Antique Truck Show Scheduled for the York Expo Center on May 28

Kansas City, Mo (MMD Newswire) May 15, 2015 — More than 1,000 antique trucks and thousands of trucking enthusiasts will gather in York, PA, May 28-30, for the American Truck Historical Society’s 2015 National Convention and Truck Show. The event will take place at the York Expo Center.

The show is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday and Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; tickets are $10 per day for ages 16 and older; admission is free for youth 15 and younger who accompany a paying adult.

Trucks of nearly every vintage and make will be represented at the show, from the high spoke-wheel trucks of the early 1900s to the big 18-wheeler rigs seen today on America’s highways. To be considered an antique, a truck must be at least 25 years old, but all working and show trucks are welcome. Many truck-related vendors also will be onsite selling memorabilia, books/manuals, photos, model trucks, parts, and more.

Convention activities include a speaker’s program with various topics on Mack, Navistar, Evolution of American Fire Apparatus and The History of the American Diesel Truck. Alex Debogorski, the breakout star of the History Channel’s “Ice Road Truckers,” will be onsite giving fans the chance to interact, get autographs, pose for photos and even ride around the track with him in an International Lone Star Truck. Alex will do a live onsite remote radio commercial at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 30 in front of the Utz Arena at the York Expo Center. Trucker Buddy International also will offer merit badge instruction for the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts will have the opportunity to earn their Truck Transportation and Traffic Safety merit badges.

The ATHS national show is held in a different region of the country each year to make it easier for members to attend at least one every three years. The 2015 show in York is expected to draw truck enthusiasts from throughout the East and as far away as the West Coast.

The American Truck Historical Society was founded in 1971 with a mission to preserve the history of trucks, the trucking industry, and its pioneers. The non-profit group is based in Kansas City, Mo., and has over 20,000 members worldwide.

Persons who join ATHS are interested in the history of trucks, the trucking industry, and its pioneers. Many members own antique trucks, restored and unrestored. Others collect trucking memorabilia, literature, photos, and model trucks. There are nearly 100 ATHS affiliated chapters located in the United States, Canada, and Australia, which provide additional opportunities for these enthusiasts to network with their peers. The Susquehanna, Baltimore-Washington, Mason-Dixon, Metro Jersey, and Shenandoah ATHS Chapters are supporting the 2015 convention.

To learn more about ATHS, go to www.aths.org. For more information about the 2015 show in York, call (816) 891-9900. (Digital photos from past conventions are available upon request.)

Source: Mass Media Distribution LLC