Truckers Jamboree

Iowa 80 Truck Stop (Walcott, Iowa) — July 9 – 11

The I-80 Truck Stop in Walcott, Iowa — the “World’s Largest Truck Stop” — is hosting its 36th Annual Truckers Jamboree this weekend. The three-day event is free and features exhibitor tents, fireworks and free concerts, along with miles of shiny chromed semi haulers and antique trucks.

Take exit 284 on I-80 to visit the Iowa 80 Truck Stop, site of the Walcott Truckers Jamboree. The free concert lineup includes Lindsay Lawler, who plays on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and included the gig on her Highway Angels Truck Stop Tour, and Dani Lynn Howe who takes the main stage on Saturday at 1 p.m. -- photo by Adam Burke
Take exit 284 on I-80 to visit the Iowa 80 Truck Stop, site of the Walcott Truckers Jamboree. The free concert lineup includes Lindsay Lawler, who plays on Friday at 5:30 p.m., and Dani Lynn Howe, who takes the main stage on Saturday at 1 p.m. — photo by Adam Burke
Truck owners open their cabs and hoods for a peek at life on the road. -- photo by Adam Burke
Truck owners open their cabs and hoods for a peek at life on the road. — photo by Adam Burke
Tricked out trucks detailed in shiny chrome compete for awards in the Super Truck Beauty Contest. -- photo by Adam Burke
Tricked out trucks detailed in shiny chrome compete for awards in the Super Truck Beauty Contest. — photo by Adam Burke
Hundreds of trucks are lined up for sightseers and big rig enthusiasts at the event which includes exhibitor tents, Trucker Olympics (Friday at 12:30 p.m.), fireworks (Thursday and Friday night at dusk), a pork chop cook-out, carnival games, an antique truck show and free music concerts. -- photo by Adam Burke
Hundreds of trucks are lined up for sightseers and big-rig enthusiasts at the jamboree, which includes exhibitor tents, Trucker Olympics (Friday at 12:30 p.m.), fireworks (Thursday and Friday night at dusk), a pork chop cook-out, carnival games, an antique truck show and free music concerts. — photo by Adam Burke
Small-fleet owner operator Eldon Jaeger’s truck,“Destination Unknown," is dedicated to the lives of cancer victims and survivors. -- photo by Adam Burke
Small-fleet owner operator Eldon Jaeger’s truck,“Destination Unknown,” is dedicated to the lives of cancer victims and survivors. — photo by Adam Burke
“Destination Unknown” has a custom laser-cut stainless steel mirrored grill with hundreds of ribbon-shaped cutouts. The truck, built in Worthington, Ia., is a Peterbilt 359 daycab with an 84-inch extended hood. -- photo by Adam Burke
“Destination Unknown” has a custom laser-cut stainless steel mirrored grill with hundreds of ribbon-shaped cutouts. The truck, built in Worthington, Iowa, is a Peterbilt 359 day cab with an 84-inch extended hood. — photo by Adam Burke

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Adam Burke is Little Village's photo editor.

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