The PKY Truck Beauty Championship at the Mid-America Trucking Show drew to a close Saturday morning at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, with Davis Brothers Designs being named the winner of the Big Rig Build-Off, along with five Best of Show winners, the People's Choice winner and more.
The invitation-only Big Rig Build-Off was a competition among four truck builders, billed by show organizers as a “special ‘elite builders only’ class.” Three of the four builders invited to compete -- Adam Johnson with Johnson Hill Customs and K&D Transport; Dustin Dickerson with Dickerson Custom Trucks; and Brian and Thomas Davis with Davis Brothers Designs -- had their custom builds up for the award. The fourth builder, Troy Massey with Massey Motor Freight, did not have his build completed in time for the show.
The Best of Show, People's Choice, Troy "The Legend" Huddleston Award, and National Association of Show Trucks (NAST) winners can be seen below. Stay tuned to Overdrive for full show results in the coming days with winners from all categories.
People's Choice
Jeff Hoker's 2023 Peterbilt 389 and 2023 Great Dane van
Working Truck -- Bobtail
Tim Cody Jr.'s 2018 Peterbilt 389
Working Truck -- Combo
Cody Davis' 2022 Kenworth W900L and 2023 Merritt livestock trailer
Limited Mileage -- Bobtail with Miles
Fred Rethwisch's 1986 International 9670
Limited Mileage -- Bobtail with No Miles
Jacob Bonham, showing Massey Motor Freight's 2022 Peterbilt 389, "Dust n' the Wind"
Limited Mileage -- Combo
Troy Massey's 2005 Peterbilt 379 and 2021 Galyean tanker
Troy “The Legend” Huddleston Award, presented by RoadWorks
Andrew Ditz's 1959 Peterbilt 351
NAST Bobtail
Austin Gottman's 2024 Peterbilt 389
NAST Combo
Dane Hartman's 2024 Peterbilt 389 and 2024 Wilson Pacesetter
