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Custom trucks await your vote in Pride & Polish contest

Overdrive's Pride & Polish competition is accepting votes through Aug. 16, 2020. Finalists and winners will be presented in a virtual event during GATS Week.

July 31, 2020

Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 5: Dan Brubaker’s 2014 Peterbilt 389

Up this week at No. 5 is Dan Brubaker’s “All In” 2014 Peterbilt 389 and 2015 Wilson livestock hauler. The truck won Best of Show in the Working Combo class at the 2014 Pride & Polish event in Crossville, Tennessee.

July 27, 2020

Got a sharp rig? Submit photos to this year’s Pride & Polish

Following the submission deadline, midnight, July 21, we’ll post photos for reader voting to determine finalists in five categories. Judges will pick the winners from those. The winners will be announced Aug. 28.

July 21, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 6: Roland Mendez’s ‘Project One’ 379

Up this week at No. 6 is “Project One,” a radically-customized 1997 Peterbilt 379 built by Roland Mendez, co-owner of Triple R Diesel/Texas Chrome Shop in San Antonio, Texas.

July 20, 2020

Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 7: J&L Contracting’s 2013 Peterbilt 389

Up this week at No. 7 is Springfield, Missouri-based J&L Contracting’s 2013 Peterbilt 389 glider, “Back in Black.” The truck earned a tie for first place in Interior – Cab Only and a first place in the Engine category at the 2016 75 Chrome Shop Pride & Polish event in Wildwood, Florida.

July 13, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 8: Joe Regalado’s 2000 Peterbilt 379 combo

Up this week at No. 8 is Joe Regalado’s 2000 Peterbilt 379 and 2018 Armor Lite end dump combo, “Blue.” The truck won the 2016 Pride & Polish National Championship in the Working Combo category.

July 6, 2020

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Got a sharp rig? Submit photos to this year’s Pride & Polish

Overdrive's Pride & Polish adjusts to the coronavirus pandemic by going virtual. Want to show off your rig? Find out how to submit photos of your truck here.

July 2, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 9: Ryan Hooten’s 1995 Peterbilt 379

Up this week at No. 9 is Ryan Hooten with his 1995 Peterbilt 379, which was a perennial Best of Show contender in Pride & Polish events in Dallas and Las Vegas in the early 2010s.

June 29, 2020

Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 10: Gary Salisbury’s 1979 Kenworth W900A

Up this week at No. 10 is Gary Salisbury’s 1979 Kenworth W900A, which was shown at the 2011 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish. When Salisbury bought the truck from its original owner, it had 3 million miles on it.

June 22, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 11: Travis Buhr’s 2001 Peterbilt 379

Up this week at No. 11 is Travis Buhr’s 2001 Peterbilt 379, which was shown at the 2013 Great West Truck Show Pride & Polish in Las Vegas. The truck picked up two awards at that event – a second place in Working Combo 2001 & Newer and a second place in Interior OEM Sleeper.

June 15, 2020

Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 12: Bryce Transport’s ‘Color of Money’

Up this week at No. 12 is Bryce Transport’s 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy Class, “Color of Money.” The truck was shown at the 2017 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish.

June 8, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 13: Jerry Mies’ ‘Lactose Limousine’

Up this week at No. 13 is the “Lactose Limousine,” a 2013 Peterbilt 389 that won Best of Show Working Combo at the 2013 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish. The truck pulled a 2007 Walker milk tanker.

June 1, 2020

Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 14: ’95 W900L a ‘Driveway Dream’

Up this week at No. 14 is Crossville, Tenn.-based J.D. Terry’s “Driveway Dream,” a 1995 Kenworth W900L. The rig earned second-place honors in the Combo – First Show category at the 2016 75 Chrome Pride & Polish in Wildwood, Florida.

May 25, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 15: ‘One of a Kind’ 379

Up this week at No. 15 is Ron Brubaker’s “One of a Kind” 1993 Peterbilt 379, which he won Best of Show in Working Bobtail at the Fitzgerald Pride & Polish in Crossville, Tennessee, in 2014.

May 18, 2020

Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 16: Mike Lemley’s ‘Cathouse’ 379

Up this week at No. 16 is Mustang, Oklahoma-based Mike Lemley’s 2000 Peterbilt 379, “Cathouse.” The truck’s LED headlights can be set to rotate through a 27-color rotation, and the bright red color scheme is carried through to the interior.

May 11, 2020

Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 17: Joel Dawes’ 2016 Kenworth T660

Up this week at No. 17 is Joel Dawes’ 2016 Kenworth T660, which he showed paired with a 2018 Globe triaxle RGN at the 2017 Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. The truck won Best of Show in the Limited Mileage Combo class.

May 4, 2020

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An edgy Pete walks into a biker bar…

Among the custom touches on Steven Landry’s 2004 Peterbilt was a copy of the famous angry-duck hood ornament on Rubber Duck’s Mack in the movie “Convoy.”

May 1, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 18: Fleenor Bros.’ ‘Ace in the Hole’ W900

Up this week at No. 18 is “Ace in the Hole,” a 2008 Kenworth W900 owned by Kyle Cousins and Carthage, Missouri-based Fleenor Bros. The rig’s name stems from the truck being a backup of sorts for the fleet when no drivers were available for a load, Cousins would jump in this truck to take it.

April 27, 2020

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Four generations of show-quality, long-hood Petes shine for Alabama fleet

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