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Pride & Polish

Looking back on three decades of custom rigs as Overdrive’s Pride & Polish turns 30

To celebrate the past three decades of custom semi-trucks, Overdrive will revisit some of the best rigs from past Pride & Polish events. Details here.

January 30, 2020

Pride & Polish

A look back: Top combos from 2019 Pride & Polish

Top three combos from GATS

January 1, 2020

Pride & Polish

Missouri hauler’s special edition Pete 379X

The rig is the only 379X with this exact color, Farley says, because the color came out with the Pride & Class special edition 389s in 2015. He says Peterbilt wasn’t going to let them use the color, but after sending the VIN and title to Peterbilt to prove it was a special edition 379X, they sent CEI the paint codes.

December 12, 2019

Pride & Polish

J&L Contracting returns to show truck competition with custom 2019 Pete 389

The company gave the truck its name, “Here We Go Again,” as a nod to J&L’s return to truck show competition. A previous Peterbilt 389, “Contender,” competed for the Pride & Polish National Championship in 2015.

November 21, 2019

Pride & Polish

Tennessee-based ministry’s 1985 Peterbilt 359 with airbrushed Bible-themed trailer

The driver’s side of the trailer depicts a number of Bible stories, ranging from creation to Revelation. The rear and passenger’s side of the trailer feature American flag graphics and the seals of the U.S. Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force. It also features a tribute to truck drivers.

November 7, 2019

Pride & Polish

Oklahoma hauler’s 1987 Peterbilt 359

Dennis White, the owner of Dennis White Trucking out of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, bought the 1987 Peterbilt 359 in this video in May 2018. The truck was on display in the Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish competition in August, where it picked up third place in the Limited Mileage Bobtail class.

October 24, 2019

Pride & Polish

Photos: Check out more than 250 shots of Pride & Polish show trucks, rat rods from GATS

Fill out a short form to gain access to more than 250 photos of the nation’s premier show trucks from the Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish contest.

October 14, 2019

Pride & Polish

2019 GATS Best of Show, Builders Class: A ‘Foolish Habit’ pays off

The complete teardown and rebuild of the 2000 Peterbilt 379 included installing late-model doors and mirrors and replacing all wearable parts. The sleeper now features a couch and large sound system instead of a bunk, since the truck is used only for show.

October 11, 2019

Pride & Polish

2019 GATS Best of Show, Working Combo: ‘Showtime’ steals the stage

Eric Turner and his wife, Stacy, kept judges’ sheets from previous shows and later tried to address everything that deducted points. That intense focus led to their rig, “Showtime,” winning not only a Best of Show award but also being selected as Truckers’ Choice by their peers and show attendees.

October 10, 2019

Pride & Polish

2019 GATS Best of Show, Limited Mileage Combo: ‘The Joker’ gets last laugh

TJ Kounkel’s 2018 Peterbilt 389 and 2020 Wilson Silverstar livestock hauler turned heads at GATS Pride & Polish with the unique purple and green color scheme.

October 9, 2019

Pride & Polish

2019 GATS Best of Show, Limited Mileage Bobtail: Past success fuels fire for 2017 champs

Lindamood bought the truck two years ago with the same paint job it has today. Parts of the truck had too much stainless and polished aluminum, while other parts had too much paint, said Mike Briseno, operations manager for Lindamood Heavy Hauling.

October 8, 2019

Pride & Polish

2019 GATS Best of Show, Working Bobtail: ‘Ya Savvy’ heavy-haul 389 defends title

Kaleb Hammett proved he’s plenty savvy with the ways of Overdrive’s Pride & Polish, repeating this year as a Best of Show Working Bobtail with his 2017 Peterbilt 389 at the Great American Trucking Show.

October 7, 2019