Pride and Polish Truck Beauty Contest

Jan 25, 2010

April 24-25

Pride and Polish Truck Beauty Contest

Wildwood, Fla.; www.prideandpolish.com; 888-349-4287.

The 2010 Pride and Polish series has truck beauty events scheduled at 75 Chrome Shop in Wildwood, Fla.

Owner-operator Raiko Graveran might be the 'nicest dude in all of trucking,' a version of which has been said by more than one truck showgoer who's found him and his 1995 Freightliner FLD 120 parked up. Here he's showing off fairly recent wins at the Old Town Rig Down event in Nacogdoches, Texas. Look for Graveran out at the Stars, Stripes and White Lines event this week in Atlanta.

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RGT Transport owner Graveran came to the United States in '08 on a raft from Cuba, ultimately able to gain legal permanent resident status with the immigration policy of the time. Today, he's the proud owner of a multi-award-winning custom '95 FLD flattop that cuts a unique picture on the show circuit.

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