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Pride & Polish National Championship preview: Limited-Mileage Combo finalists

Here are the five Limited-Mileage Bobtail finalists, continuing coverage of the 20 Pride & Polish National Championship finalists. The 2014-2015 season culminates this month at the Great American Trucking Show.

August 12, 2015

Ray Rodriguez and his 2015 Peterbilt 389 and matching flatbed won Best of Show at both the 2014 Great American Trucking Show and the 2015 Dynaflex Monster Stack Shootout.

Small fleet owner Allen Boles’ team wins third straight ChampTruck race weekend

Ten-truck fleet owner and operator Allen Boles again won the points-earning race at this weekend’s Meritor ChampTruck World Series truck racing event held at the Virginia International Raceway, marking his second victory in a row and the third straight for his Jupiter Motorsports team.

August 10, 2015

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25 for 25: Jeff Shawhan’s 1990 Kenworth K100E cabover

In the 16th week of the countdown — which will span 25 weeks — here’s Jeff Shawhan’s 1990 Kenworth K100E cabover, which he calls Obscene Gesture.

August 7, 2015

Jeff Shawhan still uses his Kenworth K100E on his Ohio farm.

Pride & Polish championship preview: Limited-Mileage Bobtail finalists

Here are the six finalists competing for the Pride & Polish National Championship in the Limited-Mileage Bobtail category.

August 5, 2015

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Chi-Town Large Cars’ Southern Prez and his 359

The Chi-Town group’s annual benefit and truck show is August 15 in Lynwood, Ill. — Eady and his classic custom Pete (find photos here) are sure to be a part of it.

August 4, 2015

The 1985 Peterbilt 359 extended hood is powered by a Detroit Series 60. 'It may have come with a Cummins,' Eady says. It was bought from a trucker in his area, he adds.

Bill Hall’s silver and purple custom Pete 379 Legacy

The Halls, made up of a band of several full families, haul aggregates and other dump loads mostly in the San Antonio area.

August 4, 2015

J&L Contracting’s 2013 Peterbilt 389 — Back in Black

The “Back in Black” glider, powered by a 6nz Cat, was formerly the truck of then-Landstar-leased Brett Cole — J&L retooled it for heavy haul, among other extensive customizations, says J&L’s Randy Menkel.

August 1, 2015

J&L driver Randy Menkel

25 for 25: Melvin Davis Jr.’s 2000 Freightliner Classic ‘Hillbilly Hilton’

In the fifteenth week of the countdown of our top 25 custom truck videos, here’s Melvin Davis Jr.’s 2000 Freightliner Classic that he named the Hillbilly Hilton.

July 30, 2015

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Rantoul is cool

The Precious, Troy Huddleston and more at 8th annual TopGun Largecar Shootout and Working Class Truck Show in Rantoul, Ill., last weekend.

July 29, 2015

Troy Huddleston’s Freightliner, a past Pride & Polish national championship contender, at the event. Cast your vote daily for this year’s Truckers’ Choice championship ahead of GATS next month at this link.

Pride & Polish championship preview: Working Combo finalists

The five finalists in the Working Combo category for the Pride & Polish National Championship, which is taking place late next month in Dallas.

July 29, 2015

‘Anything you can put on a flatbed’: Owner-op’s ’03 Pete

Missouri-based operator Steven Homfeld says he hauls “just about anything you can put on a flatbed” with this 2003 Peterbilt 379, the cornerstone of he and his wife Brenda’s single-truck company, B&S Livestock.

July 28, 2015

Cadle Transport 2013 Coronado glider, small fleet rise from recession’s ashes

Small fleet owner Ben Cadle launched his business with his own authority in 2007, right as the financial world was starting to collapse under its own weight. His 2013 show-worthy glider illustrates his subsequent, ongoing success.

July 27, 2015

Cadle Transport 2013 Freightliner Coronado glider

The Mistress at the truck show with the wife and kids

Profiling the scene around David McDaniel’s 2002 Moore Freight Service-leased Peterbilt 379, “The Mistress,” caught last weekend at the Pride & Polish in Crossville, Tenn.

July 24, 2015

Mistress back of sleeper

25 videos for 25 years: Bill Rethwisch’s 2012 Peterbilt 389 fuel hauler

In the fourteenth week of the countdown of our top 25 custom truck videos, here’s Bill Rethwisch’s custom 2012 Peterbilt 389 fuel hauler.

July 24, 2015

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More from Fitzgerald Pride & Polish show: Beauty shots of top 4 rigs, full winners list

Beauty shots of the Best of Show winners from the Fitzgerald Pride & Polish show this weekend, along with a full list of winners from the show’s various categories.

July 23, 2015

After a comprehensive new color scheme on this intricately striped 1985 Peterbilt 359, owner-operator Hayden Eady put the truck into service in October of last year, hauling open-deck freight leased to Bama Truck Lines. A custom headache rack he pulled from a salvage yard and painted, extending the truck’s lines and colors onto the box, among other unique features.

25 years of show truck evolution

25 years of custom truck showpieces in a two minute window — a celebration of Overdrive’s Pride & Polish 25th anniversary.

July 23, 2015

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Photos: The Evel Knievel haul rig, finished!

Photos of the finished rig! The 1974 Mack FS cabover haul rig of legendary the daredevil will be staged as a traveling exhibition beginning July 23 at the Evel Knievel Days festival in Butte, Mont.

July 22, 2015

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Pride & Polish championship preview: Working Bobtail finalists

Each week, Overdrive will highlight the five finalists from one of the four categories. Here are the five finalists in the Working Bobtail category.

July 22, 2015

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Oberman Logistics owner Wes Oberman's personal truck is this Kenworth T680 -- purchased to replace a lower-fuel-mileage 2020 389 that powered his maiden voyage in trucking as an owner-operator. He's getting 10 mpg now, and providing a reliable home for leased owners has the fleet up to 11 trucks as of August.

Skin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansion

Owner-operator Wes Oberman and his business partner and wife, Laura, have built a home for leased owner-operators at their Tennessee-based fleet with a promise of transparent, simple fees -- and clear investment in the success of their business partners. Growth has been steady over six years.

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Sleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit?

It's taken less than a decade for small fleet owner Derrick Wolfe to grow his New York-based food grade tanker-haul business from one truck to 21 company drivers, seven owner-operators and 10 non-driving employees.

Derrick Wolfe has built a 'sweet' business in New York's Finger Lakes region

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'Dollar Bill': Impressive 1982 Peterbilt 359 powered by Cat C18 marine engine

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