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Lil’ Ray raises bar on interior truck design with Pride & Polish competitor ‘Wicked’

The new interior design now melds the the truck’s cab and sleeper with that of the outside, a continuation of the same stone castle theme of from the truck’s exterior.

August 28, 2015

Photos: Pride & Polish National Championship competitors shining bright in Dallas

Photos of more than a dozen of the Pride & Polish National Championship finalists staged for judging at the Great American Trucking Show.

August 27, 2015

GATS Pride & Polish preview: Chance 2 Transport 389 glider and van, ‘Twisted Obsession’

Video, photos of Rod Miller’s Chance 2 Transport “Twisted Obsession,” a 2014 Peterbilt 389 glider/Great Dane dry van combo you’ll see out on the show floor at GATS this week.

August 26, 2015

The striking stripe extending from the hood to the back of the sleeper Miller fashioned from a similar design he saw on an older Peterbilt.

GATS Pride & Polish preview: Rollin’ Transport’s 1985 Peterbilt 359

The 359 of perennial Pride & Polish champ Vinnie Diorio is a different animal from his long-and-low newer models of recent years. It combines both old- and new-school features for a tastefully nostalgic design.

August 25, 2015

The rig's driver, Kiegan Nelson, notes the unit was found under the ownership of an operator in Minnesota two years back, after which the fleet put it into service -- the picture here graces the cover of a small book on display with the unit that gives show visitors a window into its transformation.

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

Here's a wide view from front to back of the trailer.

Evel Knievel’s ‘Big Red’ Mack gets red-carpet treatment at Hollywood premiere of ‘Being Evel’

The legendary daredevil’s 1974 custom Mack FS786LST cabover rises again. Photos: The rig and memorabilia display was shown attendant to the premiere of the “Being Evel” documentary this week.

August 21, 2015

Evel Knievel cab interior

25 for 25: A radically customized 1997 Peterbilt 379

In the 17th week of the countdown — which will span 25 weeks — here’s “Project One,” a radically customized 1997 Peterbilt 379 from the 2011 Great American Trucking Show.

August 21, 2015

Pride & Polish National Championship preview: Limited-Mileage Combo finalists

Here are the five Limited-Mileage Bobtail finalists, continuing coverage of the 20 Pride & Polish National Championship finalists. The 2014-2015 season culminates this month at the Great American Trucking Show.

August 12, 2015

Ray Rodriguez and his 2015 Peterbilt 389 and matching flatbed won Best of Show at both the 2014 Great American Trucking Show and the 2015 Dynaflex Monster Stack Shootout.

25 for 25: Jeff Shawhan’s 1990 Kenworth K100E cabover

In the 16th week of the countdown — which will span 25 weeks — here’s Jeff Shawhan’s 1990 Kenworth K100E cabover, which he calls Obscene Gesture.

August 7, 2015

Jeff Shawhan still uses his Kenworth K100E on his Ohio farm.

Pride & Polish championship preview: Limited-Mileage Bobtail finalists

Here are the six finalists competing for the Pride & Polish National Championship in the Limited-Mileage Bobtail category.

August 5, 2015

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J&L Contracting’s 2013 Peterbilt 389 — Back in Black

The “Back in Black” glider, powered by a 6nz Cat, was formerly the truck of then-Landstar-leased Brett Cole — J&L retooled it for heavy haul, among other extensive customizations, says J&L’s Randy Menkel.

August 1, 2015

J&L driver Randy Menkel

25 for 25: Melvin Davis Jr.’s 2000 Freightliner Classic ‘Hillbilly Hilton’

In the fifteenth week of the countdown of our top 25 custom truck videos, here’s Melvin Davis Jr.’s 2000 Freightliner Classic that he named the Hillbilly Hilton.

July 30, 2015

Hillbilly Hilton (800×449)

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