Maddog13407 2,109 Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) anyone know the final count?? I was 449 at 9 oclock Friday morning and I know they were lookin for more room to park them sat. place was mobbed more than I can ever remember. they even put a ban on golf cart use unless necessary. I think the golf carts are getting out of hand at most truck shows myself. lost of beautiful trucks as always and a few I have never seen before. probably the biggest let down was the Mack tour. they had it about cut into a quarter of what it usually is, didn't get to see much and then had to wait over an hour for a bus with a bunch of others while bus after bus took employees back and forth to the parkin lot to the front. lots of disorganization there! Edited June 19, 2016 by Maddog13407 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbob61 100 Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Very reliable sources told me the count as of 1pm on Saturday was 701; fantastic! A great show! Edited June 19, 2016 by bbob61 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1957B61Vt 80 Posted June 19, 2016 We had great time heard over the pa 700 trucks at about 12:30 . Nice weather beautiful trucks and lots of nice folks to talk to and learn from . thank you everyone who worked so hard to put on the show and bring all the awesome trucks . Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCR 174 Posted June 19, 2016 What a fantastic show!! And the weather cooperated also. It was a great time seeing old friends, making new ones and viewing over 700 trucks. A special thanks to every one who made this great weekend possible. Shows like this just don't happen it takes a tremendous amount of work by many, many people. A special thanks to each and everyone of you who contributed to make this the fantastic show that it was. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JTFormula 729 Posted June 19, 2016 I took a boat load of pictures Friday and Saturday. I have to get them off my camera and reduce the size so I can upload them to my photobucket account and I'll post them hopefully tomorrow. Good to see everyone in person and put some faves to names. Now i have the itch to find myself another truck... 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJ TRUCK 24 Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) GREAT SHOW!!! Thanks to everyone who run this event. I was walking past the command post and the MC announced, we have our 700th truck. Edited June 19, 2016 by tg144 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farmer52 2,263 Posted June 19, 2016 I heard 705 vehicles were at the show. One of the best shows in recent years. Other than a "damp" start on Thursday, the weather was GREAT! Always nice to see friends, trucks, and the "walking stock" was not bad either. Met a few new BMT members. Mike - thanks for the transportation! BTW, goodbye Ron! Quote 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxfymn 1,236 Posted June 19, 2016 Ditto; Hats off to Doug and everyone else who work so hard to make this so much fun for the rest of us. Great folks and a lot of beautiful trucks. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hatcity 2,315 Posted June 19, 2016 First time to the show and a record turn out. LOTS of fantastic trucks. Got some ideas if/when I buy an older unit Thanks to Doug for the show-y'all dun good Was great to meet all the BMT'rs 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Back In Black Pulling 713 Posted June 19, 2016 699 and 700 Great show didn't get get to see everything. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxfymn 1,236 Posted June 20, 2016 Made it home and everything is back where it belongs, but I almost met my maker again on I-81 in almost the same spot as I had my misfortune coming home from Trucktoberfest. I was following an 18 wheeler when we topped the hill just before the I-83 merge and all traffic had stopped. He jammed the brakes on and dove over into the shoulder lane which gave me enough room to slide to a stop without hitting anything. If he wasn't such a good driver I would have hit him while going a pretty good clip. I thought it was a CCC Trucking rig, but the truck was red and all of theirs are white so I'm probably wrong. The only clue I have about the driver is I had noticed his name on the door with a 2.5 million mile safe driving award. Thank you whoever you are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCR 174 Posted June 20, 2016 Thank God you are here to tell us about it. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farmer52 2,263 Posted June 20, 2016 Carl - glad you got stopped without any issues. Did you need to clean your shorts? I went thru that area earlier but traffic was just starting to back up. Looked like a van was rear ended by a pickup pulling a travel trailer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxfymn 1,236 Posted June 21, 2016 They were doing a repair to the sign for the I-83 merge. And yes I left both black and brown skid marks. I'd love to say it was my great driving, but in all honesty the other driver saved my bacon. Starting next year I am taking 222 to York and then across to Gettysburg to 15. No more I-81 hex for me. It was a CCC truck, Crete Carriers, not CCC out of Auburndale, FL. I wish that I had not been so rattled that I could have gotten the trailer number. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Underdog 1,403 Posted June 21, 2016 They were doing a repair to the sign for the I-83 merge. And yes I left both black and brown skid marks. I'd love to say it was my great driving, but in all honesty the other driver saved my bacon. Starting next year I am taking 222 to York and then across to Gettysburg to 15. No more I-81 hex for me. It was a CCC truck, Crete Carriers, not CCC out of Auburndale, FL. I wish that I had not been so rattled that I could have gotten the trailer number. Several times a week, I travel from Baltimore back home to the Lehigh Valley. Almost always go 30/222, unless there is an issue there. I-83/ I-81/I-78 is downright dangerous. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farmer52 2,263 Posted June 21, 2016 4 hours ago, Underdog said: Several times a week, I travel from Baltimore back home to the Lehigh Valley. Almost always go 30/222, unless there is an issue there. I-83/ I-81/I-78 is downright dangerous. I-78 is a mess from east of Krumsville to Allentown. Perhaps it is time to find an alternate route. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1958 F.W.D. 3,532 Posted June 22, 2016 I am a member of a VFD that covers portions of I78 between Allentown and 33. And we are up on that godforsaken piece of road at least 3-4x per week on wrecks, and have to extricate (use the jaws of life) no less than 2-3x per month. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hatcity 2,315 Posted June 22, 2016 18 hours ago, 1958 F.W.D. said: I am a member of a VFD that covers portions of I78 between Allentown and 33. And we are up on that godforsaken piece of road at least 3-4x per week on wrecks, and have to extricate (use the jaws of life) no less than 2-3x per month. as Tonto would say-Whats this "we" sh*t white man when was the last call you made? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farmer52 2,263 Posted June 23, 2016 On 6/21/2016 at 6:33 PM, farmer52 said: I-78 is a mess from east of Krumsville to Allentown. Perhaps it is time to find an alternate route. Taking the PA green stamp to the Reading exit (Route 222) and then north on 222 to Allentown is an extra 17 miles (~20 minutes) and $14 additional toll. May give it a try when I attend Trucktoberfest in September. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1958 F.W.D. 3,532 Posted June 23, 2016 21 hours ago, hatcity said: as Tonto would say-Whats this "we" sh*t white man when was the last call you made? This morning.....overturned car E/B MM 63.5 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firemack 78 Posted July 11, 2016 Had fun going Macungie in a Cab Over Convoy- we have a few other cabovers near by so teamed up for the ride - got lots of looks and pictures taken by passers by. The most fun was leaving- my daughter loves Macungie so she rode in the B Model and rang the bell, sounded the siren and had all the lights going for the ride out past the entrance/exit parade route, Of course everyone got a laugh from that since it was on the Low Boy being pulled by the MH! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
