The Contenders: Top show trucks compete for top billing in premier Pride & Polish event this month

Updated Aug 17, 2017
Owner-operator Jordan Jay won the 2016 Pride & Polish National Champion in the Limited-Mileage Combo category at last year’s GATS with his 2015 Peterbilt 389 and 2016 Western flatbed.Owner-operator Jordan Jay won the 2016 Pride & Polish National Champion in the Limited-Mileage Combo category at last year’s GATS with his 2015 Peterbilt 389 and 2016 Western flatbed.

Some of the hottest rigs on the continent will be on display later this month at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, with custom bobtails and combos squaring off for top billing in the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish contest, the country’s premier show truck event.

GATS will be held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas, Aug. 24-26. Free registration is available online before the event.

Truckers interested in competing in Pride & Polish can register at this link.

Best of Show winners will be named in five categories: working bobtail, working combo, limited-mileage bobtail, limited-mileage combo and builders class. Winners will also be named in categories related to paint, engine work, interior and more.

The trucks will be staged in Hall E, and show attendees are welcomed to walk among the competitors and talk to their owners.

Winners will be named in a special ceremony held at the Overdrive Stage at GATS on Saturday, Aug. 26. The ceremony is open to all show attendees.

See photos of last year’s winners at this link.