Tag: American Truck Historical Society

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ATHS virtual truck show featured more than 1,400 trucks

The coronavirus pandemic didn't stop the ATHS's annual truck show. The show went virtual this year, and it was still a hit with over 1,400 trucks. Details here.

June 4, 2020

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Photos: Antique trucks on display throughout MATS

Members of the American Truck Historical Society’s Kentucky and Indiana chapters brought a fleet’s worth of antique trucks out to the Mid-America Trucking Show. The trucks will be on display throughout the show, March 28-30, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.

March 29, 2019

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1955 Kenworth conventional gets back to its roots

At the Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish last month, Marty Glomb showed off his unique 1955 Kenworth conventional, "Pepe". Check it out on Overdrive.,At the Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish last month, Marty Glomb showed off his unique 1955 Kenworth conventional, "Pepe". Check it out on Overdrive.,At the Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish last month, Marty Glomb showed off his unique 1955 Kenworth conventional, "Pepe". Check it out on Overdrive.

September 20, 2018

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When trucks were trucks: Familiar faces at Fitzgerald’s

Bill Blankenship of McMinnville, Tenn., showed off a classic find of a 1953 GMC 630, powered by a 134-hp Detroit diesel, at the Pride & Polish at Fitzgerald’s.

June 29, 2013

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Saturday roundup: Lame excuses, hidden giants, antique trucks

More installments in the annals of good times, bad behavior and public image making.

May 4, 2013

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PHOTOS: Nice day for a truck show

Bill Bradford’s immaculately restored 1973 Kenworth K100 and 1977 Great Dane reefer — and more scenes from the Cookeville, TN, truck show of ATHS’ Music City Chapter.

September 29, 2012

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Awesome trucks and the fruits of debate: Two events upcoming

Round-up of two events upcoming: the big 2nd Annual Truck Driver Social Media Convention meeting Oct. 27-28 and the ATHS Cookeville, Tenn., truck show Sept. 27-28.

July 25, 2012

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Two custom ’80s Petes for the cabover fanatics

These two Peterbilt 362s, owned by Dustin Kunkel and John Bradford, respectively, we caught out at the Crossville, Tenn., show of the ATHS Music City Chapter.

July 21, 2012

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Cabover fanatics, this one’s for you: 1973 K100 vid

Bill Bradford’s video of the restoration of his antique Kenworth COE.

June 25, 2012

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Farm to market in style — Bill Blankenship’s 1978 W900A

Bill Blankenship, who with his son, Jerry, runs the McMinnville-based Blankenship Farms & Nursery business, found this member of the 1978 class of Kenworth’s long-running W900 model eight years ago, buying it to haul the products of his business. Today, after a long restore-and-rebuild process, he hauls trees to customers week-in, week-out — “32 trips […]

June 17, 2012

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Crossville classic — Bill Bradford’s FL 9664T

I’m out at the Crossville, Tenn., truck show of the Music City Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society, where things are just getting under way. Bill Bradford, semi-retired owner of a business selling Land Rover parts in South Pittsburg, Tenn. (between Monteagle and Chattanooga), is here with this sweet long-wheelbase (relatively) 1978 Freightliner cabover, […]

June 15, 2012

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Vegas trucking tweets and Music City peeps

The Great West Truck Show gets going today out in Las Vegas, running through Saturday with vendor exhibits, the Custom Rigs Pride & Polish competition, CCJ‘s Fleet Executive Conference (under way as of yesterday — some news here from the first panel on challenges and opportunities trucking the rarefied California environment of late) and more. Follow Overdrive‘s Twitter feed @OverdriveUpdate — […]

June 14, 2012