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Pride & Polish: Page 9

Pride & Polish
Rare 190-inch Double Eagle sleeper rides on custom '96 International
Pennsylvania-based Jesse Shirey found the truck three years ago sitting by a barn surrounded by weeds. With his wife and father, Shirey rebuilt the rig from the ground up, inside and out.
June 19, 2025
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Missouri logger's 1991 Peterbilt 378
Niangua, Missouri-based Charlie McClain has owned and operated this 1991 Peterbilt 378 as part of his McClain Farms and Logging business for 25 years. Submit your truck to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery here.
June 17, 2025
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Visual tour, impressions of the ATHS 2025 National Convention
Overdrive 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber offers this window on the ATHS National Convention, held last week, June 4-6, in Madison, Wisconsin, and featuring 850-plus trucks from all along the past century and more.
June 13, 2025
It was beautifully restored and fully loaded with cargo. It tells a story, takes you back more than 100 years.
Pride & Polish
Faith, fate, and one big bunk: A pair of custom KWs, one with a 120-inch ARI sleeper
Owner John Rissler tells the tale of two Sovereign Blue KW W900s, a 2000 studio sleeper and a 2003 with a custom big bunk, the latter with a wild history as a bank repo bought straight from the government. They've been integral to his family's last quarter century trucking.
June 12, 2025
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Owner-operator John Treadway's 'Teal Appeal' 1998 Peterbilt 379
Treadway's rig is painted in Harley Davidson's Frosted Teal color to match his 2017 Harley Ultra Classic. He showed the truck at MATS this past March in Louisville, Kentucky.
June 5, 2025
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Kenny Ziglar's 'Scrapin' By' 2007 Peterbilt 379 wins top honors at SuperRigs
Wyoming-based Kenny Ziglar took home Best of Show honors from the 2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show held this past weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
June 2, 2025
Kenny Ziglar took home top honors from the 2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show with his 2007 Peterbilt 379, 'Scrapin' By.'
Pride & Polish
Large Cars and Guitars' big haul for breast cancer, growth with 2025 event
Held at Bristol Motor Speedway, the event brought together a wide range of working trucks from across the country ahead of Memorial Day, for a great cause. Here, catch Lawson Rudisill's coverage of the event, including all the units showing. Yeah, you heard that right. Every. Single. Truck.
May 30, 2025
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Owner-operator Troy Bolin's V8 Cat 3408-powered 1979 Peterbilt 359
Bull-hauling owner-operator Bolin grew up fascinated with the 359, knowing its prior owner. When it came up for sale in 1991, he bought it and has held onto it since. Here, he offers a detailed history of the Cat V8-powered 302-inch wheelbase rig, a real rarity.
May 29, 2025
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Overdrive Radio
Honoring a father's legacy with Tim Eacret of EZ Pete Interiors
There are some dads who, in not giving their children everything they’d like materially, wind up giving them something of far greater value. That describes the father of Tim Eacret, proprietor of truck-upholstery specialist EZ Pete Interiors, who honors his dad's legacy in this week's Overdrive Radio.
May 26, 2025
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Truckers pay tribute to military heroes
As the country celebrates the Memorial Day holiday with cookouts and gatherings May 26, we remember the reason for it -- honoring U.S. military personnel who died while serving. To do that, we're taking a look at some of the patriotic-themed trucks featured in Overdrive in recent years.
May 23, 2025
The 'Black Out' 1999 Freightliner Classic XL has been featured numerous times throughout the years and is a rolling memorial to POW-MIA military personnel. The truck was originally built by owner-operator Chuck Timbrook.
Pride & Polish
'Showoff' 1979 Peterbilt 359 pull truck tuned up to 1,250 hp
Owner Greg Graham competes in truck pulls with the high-powered unit, which has been customized as a rolling tribute to his daughter's late mother, who passed away after battling cancer in 2012.
May 22, 2025
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'Pretty good life' for Gary Jones' short-hood '79 Peterbilt 359
Truck show mainstay Gary Jones, owner of SPB Trucking, showed off his latest build at MATS 2025 -- a 1979 Peterbilt 359 day cab with just 630K original miles, and a rare sight among Jones' trucks, which often sport custom big bunks.
May 15, 2025
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Owner Scott Klinger's 'classic' 2019 Kenworth W900L
The Cummins-powered truck features numerous options from the factory, both inside and out. Tall rubber, too. Submit your truck to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery here.
May 9, 2025
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Pride & Polish
Every smart mod to Trucker of the Year's 4M-mile 1995 KW T600
With 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber's long career coming to a close and his long-running T600 up for sale, this video look at the rig's modifications show his prioritization of efficiency, increased comfort and durability. Also: His custom dashcam solution, dating back to 2013.
May 8, 2025
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'Promise to a friend': The Wheel Jam Truck Show, staying alive
The Wheel Jam Truck Show in Huron, South Dakota, began in 2002 over beers among friends. It grew from nine trucks the first year to hundreds today. Before its founder passed in 2024, he charged two women with keeping it going.
May 7, 2025
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2002 Kenworth W900L a heavy-haul workhorse
Owner Donley Houchin runs the truck leased to Landstar hauling heavy freight.
May 6, 2025
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Faith, family, friends: Crossroads Truck Meet show building community
A Cat 3408 V8-powered 1979 359, 120-inch ARI big bunk on a 2003 W900L, a show organizer on a mission to create -- more importantly, to thank -- a close-knit community in and around California, Missouri and beyond... This year's Truck Meet featured plenty to write home about.
May 6, 2025
Overhead at the end of Saturday, after the lights came on for the truck owners still parked. Find more shots from the show at the shop's Facebook page.
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Kenworth W900: History, legacy, availability through 2026, and what's in store for the W990
On Overdrive Radio this week, a deep dive with Kenworth into the history and truck owners who helped create the W900 model's legacy. It's closingout a 60-plus year production run next year. How long will you be able to order one? Details here.
May 5, 2025
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