Pride & Polish: Page 13

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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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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Truckers’ Choice: Cast your vote for Pride & Polish’s top rig in the ‘14-’15 season

Truckers’ Choice voting pits all 20 finalists in the Pride & Polish National Championship against one another to produce a winner, based on votes by Overdrive readers.

July 20, 2015

25 for 25: Dan Brubaker’s 2014 Peterbilt 389 and 2015 Wilson livestock hauler

In the thirteenth week of the countdown of our top 25 custom truck videos, here’s Dan Brubaker’s 2014 Peterbilt 389 and 2015 Wilson livestock hauler.

July 16, 2015

Dan Brubaker’s 2014 Peterbilt 389 glider and Wilson livestock trailer

Fitzgerald Glider Kits hosts Overdrive’s Pride & Polish stop this week in Tennessee

Some of the country’s top show trucks will be on display at the Fitzgerald Truck Show this week in Crossville, Tenn., where they’ll compete for the final available slots in the field of Overdrive’s Pride & Polish National Championship finalists.

July 13, 2015

Ron Brubaker’s 1993 Peterbilt 379 won Best of Show, Working Bobtail at last year’s Fitzgerald Pride & Polish.

25 videos for 25 years: Robb Mariani’s ‘Low Patrol’ ‘1974 Ford

After purchasing the truck in 2003, former American Trucker host Robb Mariani rebuilt this classic cabover and turned it into an ode to its roots — a highway patrol rig.

July 9, 2015

25 videos for 25 years: John O’Keefe’s Low Life

In the eleventh week of the countdown, here’s John O’Keefe’s 2007 Peterbilt 379 and 2011 Mac Dump.

July 2, 2015

Best of Show, Working Combo: John O’keefe’s 2007 Peterbilt 379 and 2011 Mac dump.

25 for 25: Joel Dawes’ 1988 Peterbilt 379

In the tenth week of the countdown, here’s Joel Dawes’ 1988 Peterbilt 379.

June 26, 2015

Best of Show, Limited-Mileage Bobtail: Joel Dawes ’ 1988 Peterbilt 379

25 for 25: Bill Rethwisch’s ‘Blood, Sweat & Gass’

In the ninth week of the countdown, here’s Bill Rethwisch’s 2013 Peterbilt 389 and matching Polar tanker.

June 19, 2015

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25 videos for 25 years: Dean Jay’s Pete 379 “Cream Puff”

In the eighth week of our countdown of 25 of our top custom rig videos, here’s Dean Jay’s 2007 Peterbilt 379 and 2013 MAC flatbed.

June 11, 2015

25 for 25: Troy Huddleston’s butterfly-doored Freightliner

In the seventh week of our countdown of 25 of our top custom rig videos, here’s Troy Huddleston’s 1991 Freightliner Classic-FLD, which has some of the more unique touches on the show circuit today.

June 5, 2015

Photos: Beauty shots of the Best of Show winners from Dynaflex Pride & Polish

The Golden State was treated to its first Pride & Polish event in several seasons on Memorial Day weekend, in the second stop of 2015’s Pride & Polish circuit. Here are photos of the show’s four Best of Show winners.

May 27, 2015

Full winners list and more photos from California-held Pride & Polish show

The full list of winners from the weekend’s Pride & Polish competition, along with a gallery of photos of some of the competitors.

May 26, 2015

Rodriguez, Poulsen score another Pride & Polish Best of Show victory each at Dynaflex show

The four Best of Show winners from 2015’s second Pride & Polish stop.

May 24, 2015

Photos: More from this weekend’s Dynaflex Pride & Polish event

Photos from the second day of the Dynaflex Pride & Polish show.

May 24, 2015

Photos: Pride & Polish trucks, race trucks on display at Dynaflex show at ChampTruck race weekend

A few of the show trucks and race trucks at the joint Pride & Polish contest and ChampTruck racing held in conjunction this weekend.

May 23, 2015

2015’s second Pride & Polish stop kicks off Friday at Thunderhill Raceway at ChampTruck races

Overdrive’s Pride & Polish and the new Meritor ChampTruck World Series collide this weekend in Northern California, where the second stop in both 2015 circuits will be held together at the Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, Calif.

May 21, 2015

Click here to see coverage of ChampTruck’s inaugural race weekend, held last month.

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MRL Transport owner Mark Ledford today hauls direct freight outbound for customers in part built from his years of ownership of another fleet, since sold after years of growth. MRL in some ways is Ledford's effort to right-size a business for his life today.

Right-sizing for management: MRL Transport owner Mark Ledford hits five trucks

Ledford got his start trucking after working a dock where his manager said Ledford would never drive truck. Not only would he drive, he'd grow a fleet well beyond 30 trucks before selling out. MRL Transport is his second turn in the barrel, and Ledford's hit a profitability sweet spot.

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Small-biz trucking success, with family assist: The woman behind owner-operator Jason Shelly

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FMCSA, other agencies update timelines for bevy of in-progress regs

The Small Fleet Championship's title belts are on the line for this year's competition, both to be delivered to a final winner in two categories after the final round October 23 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Meet Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists

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Small-biz trucking success, with family assist: The woman behind owner-operator Jason Shelly

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