Overdrive
  • Equipment
  • Business
  • Regulations
  • Life
  • Custom Rigs
  • Gear
135K owner-ops get it. Shouldn’t you?
135K owner-ops get it. Shouldn’t you?
Business & regulatory news, custom rigs and more delivered straight to your inbox.
By providing your email, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Account
  • Sign In
Follow Overdrive
Facebook iconTwitter X icon LinkedIn iconYouTube iconInstagram iconTikTok
About
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
Sections
  • Equipment
  • Business
  • Regulations
  • Life
  • Custom Rigs
  • Gear
  • Overdrive Extra
  • Channel 19
  • Partners in Business
  • ELDs
  • Trucking Law
  • Trucker of the Year
  • Small Fleet Champ
  • Reader Rigs
  • Overdrive Radio
  • Load Profit Analyzer
  • Truck History Report
Account
  • Sign In
Follow Overdrive
Facebook iconTwitter X icon LinkedIn iconYouTube iconInstagram iconTikTok
  • Equipment
  • Business
  • Regulations
  • Life
  • Custom Rigs
  • Gear
  • Channel 19
  • Partners in Business
  • ELDs
  • Trucking Law
  • Trucker of the Year
  • Small Fleet Champ
  • Reader Rigs
  • Overdrive Radio
  • Load Profit Analyzer
  • Truck History Report
  • Newsletters

Pride & Polish: Page 3

Pride & Polish
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
Pride & Polish
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
P&p 2022 Thumbnail
Pride & Polish
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
Kelsey 611e538a4a111
Pride & Polish
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
Pride & Polish
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
Pride & Polish Graphics 214 New Logo
Pride & Polish
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
Pride & Polish
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
Pride & Polish
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
Pride & Polish
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
Daniel and Phyllis Snow's 1996 Freightliner Classic XL
Pride & Polish
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
Beverly II chris and ruth smith
Pride & Polish
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
Pride & Polish
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
Pride & Polish
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
Pride & Polish
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
pride and polish working bobtail 2008-older finalists
Pride & Polish
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.
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
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
Pride & Polish
Overdrive’s Pride & Polish opens 2021 competition
Owners who've taken any "shelter-at-home" time over the tough year to work on the rig can show off those efforts by entering Overdrive’s Pride & Polish 2021 photo competition, which is open through June 3.
April 20, 2021
Peterbilt truck with lights glowing during dusk
Previous Page
Page 3 of 16
Next Page
Top Stories
Maxresdefault
Custom Rigs
'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 build
What started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you don’t succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and we’re having fun with it.”
Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Inspection
Regulations
ELD tampering in crosshairs for CVSA’s annual Roadcheck blitz
Mix Collage 12 Feb 2026 09 48 Am 7089
Regulations
California capitulation: CHP finally enforcing English language proficiency roadside
Mix Collage 11 Feb 2026 04 31 Pm 8312
Business
FMCSA issues Final Rule banning non-domiciled CDLs almost entirely
Police In Station With Truck
Regulations
ELD-tampering out-of-service orders: New for CVSA's 2026 OOS criteria
Overdrive Radio
Latest Episode
'I will not idle, ever': Adapting old-school ways to prevent emissions fails
More episodes »
Apple PodcastsYoutubeSpotifySoundcloud
Overdrive
The Voice of the American Trucker
Newsletter Just for Owner-Operators
Get owner-operator news and insights, plus diesel prices and gear reviews — delivered straight to your inbox.
Follow Overdrive
Facebook iconTwitter X icon LinkedIn iconYouTube iconInstagram iconTikTok
Topics
  • Equipment
  • Business
  • Regulations
  • Life
  • Custom Rigs
  • Gear
More
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • Videos
  • Truck History Report
Fusable Logo
  1. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
  2. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  3. Cookie Settings
  4. Contact Us
  5. Site Map
© 2026 Randall-Reilly, LLC. All rights reserved. Fusable® is a trademark of Randall-Reilly, LLC.