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From fire trucks and ambulances to the Oscar-Mayer Wienermobile and service vehicles, this is your child\u2019s chance to sit in the driver\u2019s seat and meet the people who operate these amazing machines.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be food trucks and a variety of community partners, such at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensmuseumofsouthbend.org\/\">The South Bend Children&#8217;s Museum<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sjcpl.org\/\">St. Joseph County Public Library<\/a>, and more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>To support our friends with sensory sensitivities, 9:30am-10:30am will be sensory-friendly, with no flashing lights or loud noises.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Admission is<em> FREE<\/em> and includes access to both Museums. We can\u2019t wait to see you there!<\/p>\n<h2>COMMUNITY PARTNERS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>AAA<\/li>\n<li>Texas Roadhouse<\/li>\n<li>El Campito<\/li>\n<li>South Bend Children\u2019s Museum<\/li>\n<li>The Music Village<\/li>\n<li>WNIT<\/li>\n<li>St. Joseph County Library<\/li>\n<li>Radio Sabor Latino<\/li>\n<li>A Place To Be Me<\/li>\n<li>Kroc Center<\/li>\n<li>La Casa de Amistad<\/li>\n<li>South Bend Cubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>EXHIBITORS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>International Proving Ground \u2013 Dump Truck<\/li>\n<li>SBPD \u2013 Squad Car<\/li>\n<li>SBFD \u2013 Firetruck and Ambulance<\/li>\n<li>SBCSC Transportation \u2013 School Bus<\/li>\n<li>GoRiteWay &#8211; Prevost Motorcoach<\/li>\n<li>Kuert Concrete &#8211; Concrete Mixer<\/li>\n<li>Crane Industrial Service \u2013 Crane<\/li>\n<li>AM General \u2013 Military HMMWV<\/li>\n<li>INDOT &#8211; Snowplow<\/li>\n<li>AAA \u2013 Tow Truck<\/li>\n<li>SB International Airport &#8211; Aircraft Fire and Rescue Vehicle &amp; Airfield Snow Removal Vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Majority Builders \u2013 Semi Truck<\/li>\n<li>Oscar-Mayer &#8211; Weinermobile<\/li>\n<li>SB Street Department \u2013 Dump Truck and Street Sweeper<\/li>\n<li>SJCPD Cadet Program \u2013 County Squad Cars<\/li>\n<li>St. Joseph County Public Library &#8211; Bookmobile<\/li>\n<li>VSBM \u2013 Electric VSBM Bus\/Trolley<\/li>\n<li>Whiteford Kenworth \u2013 Semi Truck Cab, Historic Truck, Dump Truck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitefordkenworth.com\/\">Whiteford-Kenworth<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"touch-a-truck-presented-by-whiteford-kenworth","image":{"url":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0196-scaled.jpg","id":15251,"extension":"jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"filesize":445252,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":300,"height":200,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":16474,"url":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0196-300x200.jpg"},"large":{"width":1024,"height":683,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":111774,"url":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0196-1024x683.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":7672,"url":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0196-150x150.jpg"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":512,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":71846,"url":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0196-768x512.jpg"},"1536x1536":{"width":1536,"height":1024,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":205245,"url":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0196-1536x1024.jpg"},"2048x2048":{"width":2048,"height":1365,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":317660,"url":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0196-2048x1365.jpg"}},"original_image":"DSC_0196.jpg"},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-08-29 09:30:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"08","day":"29","hour":"09","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-08-29 13:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"08","day":"29","hour":"13","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-08-29 09:30:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"08","day":"29","hour":"09","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-08-29 13:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"08","day":"29","hour":"13","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"UTC+0","timezone_abbr":"UTC+0","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":13171,"author":"10","status":"publish","date":"2024-08-29 18:05:20","date_utc":"2024-08-29 18:05:20","modified":"2024-08-29 18:05:20","modified_utc":"2024-08-29 18:05:20","url":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/venue\/museum-campus\/","venue":"Museum Campus","slug":"museum-campus","address":"897 W. 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