At this year’s Big Truck Day, Baltimore’s littlest citizens are invited to cast their vote to name one of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works’ (DPW) new trash trucks!

Students from Robert W. Coleman Elementary School have provided DPW with six great names for our new trash truck — Mean Green, Gorilla Joe, The Crusher, Dumpsy, Trashasaurus, and Hulkinator. Big Truck attendees will have an opportunity to decide which of these names they like best. Big Truck Day Polls will be open from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The winning name will be announced via Twitter: @BaltimoreDPW.

Big Truck Day takes place on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the parking lot of the Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway.

In addition, at Big Truck Day, visitors can sit in (and blow the horn on) on the big City trucks. Trucks from DPW, the departments of Transportation, General Services, and the Baltimore City Police and Fire Departments will have their big trucks (and cars) on display for all the kids to see, touch, and sit in.

These are the big trucks that clean, repair and keep the City safe! Police cars, trash trucks, street sweepers and other vehicles will be on display and available for some kid-friendly inspections.

Vehicles on display will also include “Big Bertha,” the City’s largest tow truck, along with police vehicles, Vactors, Bobcats, load-packers, bucket trucks, rescue vehicles and a BIG Fireboat that will perform a ginormous water display. This year, the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks will have two forestry trucks on display. 

There’s a long-list of other reasons that families should come out to enjoy this kid-friendly Big Truck Day: 

• It’s a FREE, FUN, FAMILY day of activities — face painting, balloon twisting, giant Legos and coloring
• Kids (both big and little) can’t resist climbing aboard a big trash or fire truck
• Kids (just the little ones, please!) will receive a construction hat and/or vest to wear when inspecting the City’s big truck fleet
• Fire boat water display show 
• Recycle bins will be on sale at the DPW table 
• DPW’s Community liaisons will be on-hand to provide useful literature and agency information
• Free, limited parking is available at 1100 Key Highway, and some on-street parking is available, too 
• The Charm City Circulator’s Banner route stops in front of the Baltimore Museum of Industry
• Food trucks will be on the scene
• Oh, did we mention the big trucks — attendees can see, touch and sit in— at BIG TRUCK DAY? 

Big Truck Day is a rain or shine event. For additional information, contact DPW at 410-545-6541.