Five custom show trucks left Dallas last week with top honors in the show truck landscape: Best of Show winners in the Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish.
In addition to the five judge-selected winners, attendees also had a say, with on-site voters naming the People’s Choice champion.
All six rigs and their owners were treated to an off-site photo shoot after the show. See a selection of those photos below, along with a full list of winners from GATS Pride & Polish. Photos below are all by Jim Allen of 365 Trucking.
Best of Show, Limited Mileage Combo | Jeff Jansen and V-Max Transportation’s 1995 Kenworth W900L and 2016 Utility van, “Backlash”
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Best of Show, Limited Mileage Bobtail | Daniel Gil and Alonzo Ramirez’s 2018 Peterbilt 389
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Best of Show, Working Combo | Robbie Basse’s 2016 Kenworth W900 and 2016 Fontaine Infinity
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Best of Show, Working Bobtail | Kaleb Hammett’s 2017 Peterbilt 389
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Builder’s Class | Randy Manning’s 2018 Kenworth W900L dump
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People’s Choice | Bradley Wacks’ Army-Air Force Exchange 2019 Freightliner Cascadia and 2018 Hyundai van
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ANTIQUE – BOBTAIL – 1975 & Older
1st Place – Marty & Brenda Glomb, Taylor, TX; 1955 Black & White Kenworth Conventional – “Pepe”
2nd Place – Dwayne Pitre/Mike Culotta, Baton Rouge, LA; 1975 White Kenworth W900A

3rd Place – Wade Wardlaw, Woodville, TX; 1975 White & Copper Peterbilt 359 – “Wade’s Pride & Joy”
ANTIQUE – BOBTAIL – 1980 – 1990
1st Place – Edward Harwell, Cave Springs, AR; 1988 Black, Red, White & Blue Freightliner FLT086 – “Service & Sacrifice”
2nd Place – Greg Jenkins, Winchester, KY; 1988 Brown Western Star 4964 – “Lonesome”
3rd Place – Dwayne Pitre/Mike Culotta, Baton Rouge, LA; 1981 White Kenworth W900A
ANTIQUE – COMBO
1st Place – David Schnautz/Clark Freight Lines, Dallas, TX; 1981 Blue Kenworth
2nd Place – Delma Gibbs, Detroit, TX; 1980 Red, Gray & White International 4070B/2005 Chapparal Step Deck
3rd Place – Geo Cuellar/Clark Freight Lines, Dallas, TX; 1985 Blue Kenworth K100E/1980 Matlack Van – “Clyde”
BOBTAIL – NEW TRUCK (LESS THAN 50,000 MILES)
1st Place – Marilyn Surber/Melton Truck Lines, Tulsa, OK; 2019 Blue Kenworth T680
BOBTAIL – FIRST SHOW
1st Place – Nick Boullion, Carencro, LA; 1997 Yellow Peterbilt 379
2nd Place – Blake Henderson/GCH Concrete, Granbury, TX; 2006 White, Red & Gray Peterbilt 379
BOBTAIL – 2000 & Older
1st Place – Ray Rodriguez/Lil Ray’s Transport, Salinas, CA; 1999 Blue Peterbilt 379 – “Uno Mas”
2nd Place – Tony Kidd/Daryl Livingston, Texarkana, TX; 1978 White Kenworth W900A – “Miss Leila Marie”
3rd Place – Laird “Spike” Fuller, Broomfield, CO; 1995 Green Peterbilt 379 – “Ya Wanna”
BOBTAIL – 2001 & Newer
1st Place – Kaleb Hammett/Hammett Excavation, Dodd City, TX; 2017 Red & Grey Peterbilt 389
2nd Place – Shane Boullion, Carencro, LA; 2001 Dark Rose Gray Peterbilt 379 – “Rose Mary”
3rd Place – Ryan Mahens/May S, Inc., Ellenwood, GA; 2006 White International 9900 ix – “Island Time”
COMBO – NEW TRUCK
1st Place – Terry Sturby/Jade Transport Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA; 2019 Green Kenworth W900L/2017 Tremcar Tanker – “Zed Zed Top”
2nd Place – Bradley Wacks/Army Air Force Exchange, Dallas, TX; 2019 Black Freightliner Cascadia/2018 Hyundai Van
3rd Place – Gabe Rosenthal/Stevens Transport, Dallas, TX; 2019 White Peterbilt 567/2019 MAC Tanker
COMBO – COMPANY TRUCK
1st Place – David Kosar/Riteway Truck Rental, Inc., Dallas, TX; 1996 Red Peterbilt 379/2014 Utility Reefer – “Texas Pride”
2nd Place – Oscar Ochoa/Clark Freight Lines, Pasadena, TX; 2012 Black Kenworth T660/1995 Utility Curtainside
COMBO – OPEN
1st Place – Robbie Basse/Basse Transportation, Hinton, OK; 2016 Baby Blue Kenworth K900/2016 Fontaine Infinity – “Baby Blue”
2nd Place – Eric Turner, Sr, Ellenwood, GA; 2015 Blue Peterbilt 389/2018 Wallymo Car Hauler – “Showtime”
3rd Place – Zachary Tuchman/Jonathan Donadio, Guilford, CT; 1996 Mint Green Kenworth W900/2018 East Hopper – “Double OG”
INTERIOR – CAB ONLY
1st Place – Kaleb Hammett/Hammett Excavation, Dodd City, TX; 2017 Red & Grey Peterbilt 389
2nd Place – Jared Simon/S&S Trucking, Inc., Longmont, CO; 1999 Black & Yellow Petrbilt 379/2018 Reitnour Flatbed – “Angry Bee”
3rd Place – Ryan Mahens/May S, Inc., Ellenwood, GA; 2006 White International 9900 ix – “Island Time”
INTERIOR – OEM SLEEPER
1st Place – Eric Turner, Sr, Ellenwood, GA; 2015 Blue Peterbilt 389/2018 Wallymo Car Hauler – “Showtime”
2nd Place – Robbie Basse/Basse Transportation, Hinton, OK; 2016 Baby Blue Kenworth K900/2016 Fontaine Infinity – “Baby Blue”
3rd Place – Edward Harwell, Cave Springs, AR; 1988 Black, Red, White & Blue Freightliner FLT086 – “Service & Sacrifice”
BEST INTERIOR – LIMITED MILEAGE OR BUILDERS CLASS
Jake Lindamood/Lindamood Demolition, Irving, TX; 1988 Silver & Blue Peterbilt 379
ENGINE
1st Place – Eric Turner, Sr, Ellenwood, GA; 2015 Blue Peterbilt 389/2018 Wallymo Car Hauler – “Showtime”
2nd Place – Kaleb Hammett/Hammett Excavation, Dodd City, TX; 2017 Red & Grey Peterbilt 389
3rd Place – Robbie Basse/Basse Transportation, Hinton, OK; 2016 Baby Blue Kenworth K900/2016 Fontaine Infinity – “Baby Blue”
BEST ENGINE – LIMITED MILEAGE OR BUILDERS CLASS
Daniel Gil/Alonzo Ramirez, Hobbs, NM; 2018 Dark Saddle Brown Peterbilt 389
PAINT – BOBTAIL
1st Place – Kaleb Hammett/Hammett Excavation, Dodd City, TX; 2017 Red & Grey Peterbilt 389
2nd Place – Edward Harwell, Cave Springs, AR; 1988 Black, Red, White & Blue Freightliner FLT086 – “Service & Sacrifice”
3rd Place – Ryan Mahens/May S, Inc., Ellenwood, GA; 2006 White International 9900 ix – “Island Time”
PAINT – COMBO
1st Place – Robbie Basse/Basse Transportation, Hinton, OK; 2016 Baby Blue Kenworth K900/2016 Fontaine Infinity – “Baby Blue”
2nd Place – Eric Turner, Sr, Ellenwood, GA; 2015 Blue Peterbilt 389/2018 Wallymo Car Hauler – “Showtime”
3rd Place – Zachary Tuchman/Jonathan Donadio, Guilford, CT; 1996 Mint Green Kenworth W900/2018 East Hopper – “Double OG”
BEST PAINT – LIMITED MILEAGE OR BUILDERS CLASS – BOBTAIL
Brandon Avant, Hampton, AR; 2010 Red Peterbilt 389 – “The Mistress”
BEST PAINT – LIMITED MILEAGE – COMBO
Jeff Jansen/V-Max Transportation, Zeeland, MI; 1995 Burgundy & White Kenworth W900L/2016 Utility Van – “Backlash”