The Limiter Lifestyle mega-truck, driven by Dallas Johnson, prepares to get dirty before a mud race in August.
Seeing the American Maritime Officers logo on the Great Lakes is a common sight for mariners and area residents. But viewing it soaring 50 feet in the air on a monster truck has become a more recent phenomenon.
Enter Dallas Johnson, a mega-truck rally driver, YouTube sensation and fan of all things AMO.
The 27-year-old Grayling, Michigan resident drives the Limiter Lifestyle mega truck and in recent events has displayed a gigantic AMO sticker on both sides of the vehicle, a tribute to many of his friends who belong to the officers’ union and work in and around the Great Lakes. He has several AMO friends who live in his area and thought their career and lifestyle was fantastic. Johnson decided it would be cool to give a shout out to his AMO friends as he competes nationally and believes carrying the logo will help create more awareness and support for the maritime industry, a vital part of the economy on the Great Lakes.
The Limiter Lifestyle videos on YouTube have more than 700,000 views. Videos of the mega-truck can also be viewed on the AMO YouTube page.
And, the AMO logo has been a bit of a good luck charm for the driver.
Since putting the sticker on his truck, Johnson has won the “Hill and Hole” mega-truck mud race and the Freestyle event at the 2024 Michigan Mudjam in August, a premiere rally event on the circuit. During the freestyle event, Johnson launched his truck off a ramp, soared 55 feet in the air, and crashed epically doing a nosedive and a somersault, which sent the capacity crowd into a frenzy. Johnson, of course, walked away unscathed, but the moment was a highlight of the weekend event.
Dallas’s YouTube channel, Limiter Lifestyle, is a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to build and keep a mega-truck running. The channel features the events he enters and highlights the aftermath of death-defying jumps and crashes, what it takes to fix the mega-truck and what lessons he learns with each competition.
Johnson said he will continue to display the AMO logo in upcoming events. He is also hosting a mini-bike race on his property for AMO members on October 28. For more information, please contact AMO Great Lakes representative Pete Kinsey at .
You can see videos of Dallas Johnson and the Limiter Lifestyle truck on his YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@LimiterLifestyle.
The Limiter Lifestyle mega-truck on the track representing AMO before taking to the skies in a freestyle competition.
Driver and AMO enthusiast Dallas Johnson celebrates first place wins in mega-truck racing and a freestyle competition at a meet in August.
