Great West Truck Show

Elizabeth Manning

Jan 18, 2012

JUNE 14-16: GREAT WEST TRUCK SHOW, Custom Rigs Pride & Polish, Las Vegas Sands Expo & Convention Center, (888) 349-4287, www.greatwesttruckshow.com.

In Australia, road hazards from wild animals are common -- you’ll notice guards on the fronts of most trucks. Plentiful numbers of kangaroos, wild pigs and wombats can be an ever-present problem in Australia.

Road trains, kangaroos, wombats, oh my: Trucking down-under

Australian truckers are a world apart from U.S. counterparts (they do haul on the left side of the road, after all), yet this conversation with father and son trucking vets Kevin and Mitch Forbes shows plenty in common, including regs, training issues.

Custom champs: A run in the 'Bandit' '21 W900L

Troy Massey's 2014 Peterbilt 389

Troy Massey's 'Lot Rot' Peterbilt 389

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., at night

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree delivered to Washington, D.C.

Garmin Dezl Truck Navigator

Garmin Dezl Truck Navigator

Custom champs: A run in the 'Bandit' '21 W900L

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