With well over 1,100 big rigs on the lot and hundreds of diesel pickups, the U.S. Diesel Truckin’ Nationals (USDTN) is one of the largest single-day trucking events on the planet. Held every year at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, this 37th annual event, presented once again by the folks at Elizabeth Truck Center, was held on Saturday, September 14.
The trucks and vendors began arriving on Friday, and by the time the sun came up on Saturday, the trucks were lined up for blocks at the gate. Once everyone got parked and settled, the party began. This truck show, in general, is one big tailgate party for many of the attendees. For the ones who want to participate in the truck beauty contest, there is a special drive-through judging area (not everyone in attendance is judged – just those who want to be). By the end of the day, after several hundreds of trucks had been judged, the trophies were handed out.
Throughout the day, there was a lot to see and do. In addition to the seemingly endless lines of trucks to look at and photograph, there was also a kid’s coloring contest, a sausage eating competition, vendor booths to visit, and plenty of great food to choose from. In the Elizabeth Truck Center area, which included many of their famous custom creations, they were selling t-shirts and sweatshirts at an amazing pace. And if all that was not enough, diesel pickups and big rigs were drag racing out on track all day long, too!
As the truck show portion of the event came to a close at dusk, the Motorsports Spectacular began. Featuring monster trucks, jet-powered cars and trucks, and the crowning of the “King of the Hill” big rig racing award, among other things, this long day truly ended on an exciting note (as it always does). If you have never been to this huge one-day event, we highly recommend it, because it is always one hell of a show! And the winners were:
DIESEL PICK-UP: 1st Erick Brois of Snow-Away; 2nd Doug Drukker of Direct Inspect; 3rd Anthony Lara.
TANKER: 1st Joseph Rizzotti of M.D.C. Services; 2nd Kyle Post of Aaron Septic; 3rd Fred J. Decicco of M.D.C. Services.
CEMENT MIXER: 1st Phil Berman of Casa Redi-Mix; 2nd John Nero of Quality Concrete; 3rd John Mernick of Tanis Concrete.
DUMP TRUCK: 1st Nestor Garcia of AMV Trucking; 2nd Harold Jackson of H.J. Trucking; 3rd Mike Verhuh of AMV Trucking.
STRAIGHT TRUCK: 1st Jimmy Pergine of Pergines Express; 2nd Leon Lewellyn of M. Gerace Ent; 3rd Jimmy Pergine of Pergines Produce.
FLATBED (SINGLE AXLE): 1st Paul Irrgang of Paul’s Towing; 2nd George H.C. of Safeway Towing; 3rd Mike Gaskill of Ultimate Collision II.
FLATBED (TANDEM & UP): 1st Keith Stadler of Bills Service H.D. Division; 2nd Ben Cafarelli of BDC Bobcat; 3rd Brian D’Alonzo of Sunset Towing.
WRECKER (SINGLE AXLE): 1st Bobby Pantore of Safeway Towing; 2nd Ryan Condit of MJ Corigliano; 3rd Danny Simons of Johnson Specialized Trans.
WRECKER (TANDEM & UP): 1st Glenn Pantore of Safeway Towing; 2nd Brian Hawkins of Hawks Towing; 3rd Bill Parker III of Bills AB of Parien.
SANITATION UNIT: 1st Luis Cuadroado of T. Farese & Sons; 2nd Eric Roselle of Suburban Disposal; 3rd Javier Roman of T. Farese & Sons.
ROLL-OFF: 1st Michael Castro of Direct Waste; 2nd Anthony Auriemma of Auriemma Scrap Metal; 3rd Danny Ferretti of Ferretti Carting.
SPECIALTY TRUCK: 1st Paul Stanchio of Paul’s Auto Transport; 2nd Shawn Benedickson of Countryside Tree Experts; 3rd Marco Correia of Marco’s Auto Transport.
ANTIQUE (1969 & EARLIER): 1st Ted Albanese of 1800 Asphalt; 2nd Bart Glowzenski of Glowzenski Trucking; 3rd Charles Noto of John Noto Trucking.
ANTIQUE (1970-1989): 1st Steve Dibella of Dibella Sanitation; 2nd Greg Macaluso of G & M Construction; 3rd Paul Stanchio of Stanchio Truck Towing.
CABOVER: 1st Manny Bricto of Abreu Truck Service; 2nd Ike Jones of Trinity Kustomz; 3rd Brian Duclos of Duclos Trucking.
BOBTAIL/DAY CAB (1990-1997): 1st Glenn Hisko of Hisko Lowboy Service; 2nd Bill & Kim Schulte of Johnson; 3rd Peter Melanson of P.M. Transport.
BOBTAIL/SLEEPER (1990-1997): 1st Joe Gallopo of CAL-JO; 2nd Andre Maciel of Blue Eagle Transportation; 3rd Erick Vides of Phase III.
BOBTAIL/DAY CAB (1998-2004): 1st Jack Polchlopek of Jacks Express; 2nd Matt Line of M. Line; 3rd Darrell Bjorkland of K & D Industries.
BOBTAIL/SLEEPER (1998-2004): 1st Ken Cruz of Mercer Transportation; 2nd Anthony Mhammad of R & M Express.
BOBTAIL/DAY CAB (2005-2010): 1st Howard of Cedar Hill Trucking; 2nd Joe Sceppa of Primetime Trucking; 3rd David Hustis of Patriot Motor Fuel.
BOBTAIL/SLEEPER (2005-2010): 1st David Hustis of Warex Terminal; 2nd Larry Boyd of Trump Tight Trucking.
BOBTAIL/DAY CAB (2011 & UP): 1st Mark Cancelliere of Cancelliere Trucking; 2nd Christopher Wesluski of Cancelliere Trucking; 3rd Bruce Bifflard of RJL Industries.
BOBTAIL/SLEEPER (2011 & UP): 1st Matt Coccioni of Joseph Hauling; 2nd David Ale of Sorentino Express; 3rd Giovanni Morgante of Joseph Hauling.
PAINT: 1st David Hustis of Warex Terminal; 2nd Jack Polchlopek of Jacks Express; 3rd Paul Irrgang of Paul’s Towing.
INTERIOR: 1st Joe Sceppa of Primetime Trucking; 2nd Harold Jackson of H.J. Trucking; 3rd David Hustis of Patriot Motor Fuel.
BEST STEREO: 1st Angelo Mazzio of Apple Towing; 2nd David Ale of Sorentino Express; 3rd Ken Cruz of Mercer Transportation.
BEST CHROME: 1st Manny Bricto of Abreu Truck Service; 2nd David Hustis of Warex Terminal; 3rd Howard of Cedar Hill Trucking.
BEST FLEET (5 OR MORE): 1st A.M.V Trucking; 2nd Safeway Towing; 3rd Direct Waste Service.
BEST OF SHOW: Glenn Pantore of Safeway Towing.
KING OF THE HILL: 1st Jim Peddicord of Westminster, MD ($5,000); 2nd Mark Boege of Marlboro, NJ ($1,000).
