Photo gallery: Pride & Polish competitors just after ‘rags down’ call

Aug 21, 2014

Updated Sep 21, 2026

The “rags down” call for the 2014 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish came this morning at 7:30 a.m. sharp, and the judges began scoring the roughly 70 competitors shortly after. Below is a look at some of the trucks on the show floor after the cleaning finished and the judging began. The show doors open to attendees at noon. Overdrive will be covering the show live all the way through: Click here to see how you can follow that coverage.

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