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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

Custom Rigs

Bandit Series wraps up 2019 season at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend

Two-time defending Bandit Big Rig Series champion Ricky “Rude” Proffitt will be gunning for the three-peat this weekend on the series’ biggest stage – the 2019 season finale at the famed Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Proffitt currently holds a 13-point in the points standings..

October 9, 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, 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

Custom Rigs

John DeGroot’s 2019 Kenworth W900L

DeGroot has added breather lights, stainless sleeper panels, stainless half fenders, lighted mudflap hangers, fender guides and 48 mini LED underglow lights with amber LED strip lighting behind the exhaust guards.

October 1, 2019

Custom Rigs

Scott Harvey’s 2017 Western Star 4900EX

The rig sports a Detroit DD15 with a 13-speed and 3:42 rears. Sitting on a 280-inch wheelbase, the truck features House of Air front end air ride, 12 Gauge Customs 16-inch drop visor, stainless half fenders and more.

September 24, 2019

Custom Rigs

Bandit Series cancels Iowa race for poor weather forecast

One race now remaining on 2019 schedule

September 20, 2019

Custom Rigs

Jason Lundergard’s 2013 Peterbilt 389

The truck is powered by a Cat C15 with an 18-speed. Lundergard puts the rig to work for his business, Lundergard Farms.

September 13, 2019

Custom Rigs

Patriotic Pete 388 honors 9/11 responders

Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, so here’s a look at a patriotic-themed Peterbilt 388 that features graphics honoring 9/11 first responders and the military who served overseas.

September 11, 2019

Pride & Polish

Photos: 2019 Pride & Polish Antique Bobtail – 1975 & Older winners

Views of some of the top finishers at GATS

September 9, 2019