It was good weather for ducks and trucks on Saturday as rain poured on 100 big rigs assembled in Maitland Showground.
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The Newcastle and Hunter Truck Show and Transport Awareness Day saw the kings of the road rumble out from Sandgate early on Saturday morning.
Ryan Skeffington from Rynos Haulage bid $1000 to head the convoy, which was blessed by father Chris Bird as it headed to Maitland for the region’s biggest truck show and shine of the year.
With rain setting in until late in the afternoon, crowds were down over previous years but truck lovers are made of tough stuff.
Plenty of young families, decked out in ponchos, raincoats and oilskins, braved the weather to see the crowning jewels of fleets from across the state.
