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Broken thermostats and filthy lies

“I had someone come up to me at the Rantoul show and say, ‘I love your filthy lies. They crack me up.’ A normal person would probably be incensed by this…” Wendy, normal? Um… Sometimes, staying comfortable on the road is hard.

July 31, 2015

Business

John Anderson to play free concert at Great American Trucking Show next month

Award winning country star John Anderson will play a free concert for GATS attendees Friday, Aug. 21.

July 17, 2015

Business

Happy people have sunburned knees

In which George and Wendy burn up the swamps in Nick Shaughnessy’s air boat, and Overdrive’s Pride & Polish in Wildwood gets well under way.

April 24, 2015

Custom Rigs

Walcott wrap-up: 44,000 attended show; list of winners from Super Truck competition

The Iowa 80 Truckstop hosted more than 44,000 attendees last week at its annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree, the truck stop announced. Here are some photos from the event and the list of winners from its Super Truck competition.

July 17, 2014

Custom Rigs

Disorderly Conduct: Night Train’s ’99 Pete 379

From a distance, Night Train Trucking owner Paul Voigt’s flattop ’99 Peterbilt looks like a nicely done black-and-blue reefer combo, but when the sun goes down, it turns into a light show on wheels.

June 11, 2013

Channel 19

Council Bluffs truck show bigger and better this year

The second annual show and shine at the Peterbilt of Council Bluffs dealership’s truck show expected to beat last year’s participation. The event’s scheduled for May 4.

April 20, 2013

Home

PDI Pride & Polish, dyno event starts today

The third installment of the 2013 Overdrive Pride & Polish National Championship series begins Friday at the PDI Customer Appreciation Dyno Event & Truck Show in St. George, Utah.

November 1, 2012

Equipment

2013 Pride & Polish championship series continues Friday

The Charlotte Diesel Super Show will play host to the second qualifying round of the 2013 Overdrive‘s Pride & Polish season. The show starts Friday, Oct. 5, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 6, in Concord, N.C., at the zMax Dragway adjacent to the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The four Best of Show winners from the show […]

October 3, 2012

Business

Showing in style

Bill and Marie Sandvik bring the comforts of home to the Pride & Polish floor.

June 14, 2012

Business

Mason City hosts truck show benefit for St. Jude Saturday

Mason City, Ill., is hosting the Convoy for Kids Truck Show on Saturday, June 16, as a benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event will be held at the city’s Memorial Park. It starts at 11 a.m. and will continue throughout the day indefinitely. Each vote for your favorite truck will cost a […]

June 13, 2012

Business

Desert chrome: Great West Pride & Polish

The Great West Truck Show starts Thursday, June 14, and with it comes the second installment of the 2012 Pride & Polish season.

June 13, 2012

Business

Shell names calendar trucks

Driver John O’Keefe won Best of Show at the 2012 Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition held May 17-19.

May 21, 2012