News & Briefs

• GATS PRIDE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
  August 2010
  

  Dallas Pride & Polish Winners Announced
  Truck beauty show’s 20 anniversary highlighted by wide range of winning big rigs in Dallas

  Jonathan (left) and Pat Eilen brought their working rigs to Dallas from Minnesota and drove home with Best of Show in both Combo and Bobtail classes.

  Andy Zary’s ‘59 Purple Mack was on the road hauling loads 48 years [...]

• Charlie McDaniel’s ‘69 359
  August 2010
  

  Take the time to walk among the 53 custom rigs in the Great American Trucking Show’s Pride & Polish display area and you’ll see a wide variety of fine rides. One that caught our eye here at the 2010 GATS is the red & black ‘69 Pete owned by Charlie McDaniels…

• Country Stars Perform At GATS
  August 2010
  

  Country Music Stars Perform at GATS
  Singer-songwriter Randy Houser to treat show attendees at free concert

  Randy Houser, one of the country's top music singers, will treat attendees of the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas Friday night.

  Aficionados of custom trucks and lovers of country music attending the annual Great American Trucking Show in Dallas are [...]

• GATS OPENING NEAR
  August 2010
  

  Are you ready for The Great American Trucking Show?
  Most of you are probably well-acquainted with the biggest trucking trade show of the year, but in case you aren’t, here’s a heads-up: The 2010 Great American Trucking Show will be at the Dallas Convention Center August 26-28, 2010.

  Some of the exciting events that will be held [...]

• For Sale: 1959 White 2000T
  August 2010
  

  Make/Model: 1959 White 2000T Basics: 5.9L Cummins, 5-in. exhaust, power steering, power brakes, air condition

• Custom KW For Sale
  August 2010
  

  Custom 1996 KW W900 For Sale

  Shovelhead is a 1996 W900 L-hood heavy-hauler our shop spent two years building. It’s won over 22 awards at the last 8 shows. Truck has over 326 LED lights on it.

  3406 CAT – 550 hp;  13-speed; 14,000# pound front, 40 rears. New wet line 80% virgin tires. Everything is new [...]

• ICE ROAD TRUCKER AT GATS
  July 2010
  

  ICE ROAD TRUCKER TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS

  Alex Debogorski, “The Original Ice Road Trucker” and star of a television show, will meet fans and sign autographs in the Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions booth at The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, on August 26-28, 2010.

  Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire [...]

• NEW CUSTOM RIGS ISSUE OUT
  July 2010
  

  Custom Rigs Fall Issue Arrives
  Subscribers to Custom Rigs should be seeing their latest copy any day now as the Fall 2010 issue is being shipped out this week according to the editors.

  “This is another steller issue, filled with the reading material truckers who love custom big rigs will appreciate,” says editor Bruce W. Smith.

  “We have [...]

• Charlotte Diesel Super Show Update
  July 2010
  

  Trucking and construction industry personnel and enthusiasts will find plenty to see and do Oct. 8-9 during the inaugural Charlotte Diesel Super Show at the Charlotte Motor Speedway z-Max Dragway in Concord, N.C.

  Produced by Randall-Reilly Business Media and Information, which also produces the Great American Trucking Show and Great West Truck [...]

• Chrome Shop Mafia Rewards Card
  July 2010
  

  The gang at 4 State Trucks is rolling out a new customer rewards program – The Mafia Chrome Card – that will offer discounts on chrome, accessories and truck parts and other perks.