Photos: Day 2 of Pride and Polish show trucks at the Great American Trucking Show

Aug 26, 2016

Updated Aug 30, 2016

Competitors are on-hand at the Great American Trucking Show for the GATS Pride & Polish event.

In addition to the 2015-2016 Pride & Polish National Championships at GATS, the 2016-2017 Pride & Polish circuit kicks off. Below are some photos of the trucks competing in the different classes:

Coy Baker/Wes Ezell – 2017 Peterbilt 389

Mike Robinson – 1979 Peterbilt 359

Jake Lindamood – 1988 Peterbilt 379

Sean McEndree Sr. – 2006 Peterbilt 379

Omar and Yogi Ruiz – 2001 Kenworth W900L

Corey McCaslin – 2015 Peterbilt 389

James Ramsey – 2005 Kenworth W900L

Shane Boullion – 2001 Peterbilt 379

Candice Cooley – 2017 Peterbilt 389

Christ Court/Larry Smith – 2016 Freightliner Coronado/2016 Hicks Aluminum Dump

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