Custom RigsPhotos: No. 54 ‘Team Tortured’ ChampTruck at MATSTodd DillsMar 26, 2015Updated Apr 7, 2015 On display at the Minimizer company’s booth at the Mid-America Trucking Show is this Volvo ChampTruck, one of two the company has entered in the ChampTruck race series, getting under way next month. This No. 54 “Team Tortured” truck will be piloted in the series by race driver Brad Klemmenson of Blooming Prairie, Minn. Klemmenson, who until now has been working the family farm in Minnesota, trades in his John Deere green for the red-and-black scheme of this modified 10-speed manual, two-axle Volvo 670. Minimizer likewise has a car in an NHRA series with its foray into racing. Known for its fenders, Minimizer has another rig in the running with “Team Tested,” piloted by Trevor Kruckeberg, a commercial driver who’s hauled Minimizer training and innovation trailers in the past. You can meet both drivers, and check out the 54 rig, at the Minimizer booth in the West Wing at the Kentucky Convention Center, if you’re at MATS. If not, visit this site for more.Related StoriesCustom RigsJudgment Day: Sampling of custom trucks showing at MATSCustom RigsGleaming show trucks ready for judging at MATSCustom RigsBack in black: ‘86 Pete 359 still hauling logs dailyPartner InsightsProper Cologne - Subtle scent enhancers to be discovered, not announcedTop StoriesRegulationsFog-blind trucker hits concrete barrier: Preventable?2 a.m., and truck driver John Doe was in rain, fog on a tight two-lane highway bounded by concrete barriers. An oncoming truck blinded Doe with high beams, then swerved into his lane. Doe missed the truck, but not the barrier to his right. Preventable?Channel 19Ice Pick Bandit strikes again: Will the feds step in?Overdrive Radio'Too many scammers out there': Trucker of the Month stays choosy about brokersTrucker of the YearNominate an exemplary owner today: 2024 Trucker of the Year competitionFeatured SponsorDezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so goodOverdrive RadioLatest Episode'Too many scammers out there': Trucker of the Month stays choosy about brokersMore episodes »Partner InsightsEngineered for superior calls in high-noise environments.The New B450-XT headset offers 96% Noise-cancellation for clear calls in high-noise workplaces