How much do you know about Kansas?

Kansas is one of those remarkable places where rural America really mixes it up with city oases. You can be at the Kansas Speedway, The Legends retail center or Nebraska Furniture Mart -- and minutes later you can be in rural Kansas soaking up the history at the National Agricultural Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs.

I’m always surprised that people know so little about Kansas. Working at OOIDA’s headquarters just east of Kansas City, Mo., we are often asked if we are in Kansas. The answer is no, but we are close.

Your pit pass to OOIDA’s Heart of America Trucking Show

Live from turn one at the Kansas Speedway … the Land Line media blog – Tales from Turn One – is your pit pass to the show scheduled for Oct. 18-19 in Kansas City, Kan.

During the show, we’ll be blogging on the whole 40th anniversary event, the people, the games, the show trucks, antique trucks, the seminars, vendors, entertainment and more. Think of us as your “Prairie Truck Companion.” Check it out at landlinemag.com. Also – watch all of our OOIDA social media pages for news, pics and video clips.

During the Heart of America Trucking Show, the “Land Line Now” team will be at the Kansas Speedway, bringing you the latest from the show. “Land Line Now,” OOIDA’s Sirius XM radio show, airs daily from 7 to 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. Eastern time on the Road Dog Channel 128.

If you can’t make the show and miss the multimedia blowout, don’t fret. The November issue of Land Line will feature complete coverage of the action – all the events you want to read about.