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Best of GATS: Pride & Polish champs, Most Beautiful crowning, biz strategy, software highlight 2014 show

The 2014 Great American Trucking Show was held last week and hosted the country’s most prestigious show truck competition, equipment displays, educational seminars for owner-operators, live entertainment and more. Here’s a rundown of some highlights.

August 28, 2014

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Pride & Polish competitors rolling into the sunshine after GATS

The Great American Trucking Show hosted nearly 70 show trucks in its annual Pride & Polish competition last week. This video shows the trucks leaving the Dallas Convention Center after the show ended.

August 27, 2014

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Pride & Polish champs, Best of Show trucks: Beauty shots of the winners

The Overdrive’s Pride & Polish National Championship wrapped up Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. Here are beauty shots of the national champ trucks and the Best of Show winners from GATS.

August 25, 2014

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The reign continues: Diorio, Rethwisch repeat as champs as Pride & Polish names 4 top rigs

Small fleet owners Bill Rethwisch and Vinnie Dirorio will be taking home Overdrive’s Pride & Polish National Championship trophies for the second straight year, along with two other perennial Pride & Polish competitors and owner-operators Bob Brinker and Austin Ashley.

August 23, 2014

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Photos: Pride & Polish competitors grabbing attention on day 2 of GATS

Below is another sampling of the nearly 70 show trucks that showed up to compete in this year’s Overdrive’s Pride & Polish at the Great American Trucking Show.

August 22, 2014

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GATS DAY 1: Truck photos from the show floor

For many of the trucks on the show floor at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, the smaller features, those special touches of color or shapes, can make a truck stand out. The photos below are just some of the trucks from the show and some of those features, from hood ornaments to designs […]

August 21, 2014

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

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. Here are some of the rigs on display.

August 21, 2014

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Photo gallery: Pride & Polish trucks prepping, staging for showdown

The 2014 Overdrive’s Pride & Polish National Championship finale officially begins Thursday. Here’s a look at some of the trucks that have made their way to the show floor so far.

August 20, 2014