This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Walcott Truckers Jamboree held at the Iowa-80 World’s Largest Truckstop was held virtually, including the contests. Some of the winners from the Virtual Super Truck Beauty contest include a 1993 Kenworth K100E, and 1979 Peterbilt 352H, and a 2018 Kenworth W900L…
The 2020 Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the World’s Largest Truckstop off Iowa 80 is going virtual this year. A large in-person event is not going to be allowed in Iowa this year, according to the Governor, so the event promoters had to get creative. There will be an online truck…
Kathy Green and Marie Green of Fremont, Ohio, have donated their father’s 1974 Diamond Reo semi to the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum. With a long hauling career involving steel and refrigerated foods, James Frazier’s life involved a lot of miles. Quite a few of those were spent with his wife…
Starting July 11 and ending July 13, the Iowa 80 Truckstop will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Walcott Truckers Jamboree in Walcott, Iowa. Events will include a super truck beauty contest, an antique truck display, live music, a pork chop cook-out, and fireworks. Last year, over 42,000 people…