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The day five famous 70s/80s rigs made history on 'Hollywood Hill'
A firsthand account of the event, bringing together restored trucks from movies âDuel,â âConvoy," and âSmokey & the Banditâ with âMovinâ Onâ and âB.J. & the Bearâ TV rigs â among others at the Southern Classic Truck Show in 2016.
December 21, 2016
Business
Former âAmerican truckerâ host Robb Mariani hit with a âsickâ meme, hits back
Robb Mariani is challenging Facebook to institute better piracy/defamation controls in the wake of his image being used in a meme equating being a âreal truckerâ with hitting hitchhikers with urine bottles thrown out the window at highway speeds.
May 4, 2016
Custom Rigs
VIDEO, photos: Robb Marianiâs custom âwhite whale,â take two
A walk-and-talk around the former American Trucker hostâs custom creation, the âLow Patrolâ 1974 Ford heâs owned since 2003.
August 2, 2014
Business
Cracking Evel Knievelâs forgotten safe
Host Robb Mariani got quite a surprise when he was filming an episode of âAmerican Trucker.â See an exclusive video of what was found during restoration of a 1974 Mack FS700.
March 27, 2012
Channel 19
Safe-cracking time: The Evel Knievel haul rig restore-in-progress
If all goes well, says American Trucker host Robb Mariani, tomorrow he, North Carolina-based Brad Wike and the rigâs owner will at least attempt to crack a gallon-size safe found under a cabinet in the floor of the Evel Knievel haul rig Mariani located and featured on his show last year (check out the âFinding [âŚ]
February 17, 2012
Channel 19
Visiting with Evel Knievel in N.C.
This morning Iâm headed out to Brad Wikeâs âBradâs Classic Trucksâ shop and home of his BPW Transport company, both of which have gotten the feature treatment on the Speed Channelâs American Trucker show, hosted by Robb Mariani. Mariani helped engineer part of the reason Iâm headed to Wikeâs shop: Wikeâs doing a partial restoration [âŚ]
February 17, 2012
Business
Tonight! Chat live with Robb Mariani
âAmerican Truckerâ host Robb Mariani will be available for a live video chat as part of the Truckers News Celebrity Series.
October 14, 2011
Channel 19
Truck Stop Missouri redux; American Trucker GATS episode tonight
Truck Stop Missouri a âtrucking ambassadorâ in reality? After my interview posted yesterday with Joe Bechtold, General Manager of the Midway Truck Stop and Travel Plaza that is the subject of the Truck Stop Missouri TV show on the Travel Channel, a longtime commenter on the Channel 19 blog took issue with Bechtoldâs characterization of [âŚ]
October 6, 2011
Channel 19
Phone app for getting around GATS in Dallas next week
If youâre saying âMan I sure could have used that last year,â I can assure you youâre not alone. The new Great American Trucking Show app for various smartphone platforms, put together by the showâs owners (Randall-Reilly Business Media & Information, publishers of Overdrive) with Core Apps and sponsored the Cummins Engine Corp., puts an interactive, searchable map of [âŚ]
August 18, 2011
Voices
Roadside Attractions
Robb Mariani will be one of the judges in the Custom Rigs Pride & Polish competition, make exercise your new normal, flooding creates hassles for drivers, spotting severe weather a truck gallery and other trucking news items are featured.
August 7, 2011
Channel 19
Breaker-breaker: Thursday Channel 19 news round-up
Tonight on American Trucker on the Speed Channel: You The third episode of the second season of the American Trucker documentary show on the Speed Channel is called, simply, âIndependent.â It will explore, well, guess who? The episode runs at 10p.m. eastern time, with replays throughout the week. See the full schedule. Or if youâve [âŚ]
July 28, 2011
Channel 19
Tonight on American Trucker â Gully Transportationâs antique trucks
Gully Transportation will be featured on tonightâs edition of the American Trucker television show. The episode will air on the Speed Channel at 10 p.m. Eastern. The program will show the production of one of the Quincy, Ill.-based regional haulerâs newest trucks â a 2011 Freightliner Cascadia â in the manufacturerâs Cleveland, N.C., facility. âMy father started [âŚ]
July 21, 2011
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