DECEMBER 2009 ISSUE - COMES OUT 10-13-09

I have not received anything in writing as to why it happened. No announcement or anything.  

Got the magazine today.....it's so damn lame knowing this is it.

Somebody needs to own up to this decision - AND somebody knows why!

It would also be nice to here from Mike and Calin. Can you pass that on 5569?

Is there any way that the Road Trip story that was suppose to be in the Jan. 2010 issue can be posted here online? I think the story deserves to be in print - it has to be cool!!!  

For sure somebody knows why.

I saw Calin on the freeway heading to a different office for Super Chevy. I saw Mike's Chevy and his boat at West Coast Nats, but I didn't see him to say hi. Haven't seen Andy.

I heard the Road Trip story is going to be in Truckin' or something like that.    I do have some video footage from that trip, but it was making me sad    watching it. I wish they had the chance to get that Road Trip story in print, in Sport Truck. Soooooo lame.    

This whole thing reeks of conspiracy - D.T.A. - I want  answers!!!      

well at the end of the day, it's all a matter of $$  

GO GRAB THIS ISSUE ON NEWSSTANDS NOW!!!  

What are you saying? Sales go up and there is a chance of survival?  

nope.  

I checked out the Truckin' forums - posted a few things - never again. What a bunch of clowns! It's a sad day when that crappy mag has more readers - thus proving why dealers sell those UGLY "custom" trucks - there will always be people with little taste and too much money. Truckin' is their magazine!

Screw that site and screw that magazine!!! I think I'll subscribe to Street Truck...  

Man I just came in to renew my subscription and found out that my favorite magazine will be no more.      

They tried to sell me that stupid Truckin magazine.  LAME.  I like this one its more realistic for the average guy and budget.

Wish we could make them keep this mag some way.  

I've always preferred Street Trucks magazine over Tsuckin' as a second truck read.

I was checking a few mags in the store yesterday and looked thru Tsuckin' real quick - there was a custom semi! It looked cool but who gives a crap? Sure, it's a truck, but there has to be a line as to what is covered!

Problem is Source owns too many magazines and can pick and choose what they want.....isn't that considered monopoly? Aren't there laws that govern these things? Probably not for magazine publishing but the concept is the same: buy your competition and slowly bury them.

I don't want any Source subscrpitions - that is damn near every magazine that interests me - but I don't care!!!  

TSUCKIN'      

I posted my 8th and LAST post on the Tsuckin' site expressing my opinion and it was removed - no swearing or degrading remarks - not even the "Tsuckin" shot.

Guess I should expect this - there are some straight up *** over there - protecting something that is not even theirs. It's like living vicariously through your buddy who has all the cash and gets all the women.  

Yes I have found that there is a crap load of JEEP mags out there. But this one was the the only one that really was for me and my 97 Suburban.  

I've got more time to type now...here's the lead-in to my hate for Tsuckin'. I decided to go on that forum and post concerning ST and instantly got smart ass comments from their readers taking shots at ST and saying Tsuckin' rules - basically high school b.s.!

To some it up I said that Tsuckin' is being run as a monopoly that will slowly crush all of the other truck mags within the Source family - basically calling out Mini Truckin' as probably the next to be axed. I said to remember this and don't be crying about it when 2 years from now you have no choice what truck magazine you read because they were all systematically destroyed by Source. How do you become the "worlds leading truck publication"? You buy your competition and slowly destroy them - it's not about being the most popular - it's about which publication Source has decided to keep alive. I went on to say that I will not do business with a company that operates like this - any subscription that I have to any Source owned magazine will be cancelled. I also wished luck to all of the ST staff as all of you deserved much better than you got.

The Tsuckin' website mods response was to remove the post. Never in the time I've been on the ST forum have I been treated like this! As I posted earlier - screw that site and screw that magazine!!!