia – Justin…
Some might have considered it to have been “the weekend of love” because Valentine’s Day was on Friday, but the 3rd annual Florida Trucking Show was…
Some companies want to grow and have great aspirations of being big, but as the old saying goes, “Bigger isn’t always better!” John Kooy recently shared…
When talking to our friend Raiko Graveran in Florida about his truck “Little Blue” and how it came to be, we quickly realized this was more…
Wind farms have become a very common site around the country, and upon a little investigation, it’s pretty interesting how trucking plays a big part in…
To make it to 100 years old is amazing, but to be 100 and still able to get out and occasionally drive a truck is incredible. …
We have all been touched in some way by Hurricane Helene. From people we know that live in the affected areas to those participating in relief…
After coming back to Waupun from the Green Bay Truck Show in 1988, five friends were sitting in a diner and, while discussing the truck show,…
In ‘07 Lavern Cross saw churches blessing motorcycles, and he thought, “Why not do the same thing with trucks?” That was the humble beginning of the…
Gillett is a small town northwest of Green Bay, Wisconsin, with a whooping population of 1,303 people, but it loves big trucks. This is the 6th…
A Las Vegas High School senior back in 1953, Art Goldstrom had already bought his first Ford when he was 15, and his passion for cars…
Three years ago, Tony Justice had this crazy idea to have a truck show to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation after his wife Misty fought…