Pride & Polish

Custom champs: A run in the 'Bandit' '21 W900L
It’s not just the classic black-and-gold throwback paint scheme from Smokey & the Bandit that's behind the name of this owner's rig. The Pride & Polish-winning W900L is now rolling memorial to John McCormick's "Bandit" Yorkie's memory.
December 2, 2022
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Custom champs: 'Eighth house truck' for Rick and Terry Henderson
Winners in the Pride & Polish interior category, Bennett-leased owner-operators Rick and Terry Henderson of Ohio, feature a tastefully decorated interior, dazzling lighting and distinctive striping on their 2022 Peterbilt 389.
November 23, 2022
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Custom champs: Classic Mack B61 helping revive longtime trucker ministry
Marvin Graves has been involved in the trucking industry in one way or another for most of the last 60 years. He started out as a company driver, then became an owner-operator before he started a truck stop ministry in the 1980s.
November 17, 2022
Marvin Graves' 1963 Mack B61 front view
2022 Pride & Polish champs: The seven standout rigs
Following a submission period, Overdrive readers voted on their favorite trucks in each of seven categories to determine the winners in the 2022 Pride & Polish virtual competition.
October 28, 2022
John McCormick's 2021 Kenworth W900L
The best in custom rigs: Pride & Polish finale today
Three trucks are finalists in each of seven categories -- Working Bobtail, 2014 & Older; Working Bobtail, 2015 & Newer; Working Combo, 2011 & Older; Working Combo, 2012 & Newer; Antique; Interior; and Limited Mileage. Winners will be announced Oct. 28.
October 10, 2022
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Cast your vote for the best in custom rigs: Overdrive's Pride & Polish
Dozens of owners submitted photos that make up 77 entries in one or more of seven categories: two each in Working Bobtail and Working Combo; Antique; Interior; and Limited Mileage/Builders. Cast your vote in each category for your favorites now.
September 13, 2022
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Voting period opens for virtual Pride & Polish truck show competition
Pride & Polish voting: Vote now to determine the finalists in each of seven categories -- Working Bobtail, 2014 & Older; Working Bobtail, 2015 & Newer; Working Combo, 2011 & Older; Working Combo, 2012 & Newer; Antique; Interior; and Limited Mileage.
September 13, 2022
Chris and Ruth Smith's 2020 Peterbilt 389
Overdrive's 2022 Pride & Polish competition
Just a few days left to enter the Pride & Polish virtual truck show, a chance for competitors to show off their rigs and be chosen by peers as the best of the best. Submissions accepted through Sept. 5. Enter your rig for 2022 show-season bragging rights.
July 19, 2022
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Overdrive's virtual Pride & Polish competition now open
The Pride & Polish virtual truck beauty show gives contestants a chance to show off their rigs and be chosen by their peers as the best of the best. Submissions are being accepted through Sept. 5.
August 1, 2022
Pride & Polish 2021 working combo finalists
Custom champs: Chris Kulow's 2007 Peterbilt 379
Chris Kulow's 379, which sports a 144-inch ARI sleeper, won first place in the Working Bobtail, 2008 & Older class in the 2021 Overdrive's Pride & Polish. He uses the truck to haul machinery and oversized step-deck freight.
September 20, 2021
Chris Kulow's 2007 Peterbilt 379
Custom champs: Mark Havens' 2019 Peterbilt 389
Pride & Polish Working Bobtail category winner Mark Havens considers his 389 Pete a gift from above. It's certainly one that draws crowds wherever it goes, hauling mostly gasoline and ethanol.
September 9, 2021
Mark Havens' 2019 Peterbilt 389
Custom champs: Despite tough 2020, Daniel & Phyllis Snow persevere
The couple's 1996 Freightliner Classic XL picked up wins in the Working Combo, 2000 & Older and Interior categories, and placed second in Antique. This marks the second year the Snows have won in Working Combo.
September 2, 2021
The big-bunk 389 of Ruth and Chris Smith: Working combo champs
The rig was spec'd from the factory with a 380-inch wheelbase to accommodate the 192-inch sleeper, and is leased to Southern Pride Trucking, specializing in airline-related freight. The long story of how they got there runs through Europe, other careers.
August 26, 2021
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Ron Kelsey's 'Sunrise Express' 1981 Peterbilt 359 – Pride & Polish Antique champ
Kelsey's classic iron features numerous custom touches he's added throughout the 37 years he's owned the truck. These include a full rework of the interior, plenty of custom stainless, 7-inch stacks and more.
August 19, 2021
Ron Kelsey's 'Sunrise Express' 1981 Peterbilt 359
Custom champs: Rob Hallahan's 2022 389 'Joke's on You'
Pride & Polish Limited Mileage winner Hallahan is coming off two years of fast growth to the 12-driver, 9-truck Hallahan Transport fleet he has today. This brand-new custom flagship is whipped cream of top of that, despite time limitations on the owner.
August 12, 2021
rob hallalan's 2022 custom Peterbilt 389
Meet the 2021 Overdrive's Pride & Polish champs
Six trucks and their owners were named winners across seven categories, with four for working trucks (two each for bobtail and combo, delineated by year), one for limited mileage, one for antique and one for interior.
August 5, 2021
Ron Kelsey’s 1981 Peterbilt 359
Overdrive's Pride & Polish winners unveiled
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 Thursday at this page.
July 20, 2021
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Less than a week left to vote in Pride & Polish contest
Dozens of readers submitted photos that make up 64 entries in one or more of 7 categories: Working Bobtail, 2008 and earlier; Working Bobtail, 2019-2022; Working Combo, 2000 and earlier; Working Combo, 2001-2022; Antique; Interior; and Limited Mileage.
July 5, 2021
This 2004 Peterbilt 379, owned by Kevin Berry, is competing in the Limited Mileage category.
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