Outstanding entries wow crowds at the Great American Trucking Show
Floyd Moore won Best of Show Working Bobtail with this 2000 Peterbilt 379, which he runs 150,000 to 160,000 miles a year.The Mendez brothers knew they had something special to enter into Overdrive’s Pride & Polish in Dallas. They’d been working 18-hour days for nearly four months to transform the family-owned 1997 Peterbilt 379 into a one-of-a-kind. They hoped their Texas Chrome Shop’s efforts would put Project One on the lips of everyone attending the Great American Trucking Show.
Some 625 miles north of the San Antonio customizing shop, the Boyz at the Chrome Shop Mafia in Joplin, Mo., were undertaking a very similar build. Thomas Ivy, a passionate lover of custom rigs, had brought in his 1986 Pete from Kilgore, Texas, to have it turned into a one-of-a-kind. CSM employees worked overtime to get it finished for its Pride & Polish debut in Dallas.
Neither custom shop had any idea what the other was building. That’s typical of many new builds showing up at Pride & Polish truck beauty shows – and one of the surprises attendees savor when coming to such events.
When both rigs rolled off their respective trailers and took up key positions on the truck show floor, people were drawn to them like bees to clover.
When the judging was done, the votes were close for the top prize – the Texas shop taking home the coveted Best Limited Mileage Bobtail trophy.
“This truck is the 651st truck we’ve customized in one way or the other, but it’s the first one we’ve done for ourselves,” says Texas Chrome Shop marketing manager Raul Mendez Jr. “Everyone at our shop put their soul into building Project One. It’s our statement to the truck customizing community of what we can do out of a little shop in San Antonio.”
No less impressive was the customizing done on the Best of Show winners in the working divisions. Floyd Moore, of Cagle Rock Trucking, won bobtail honors with his 2000 Peterbilt 379. Moore, who mostly hauls Peterbilt products in a dry van, was proud in particular of custom oak cabinetry in the truck’s interior.
Raul and Roland Mendez won Best Limited Mileage Bobtail with their custom shop's latest creation, Project One.“I had a guy build them,” he says. “With the stainless and chrome, the fellow I bought it from, we installed it together. I took the truck off the road this year three weeks before the show and me and two other guys worked on it, polished it and painted the frame.”
The top prize for working combos went to Brad Johnson of Lindamood Demolition, for the 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 CPS round bottom dump.
The dump’s used for hauling debris at the demolition jobs Lindamood gets, Johnson says. “It’s used every day,” he says. “It’s in landfills” like the one he encountered a week before showing at the Pride & Polish in Wildwood, Fla. “Five days before we were going to leave, it started raining in the middle of a landfill, and there’s some nasty stuff that comes up off the ground in a landfill. As clean as I got it, you couldn’t tell. I like knowing where it was the week before and seeing it sitting on the show floor all cleaned up.”
Johnson’s particularly proud of the hand-scraped hardwood floors. “They actually came out of a house that we tore down,” he says. “It’s the same floor that we have in our office here at the shop, and I have the same floor in my house.”
Though the total number of rigs entered was down about from previous years, the turnout overall was still impressive.
“We had nearly 50 custom rigs here,” Neal Holsomback said.
The long list of other winners included working-class combos owned by Farmers Oil, Hall’s Trucking, Z-Bar Transportation, Bill Hall Jr. Trucking and Jade Transport, to name a few.
Bobtails were also well represented. Larry Swingle of Kenny Yeary Trucking was honored with the Roadworks Best Use of Chrome award for his 1978 Kenworth W900.
Elvis Williamson of Southern Miss Trucking won the Rising Star Award (first time showing) with his 1995 Peterbilt 379, and Kelly Ast’s grain trailer-pulling ‘87 Peterbilt 359 won first in the Working Combo 2002 & Older class.
Pride and Polish Winners
BEST OF SHOW WORKING BOBTAIL
Floyd Moore, Cagle Rock Trucking, 2000 Peterbilt 379
BEST OF SHOW WORKING COMBO
Brad Johnson, Lindamood Demolition, 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 CPS round bottom dump
BEST LIMITED MILEAGE BOBTAIL
Roland Mendez, Texas Chrome Shop, 1997 Peterbilt 379
BEST LIMITED MILEAGE COMBO
Jeremey Graves, Farmers Oil, 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 Mississippi tank
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER
Jeremey Graves, Farmers Oil, 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 Mississippi tank
CLASS WINNERS
WORKING BOBTAIL
FIRST Mike Bresino, Lindamood Demolition, 2006 Pete 379
SECOND Floyd Moore, Cagle Rock Trucking, 2000 Peterbilt 379
THIRD J.R. Scheuger, Lifetime Nut Covers, 2003 Kenworth W900
NEW TRUCK BOBTAIL, UNDER 75,000 MILES
FIRST New Venture Award, Kenny and Stacy Yeary, 2010 Kenworth W900
SECOND Victor Maiden, Stevens Transport, 2010 Kenworth T660
FIRST SHOW BOBTAIL
FIRST Rising Star Award, Elvis Williamson, Southern Miss Trucking, 1995 Peterbilt 379
SECOND Mark Elkins, William Parker, 1988 Peterbilt 379
THIRD Michael Holland, 2007 Peterbilt 379
ANTIQUE, NON-WORKING
FIRST Grand Antique, Jimmy Wiley, Kenny Yeary Trucking, 1986 Kenworth W900
SECOND Larry Swingle, Kenny Year Trucking, 1978 Kenworth W900
THIRD Justin Smith, US Truck Parts, 1967 Mack B61
WORKING COMBO 2002 & OLDER
FIRST Kelly Ast, 1987 Peterbilt 359 extended hood with a 2010 Timpte grain trailer
SECOND James McPherson, Lindamood Demolition, 2002 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 Reitnouer flatbed
THIRD Tommy Roach, 1999 Peterbilt 379 extended hood with a 2005 Wilson CF-900 flatbed
WORKING COMBO 2003 & NEWER
FIRST Jonathan Dyck, Jade Transport, 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy with a 2000 Polar tanker
SECOND David Kosar Jr., Rite Way, 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 1998 Great Dane van
THIRD Greg Wood, 2004 Peterbilt 379 with a 2006 Timpte hopper bottom
SPECIALIZED COMBO
FIRST Brad Johnson, Lindamood Demolition, 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 CPS round bottom dump
SECOND Pete Zamora, Z-Bar Transportation, 2002 Peterbilt 379 with a 2006 CTS end dump
THIRD Henry Hall, Hall’s Trucking of Texas, 2004 Peterbilt 379 with a 2007 Clements Dump
FIRST SHOW COMBO
FIRST Rising Star Award, Justin Hall, 2003 Kenworth W900L studio with a 2008 Clement Starlite dump
SECOND Bill Hall Jr., 2004 Peterbilt 379 with a 2000 Travis Powerlite end dump
THIRD (Tie) Larry Payne, 2005 Peterbilt 379 with a 2007 Barret livestock trailer; Cody Lindamood, Lindamood Demolition, 2000 Peterbilt 379 with a 2000 J&J dump
INTERIOR, CAB ONLY
FIRST Jake Lindamood, Lindamood Demolition, 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 CPS round bottom dump
SECOND Kenny Ast, 1987 Peterbilt 379 extended hood with a 2010 Timpte grain trailer
THIRD Jonathan Dyck, Jade Transport, 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy with a 2000 Polar Tanker
INTERIOR, OEM SLEEPER
FIRST Henry Hall, Hall’s Trucking of Texas, 2004 Peterbilt 379 with a 2007 Clements dump
SECOND Kenny Yeary, 2010 Kenworth W900
THIRD Floyd Moore, Cagle Rock Trucking, 2000 Peterbilt 379
MOBIL DELVAC WORKING ENGINE CLASS
FIRST Jake Lindamood, Lindamood Demolition, 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 CPS round bottom dump
SECOND Pete Zamora, Z-Bar Trucking, 2002 Peterbilt 379 with a 2006 CPS end dump
THIRD Henry Hall, Hall’s Trucking of Texas, 2004 Peterbilt 379 with a 2007 Clements dump
BOBTAIL CUSTOM PAINT & GRAPHICS OR MURAL
FIRST Kenny Yeary, 2010 Kenworth W900
SECOND Floyd Moore, Cagle Rock Trucking, 2000 Peterbilt 379
COMBO CUSTOM PAINT & GRAPHICS OR MURAL
FIRST Jake Lindamood, Lindamood Demolition, 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 CPS round bottom dump
SECOND Pete Zamora, Z-Bar Transportation, 2002 Peterbilt 379 with a 2006 CPS end dump
THIRD Jonathan Dyck, Jade Transport, 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy with a 2000 Polar tanker
LIMITED MILEAGE BOBTAIL
SECOND Isaac Aguilar, Sandvik Trucking, 1992 Peterbilt 379
THIRD Thomas Ivy, 1986 Peterbilt 359
LIMITED MILEAGE COMBO
SECOND Jerry Kissinger, 1991 Mack Superliner with a 2006 Great Dane reefer
THIRD RJ Martin, Taylor Transportation, 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 Mac flatbed
LIMITED MILEAGE INTERIOR
Roland Mendez, Texas Chrome Shop, 1997 Peterbilt 379
LIMITED MILEAGE BOBTAIL PAINT
Thomas Ivy, 1986 Peterbilt 359
LIMITED MILEAGE COMBO PAINT
Jeremey Graves, Farmers Oil, 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a 2008 Mississippi tank
MOBIL DELVAC BEST LIMITED MILEAGE TRUCK ENGINE
Isaac Aguilar, Sandvik Trucking, 1992 Peterbilt 379
ROADWORKS BEST USE OF CHROME
Larry Swingle, Kenny Year Trucking, 1978 Kenworth W900
TRUK RODZ BEST THEME
Jerry Kissinger, 1991 Mac Superliner with a 2006 Great Dane reefer
FIRESTONE’S MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CAB
Roland Mendez, Texas Chrome Shop, 1997 Peterbilt 379
VALLEY CHROME PLATING BUMPER TO BUMPER AWARD
Pete Zamora, Z-Bar Transportation, 2002 Peterbilt 379 with a 2006 CTS end dump
Pride & Polish sponsors
10-4 magazine; 75 Chrome Shop; Custom Rigs magazine; Dynaflex Exhaust Technologies; Firestone; Howes Lubricator Products; Truk Rodz by Jones Performance; Mobil Delvac; Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association; Overdrive; Overdrive Radio Network; PPG; Rand McNally; Roadworks Manufacturing; Rockwood Products; Valley Chrome/Wingmaster; and WTI Fenders. n
Up and coming
Teenager Cody Lindamood is all smiles and full of the enthusiasm shown by a lot of first-time Pride & Polish entrants. Having a Third Place Rising Star trophy sitting on the passenger seat of a 2000 Peterbilt 379 as a result of his effort adds to the excitement.
“I started driving a truck when I was 10,” says the 15-year-old cousin of Irving, Texas-based Lindamood Demolition’s Jake Lindamood. “That was the age when I could push the clutch pedal down. My dad [Elmer Lindamood] gives me a lot of support and I learn a lot about driving from him and the rest of the guys at the shop. I can’t wait to get my CDL and start driving trucks for my dad.”
It was Jake who offered Cody, at the last minute, the opportunity to show the Lindamood Demolition dump combo at the Great American Trucking Show.
The young Lindamood takes great pride in the trucks he and the rest of the Lindamood Demolition crew bring to shows. “When I get to show a truck, I make sure it’s clean,” he says. “The next time I show this truck, it’ll be spotless under the hood and the undercarriage will be detailed. That’ll get me up there from Third, where I placed this time.”
