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Cabovers, chrome and cool people

Introducing recently-retired owner-operator Sherman Kerns and his 1980 Peterbilt cabover, Jamaican trucker Owen Aird and more from the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event in Wildwood, Fla., at 75 Chrome Shop.

April 22, 2016

Custom Rigs

Things that don’t travel well for a thousand, Alex

George on Wendy’s trucking conversion: ““If you had told me five years ago my nurse wife would be rating chrome polish for a truck we’re going to show, I would have thought you were crazy.”

April 8, 2016

Custom Rigs

25th anniversary Truckers’ Choice finalist: Vinnie Diorio’s 2013 Pete 389/curtainside combo

Vinnie Diorio’s 2013 Peterbilt 389, a two-time Pride & Polish champ, is one of five finalists in a special edition Truckers’ Choice online voting contest celebrating the 25th anniversary of Overdrive’s Pride & Polish.

November 17, 2015

Custom Rigs

It’s a trailer on exhibit at a truck show, not a walkway

At your next truck show, here’s a tip: Don’t walk on any of the RGN decks on display unless asked to. Got it?

September 26, 2015

Pride & Polish

25 for 25: Bill Hall’s 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy Edition

The silver and purple Pete features plenty of stainless steel and other customized features that make it stand out in the gravel pits in San Antonio when it’s picking up and dropping off loads.

September 4, 2015

Custom Rigs

‘Second look’ at premium Kenworth Icon 900, following Fleenor Bros. custom treatment

Carthage, Mo.-based hazmat hauler Kyle Cousins and his Fleenor Bros. team take KW’s Icon 900 MATS display model to the next level in the unit’s Pride & Polish debut, now under Fleenor authority.

September 1, 2015

Custom Rigs

GATS Pride & Polish preview: ‘Contender,’ J&L Contracting’s custom ’15 389, Blackhawk RGN

Whether you’re headed to GATS or not, this Pride & Polish national championship “Contender” 389 and Blackhawk trailer has all it takes to turn your head.

August 24, 2015

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Rantoul is cool

The Precious, Troy Huddleston and more at 8th annual TopGun Largecar Shootout and Working Class Truck Show in Rantoul, Ill., last weekend.

July 29, 2015

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Cadle Transport 2013 Coronado glider, small fleet rise from recession’s ashes

Small fleet owner Ben Cadle launched his business with his own authority in 2007, right as the financial world was starting to collapse under its own weight. His 2013 show-worthy glider illustrates his subsequent, ongoing success.

July 27, 2015

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The Mistress at the truck show with the wife and kids

Profiling the scene around David McDaniel’s 2002 Moore Freight Service-leased Peterbilt 379, “The Mistress,” caught last weekend at the Pride & Polish in Crossville, Tenn.

July 24, 2015

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Familiar faces earn Pride & Polish championship slots at this weekend’s Fitzgerald show

Reigning Overdrive’s Pride & Polish national champions Austin Ashley and Vinnie Diorio added two more trophies to their large collections this weekend in Crossville, Tenn., at the Fitzgerald Truck Show Pride & Polish event. Ashley picked up another Best of Show victory in the Limited-Mileage Bobtail category with his 2007 Peterbilt 379, called “Double Take,” […]

July 18, 2015

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Photos: Competition heats up at Pride & Polish in Tenn.

Views through the middle of Day One of Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event in Tenn. Four more competitors for the National Championship round in Dallas at GATS next month will be established here.

July 17, 2015