HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The evening before President Donald Trump's rally in Huntington, a self-proclaimed Trump super fan who traveled from his home in Florida held the first spot in line.

"You hear President Trump, what he tells us, we live in one household," Gene Huber said. "We're family. When we have all the people here that love one another and love our president, it is a wonderful, wonderful thing to all be around each other."

Huber was invited onstage by the Commander-in-Chief at a rally in Florida in February.

"I ran up the stage like I was in 5th grade and gave our president a 3-second man hug," Huber said.

He says this will mark his 7th time seeing the 45th president.

"I've always loved our president, but since this man hug, it changed my life completely," he said.

A decked out Trump-truck rolled into downtown the evening before the rally.

Mark Hoffman from Newark, Ohio says he's brought that truck to dozens of these events.

"It's all about jobs," Hoffman said.

Businesses in downtown Huntington have taken measures anticipating the large crowd.

Erin Highlander, the operator of Highway 55 right across from the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, says they've got extra staff scheduled to come in.

Some workers have made arrangments to be dropped off or take a bus to work because they expect it'll be difficult finding parking.

"This is a day when you're not just worried about how many people are going to be inside, but there are going to be a lot of people outside," Highlander said, "so we're ready for that. We ordered a lot of extra hamburgers and extra cups. We figure people are going to be hot and sweaty, and they'll need to cool off in some way or another. You have to be ready for just about anything because the day is going to keep us on our toes."