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Pride & Polish

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

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.

August 8, 2017

Business

Red Eye Radio bringing country music stars to GATS

Red Eye Radio will host live performances, meet and greets, prizes and more with country artists Tyler Farr, Jerrod Niemann, Janie Fricke, Tony Justice, Jayne Denham and Bill Weaver.

August 2, 2017

Business

GATS parking offers truck maintenance, showers, pet grooming, more

Some new features for the truck parking area this year include truck service and repairs from TA-Petro, pet grooming sponsored by All Claws and Paws, a pet parade and an auction to benefit truckersfinalmile.org.

July 21, 2017

Business

Register for GATS by Aug. 1 to be eligible for free hotel stay, gift cards and other prizes

The Grand Prize winner will receive two-night accommodations at an official GATS participating hotel, two VIP concert passes, two GATS VIP preview passes, the ability to tag along with a Pride & Polish judge, a $250 pre-paid credit card and a $50 voucher to the GATS show store.

July 11, 2017

Life

Free GATS registrations benefit trucking charities through end of day today

For each registration by July 4, GATS is donating $1 to the registrant’s choice of Truckers Against Trafficking, TruckersFinalMile.Org or the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund.

July 4, 2017

Business

Free GATS registrations benefit trucking charities for next two weeks

For every driver who registers before July 4, GATS will donate $1 to the driver’s choice of Truckers Against Trafficking, TruckersFinalMile.Org or the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund.

June 22, 2017

Pride & Polish

Registration open for GATS Pride & Polish show

GATS will be held Aug. 24-26 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas.

April 26, 2017

Custom Rigs

Country’s top custom rigs parade out of GATS Pride & Polish

Dozens of custom beauties.

December 8, 2016

Custom Rigs

Two winners with attitude

A 1972 needle-nose Pete and Overdrive’s Most Beautiful

October 28, 2016

Overdrive Extra

Overdrive’s Most Beautiful Brita Nowak talks tough times, more at GATS

Nowak charmed everyone with her frankness about her breast cancer journey and her passion for all things trucking.

September 30, 2016

Pride & Polish

2016 GATS Best of Show winner, Limited-Mileage Bobtail: Candice Cooley’s classically new 389

Candice Cooley wanted to build a truck with a vintage feel without having to restore an older model. She decided to take a 2017 Peterbilt 389 and custom build it from top to bottom to give it a classic finish while still being a newer model.

September 29, 2016

Pride & Polish

2016 Pride & Polish National Champion, Builders Class Bobtail: From ‘ratted out’ to rat rod

Following a few years off from the showing his small fleet’s trucks, Minnesota-based aggregates hauler Jonathan Eilen said he wanted to “come back and make a statement” on the Pride & Polish circuit this year. Just six weeks after qualifying, Eilen left GATS with his statement made and a National Championship trophy in hand.

September 28, 2016