hejokingly said, "let's do something like this for the truckers." but would they come?" and he said, "colin, i'd go and my pals would all go. and i think it would be a great idea." it was, of course, a time before social media and mobile phones. we got hold of some cb radios, parked in a lay—by and started talking to the truckers. and really that was the way we got the very, very first one together. the east of england showground in peterborough has hosted truckfest ever since. plans, though, have been submitted to redevelop this site, so truckfest is saying goodbye. other smaller events are held each year across england and scotland. the main truckfest will move to lincolnshire. try and get them looking their best. as alan knows, driving a truck can be a lonelyjob. he's been coming to truckfest for 23 years. you get to meet people and you get to have a chat. things you don't want to do during the week because you're flat—out busy. it's good for morale. all my friends live all over, j so it's nice to get together. we've got families back at home. we