Here's something you won't see at MATS. In Japan, some long-haul truckers express themselves through custom truck decorations, called "dekotora." The elaborate graphics, lights and special accessories are amazing, and totally unique.

Day 1 at MATS was a blast, and it was great to chat with everyone who came by the DAT booth. I also got a chance to sneak away and look at some show trucks out in the parking lot.

There’s a vehicle auction coming up in Scottsdale, AZ, later this month, and one of the trucks up for a bid is a Peterbilt 379 that movie fans might recognize – it’s the stunt truck used as Optimus Prime in the first Transformers movie.