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‘Second look’ at premium Kenworth Icon 900, following Fleenor Bros. custom treatment
Carthage, Mo.-based hazmat hauler Kyle Cousins and his Fleenor Bros. team take KW’s Icon 900 MATS display model to the next level in the unit’s Pride & Polish debut, now under Fleenor authority.
September 1, 2015
Custom Rigs
Pride & Polish champs named: Lil’ Ray’s “Wicked,” Phil Miller’s livestock hauler, “Disorderly Conduct” year’s top rigs
A year to the week after “Lil’” Ray Rodriguez introduced his underworld-themed 2015 Peterbilt 389 and Western stepdeck, the equipment hauler has been named the 2015 Overdrive’s Pride & Polish National Champion in the Limited-Mileage Combo category. Joining Rodriguez as 2015 champs were Phil Miller and his 2010 Pete 389 and Wilson livestock hauler, winning […]
August 29, 2015
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Robb Mariani on his favorite two subjects: Evel Knievel and, you guessed it, trucks
“I caught up with former American Trucker host and certified ‘truck nut’ Robb Mariani at GATS, where Mariani is one of the many people involved in the long restoration of the Evel Knievel haul rig on hand to greet GATS visitors at the Mack Trucks booth.”
August 29, 2015
Pride & Polish
Photos: Pride & Polish show rigs in the thick of 2015 GATS competition
A look below at some of the working show rigs competing in the 2015 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish contest.
August 28, 2015
Pride & Polish
Lil’ Ray raises bar on interior truck design with Pride & Polish competitor ‘Wicked’
The new interior design now melds the the truck’s cab and sleeper with that of the outside, a continuation of the same stone castle theme of from the truck’s exterior.
August 28, 2015
Custom Rigs
Photos: GATS truck views, non-Pride & Polish edition
Show rigs aren’t the only ones gracing the show floor, however. Here’s a look at the equipment on display in booths around the show floor
August 28, 2015
Custom Rigs
Photos: Day 1 at the Great American Trucking Show
Views from the show floor on the first day of the 2015 Great American Trucking Show.
August 27, 2015
Pride & Polish
Photos: Pride & Polish National Championship competitors shining bright in Dallas
Photos of more than a dozen of the Pride & Polish National Championship finalists staged for judging at the Great American Trucking Show.
August 27, 2015
Custom Rigs
PHOTOS: Sneak peek at the restored Evel Knievel Mack haul rig on the GATS show floor
Catch a few sneak-peek images of the classic 1974 Mack haul rig from the show floor before GATS opened in the gallery here. The rig is on display in the Mack Trucks booth.
August 27, 2015
Custom Rigs
Great American Trucking Show starts Thursday: Here’s how to follow it on Overdrive
Overdrive will be covering the show every step of the way, both online on OverdriveOnline.com and live on social media channels. Here’s how you can keep up.
August 26, 2015
Custom Rigs
GATS Pride & Polish preview: Chance 2 Transport 389 glider and van, ‘Twisted Obsession’
Video, photos of Rod Miller’s Chance 2 Transport “Twisted Obsession,” a 2014 Peterbilt 389 glider/Great Dane dry van combo you’ll see out on the show floor at GATS this week.
August 26, 2015
Custom Rigs
GATS Pride & Polish preview: Rollin’ Transport’s 1985 Peterbilt 359
The 359 of perennial Pride & Polish champ Vinnie Diorio is a different animal from his long-and-low newer models of recent years. It combines both old- and new-school features for a tastefully nostalgic design.
August 25, 2015
Custom Rigs
Renegade trucker’s ’00 W900L, with full YouTube episode detailing haul
This blue 2000 Kenworth W900L is owned and operated by Livingston, Montana, resident Nick Richards, who uses the rig to haul heavy equipment and ag machinery for his Renegade Trucking Inc. More on the haul here, including a full YouTube webisode.
August 25, 2015
Custom Rigs
GATS Pride & Polish preview: ‘Contender,’ J&L Contracting’s custom ’15 389, Blackhawk RGN
Whether you’re headed to GATS or not, this Pride & Polish national championship “Contender” 389 and Blackhawk trailer has all it takes to turn your head.
August 24, 2015
Custom Rigs
Last call: Final days to vote in Pride & Polish Truckers’ Choice contest; here’s all the competitors
The full roundup of all of the Pride & Polish National Championship competitors and a last call to vote for the Truckers’ Choice champ.
August 21, 2015
Custom Rigs
Evel Knievel’s ‘Big Red’ Mack gets red-carpet treatment at Hollywood premiere of ‘Being Evel’
The legendary daredevil’s 1974 custom Mack FS786LST cabover rises again. Photos: The rig and memorabilia display was shown attendant to the premiere of the “Being Evel” documentary this week.
August 21, 2015
Pride & Polish
25 for 25: A radically customized 1997 Peterbilt 379
In the 17th week of the countdown — which will span 25 weeks — here’s “Project One,” a radically customized 1997 Peterbilt 379 from the 2011 Great American Trucking Show.
August 21, 2015
Custom Rigs
4 States’ seventh annual truck show coming to Joplin, Mo., in September
The seventh annual Guilty By Association Truck Show, hosted by 4 State Trucks, home of the Chrome Shop Mafia, will be held Sept. 25-26 in its corporate headquarters in Joplin, Mo.
August 19, 2015
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