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Amed Guardado's 2019 International LoneStar
He had the truck, which he nicknamed "Optimus Prime," custom painted when he bought it two years ago.
July 2, 2021
Guardado
Custom Rigs
Trevor Hass’ ‘Baby Grape’ 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider
The truck's purple paint scheme is accented by custom striping Hass painted himself. "Shade-tree-mechanic stuff," he said, noting the 300-inch-wheelbase rig is powered by a Detroit 60 Series with a 13-speed and 3:55 rears.
July 1, 2021
Trever Hass' purple, black and lime green Peterbilt 389
Custom Rigs
Patriotic graphics from fleets around the country
Take a look at some military- and patriotic-themed trucks from fleets across the country to honor the history of the United States.
July 1, 2021
J.S. Helwig & Son, Terrell, Texas
Custom Rigs
Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree kicks off next week
The show, held at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop in Walcott, Iowa, will run July 8-10. In addition to the Truck Beauty Contest, there will be live entertainment, an antique truck display, Trucker Olympics, fireworks and more.
June 30, 2021
Aaron Walters' 2019 Peterbilt 389
Reader Rigs
Dustin Schier's 2015 Peterbilt 389
The truck is powered by a Detroit 60 Series with a 13-speed. Schier has added a custom Peterbilt 379-style grille and surround.
June 29, 2021
Dustin Schier's 2015 Peterbilt 389
Pride & Polish
Impressive rigs competing in 2021 Pride & Polish contest
Overdrive's Pride & Polish contest is close to closing. Harold and Erin Smith's 2018 Kenworth W900L is just one of the 64 entries in the 2021 Overdrive's Pride & Polish contest so far. Vote for your favorites here through tomorrow Sunday, July 11.
June 28, 2021
Harold and Erin Smith's 2018 Kenworth W900L
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Resurrecting the Rubber Duck's classic 1970 Mack RS700
This video showcases small fleet owner Anthony Fox of Rome, Ga., proud owner and caretaker of a piece of history that is one of the original 1970 Macks/60s trailer from the classic “Convoy” trucking film of the 1970s, released today 43 years ago.
November 16, 2017
Mack RS700
Reader Rigs
Eric Bower's 2000 Kenworth W900L
It's powered by a 550-hp Cat 3406E with a 13-speed and 3:55 rears. The truck has 1.6 million miles on it.
June 25, 2021
Bower
Custom Rigs
Work-in-progress 2019 Pete 389 stands out from the crowd
Owner-operator Steve Johnson is still working on his custom 389, but already it's standing out from the pack with bright yellow paint and subtle details that make it pop.
June 24, 2021
custom 2019 peterbilt 389
Reader Rigs
Kyler Shaw's 2003 Peterbilt 379
Shaw mostly hauls sand and rock in East Texas. The truck is powered by a 6NZ Cat with an 18-speed and 3:55 rears.
June 22, 2021
Shaw
Pride & Polish
Cast your vote for your favorite Pride & Polish trucks
Rigs are competing in seven categories. Voting for the virtual contest opened Monday, June 21, and runs through midnight July 11.
June 21, 2021
Kris and Casey Keel's custom rig
Reader Rigs
Dan Schoenbaum's 1991 Freightliner FLD120
The rig, which has 3.7 million miles, is powered by a Cummins N14 with a 13-speed. Schoenbaum says the truck is the first one Freightliner put an electronic N14 in.
June 18, 2021
Schoenbaum
Custom Rigs
1988 Freightliner boasts rare custom big bunk
Catch views and hear details of Vermont-based Robert Davis' 1988 Freightliner, which he uses to haul cheese.
June 17, 2021
1988 Freightliner FLC120
Reader Rigs
Chris Szczepanik's 2021 Kenworth T680 company truck
The truck features a 565-hp Cummins with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller. Szczepanik runs mostly over-the-road staying east of Tornado Alley.
June 15, 2021
Szczepanik
Reader Rigs
Andrew Mitchell's 2014 Peterbilt 389
The rig sports a Cat 6NZ with an 18-speed. Mitchell hauls cattle in the Midwest and West, and pulls a hopper hauling rendering products in the Midwest to the East Coast "and everywhere in between."
June 11, 2021
Mitchell
Custom Rigs
Custom-painted Peterbilt 379 of Jeff and Nancy Walters
After an accident a few months prior to the Kenly show, Jeff redid the truck with custom fenders, new exhaust and more. All of the paint and striping work was done by Jeff himself, who paints as a hobby.
June 10, 2021
Jeff and Nancy Walter's custom peterbilt truck
Reader Rigs
Greg Wood's 2020 Freightliner Cascadia
The truck is used to haul nickel, ore and other minerals out of mines in northern Ontario to smelters in Ontario and Quebec.
June 8, 2021
Wood
Reader Rigs
Lowell Merriam's 1994 Kenworth W900L
The rig sports a 400-hp Detroit 60 Series. Merriam bought it wrecked in 2003, changed out the cab and repaired the hood before putting it on the road.
June 4, 2021
Merriam
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See the Pride & Polish finalists in 7 categories here. Custom truck owners submitted 64 entries, and these entries received hundreds of online votes. Winners in each category will be announced in a streaming event here Thursday, August 5, 2021.
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