- February 10, 2012
California all-star customizer Jeff Botelho’s show truck and working rig, 5150, inspired by grief of father’s passing
by Todd Dills
“Up until recently,” says Jeff Botelho, customizing trucks was more a highly advanced hobby than anything else for himself and crew at the Botelho’s Custom Trucks shop in Los Banos, Calif.
He runs his family’s Botelho Bros. Trucking business and custom shop out of the same facility, from which the shop’s unofficial name, Tin Can Customs, comes.
“My shop’s kind of like a tin ...
- February 03, 2012
One of the most wicked ash haulers on the road is a rare 2005 Peterbilt 379X called Haulin’ Ash, owned by Burningham Enterprises of American Fork, Utah, located about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City.
- January 06, 2012
By Lanier Norville (Photos by Paul Hartley)
He had always wanted a custom truck. But co-owning and running Southern Transport, a 20-truck fleet that hauls frac sand in Texas and three other states, left Thomas Ivy little time for side projects. When Southern Transport driver Bruce Smith entered a company truck in Overdrive’s Pride and Polish truck beauty competition in 2008, Ivy’s eyes were opened to a world of possibility.
Their customized 2009 Peterbilt 389, Few Dollars More, took home Fourth in ...
- September 13, 2011
The Joplin show will have a truck show, live music, good food and shop tours.
- July 06, 2011
The Iowa 80 Truckstop will host the 32nd Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree July 14 and 15.
- June 07, 2011
At its annual SuperRigs show, held last week, Shell named the twelve trucks that will be featured in its 2012 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar.
- June 02, 2011
Drivers who enter their trucks in the contest will receive a gift package valued at $50, and entrants compete for cash and prizes valued at $25,000.
- May 12, 2011
The Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck beauty contest is scheduled for June 2-4 at the Kenly 95 Petro in Kenly, N.C.
- April 12, 2011
The first Custom Rigs Pride & Polish show of the 2011 season is in the books, and Ron Huey’s 2010 International ProStar and Mike Hug’s ’07 Peterbilt 379 took home the Best of Show honors.
- April 04, 2011
Shell Rotella® Million Mile Haul of Fame Announced
Drivers Achieving 1 Million Miles Using Shell Rotella® Honored; Jerry Kissinger first member
The Shell Rotella® Million Mile Haul of Fame is being introduced to honor drivers who respect their rig and its engine, and take pride in a job well done. Jerry Kissinger, a frequent Custom Rigs Pride & Polish award winner and driver of a 1991 Mack Superliner, was honored as the first U.S. inductee.
Announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) ...
