Dumps  clean house at Overdrive’s Pride & Polish in Wildwood, Florida

By Bruce W. Smith

Friday evening’s light competition should have been a good indication of which custom rigs were going to lay claim to the majority of Overdrive’s Pride & Polish awards hardware.

Rigs drawing the largest crowd of spectators and cameras during these night displays of lights always seem to be at the top of the winner’s list when all is said and done. The 75 Chrome Shop’s annual April truck beauty show in Wildwood, Florida, was no exception.

What was a bit of a surprise is the rigs drawing to most appreciative looks and the largest percentage of camera clicks were not the old-school bobtails or box van combos, but rather dumps.  That’s right, dumps.

Two of the nicest examples of attention to detail being Todd and Beth Roccapriore’s chopped ’93, a purple/black Peterbilt 379 Extended Hood with a sparkling, raised ’09 Mac dump trailer, and the brown/tan ’07 Peterbilt 379/’07 CPS end dump combo, King Ranch, shown by Brad Johnson and Jake Lindamood. Both rigs beckoned attention from all corners of 75 Chrome Shop’s 130-space parking area.

Todd Roccapriore’s dump combo, used regularly to haul contaminated debris for his wife Beth’s company, Clean Slate Environmental, Inc, out of Hebron, Connecticut, cleaned house in multiple judging categories, hauling away Best of Show Working Combo, Mobile Delvac Working Class Engine, Combo Custom Paint & Graphics or Murals, and Combo Lights classes.

No surprise, either. He and friend Denis Chupron put in about 170 man-hours cleaning and detailing the dump combo, arriving in Wildwood four days before the judging started.

Jake Lindamood, vice president of Lindamood Demolition, out of Irving, Texas, has a similar philosophy. He and Brad Johnson spent dozens of hours detailing King Ranch – a dump combo used to carry debris in and around the Dallas area. The reward for their attention to detail – and for the rig’s unique “King Ranch” motif – was winning Truk Rodz Best Theme and Best Limited Mileage Paint (Combo) and taking third in the tough Limited Mileage Combo class.

The most impressive fleet showing, hands down, was that of Taylor Transport.  They deadheaded three rigs in from their Georgia base to compete in Overdrive’s annual Pride & Polish in Wildwood.

Between the three rigs they added a lot of hardware to the company trophy case: Best of Show Working Bobtail; Best Limited Mileage Bobtail; a tie for Second in Working Combo 2001-Newer; Second in Interior, Cab Only; Second in Mobil Delvac Working Engine Class; Second and Third in Bobtail Lights; Third in Combo Lights; and Pride & Polish Best Limited Mileage Interior.

To read more about the event and see more pictures of many of these rigs, look for Custom Rigs’ Summer issue due to hit newsstands in mid-August. (Winner’s list is below.)  -CR

Overdrive’s Pride & Polish

75 Chrome Shop, Wildwood, FL

April 24-26, 2009

TOP AWARDS

BEST OF SHOW WORKING BOBTAIL: Carl Ragland, Taylor Transport, 2006 Peterbilt 379

BEST OF SHOW WORKING COMBO: Todd & Beth Roccapriore, 1993 Peterbilt 379X w/ 2009 Mac Dump Trailer, Chopped 93

BEST LIMITED MILEAGE BOBTAIL: R.J. Martin, Taylor Transport 2007 Peterbilt 379, Margaritaville

BEST LIMITED MILEAGE COMBO : Paul Stanchio, 2009 Peterbilt 388 w/ 2009 Cottrell Car Carrier, Hot Wheels

ROADWORKS BEST USE OF CHROME: Raymond Brown, Central Florida Xpress, 2008 Kenworth W900L w/ 1997 Utility Reefer, Cracker Coalition

TRUK RODZ BEST THEME: Brad Johnson & Jake Lindamood, 2007 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2007 CPS End Dump, King Ranch

MOBIL DELVAC BEST LIMITED MILEAGE TRUCK ENGINE: Brad Johnson & Jake Lindamood, 2007 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2007 CPS End Dump, King Ranch

PRIDE & POLISH BEST LIMITED MILEAGE INTERIOR : R.J. Martin, Taylor Transport, 2007 Peterbilt 379, Margaritaville

PRIDE & POLISH BEST LIMITED MILEAGE PAINT

• Bobtail Ronnie Adams, 1986 Peterbilt 359, Old School
• Combo Brad Johnson & Jake Lindamood, 2007 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2007 CPS End Dump, King Ranch

PRIDE & POLISH BEST LIMITED MILEAGE LIGHTS

o       Bobtail Ronnie Adams, 1986 Peterbilt 359, Old School

o       Combo Vinnie Diorio, 2005 Peterbilt 379 and 2008 Mac Trailer, Picture Me Rollin

CLASS WINNERS

WORKING BOBTAIL 1995 & Older

FIRST               Wayne Hollingsworth, 1995 Peterbilt 379

SECOND              Ronnie King, 1994 Peterbilt 379, Ripe N Ready

THIRD               Robert and Piti Manley, 1987 Peterbilt 379, Deere Runner

WORKING BOBTAIL 1996 & Newer

FIRST               Carl Ragland, Taylor Transport, 2006 Peterbilt 379

SECOND                  Gerald Martin, 2007 Freightliner Classic XL, Big Daddy Shaffer

THIRD                 William Buceria, 2000 Freightliner , FLD120, Parkin’ Lot Pimpin’

FIRST SHOW BOBTAIL

RISING STAR AWARD             Chris & Denise Jones, 2007 Kenworth W900L

SECOND                  Kenny Ratcliff, Taylor Transport, 2007 Peterbilt 379

THIRD                               Jimmy Stonce, D & B Transport, 2001 Peterbilt 379

SPECIALIZED

FIRST               Scooby Meltcher, Shadow Transport, 1995 Freightliner FL80

SECOND                  Marcus Copeland, 2007 Red Peterbilt 335

WORKING COMBO 1990 & OLDER

FIRST              William Gudzik, BTK Express, 1977 KW K100 w/ 2001 Great Dane Reefer

SECOND            Andy Vanes, 1957 Peterbilt 281 w/ 1981 Utility Reefer

THIRD               Doodle Blizzard, D & B Transport, 1990 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2004 Utility Reefer

WORKING COMBO 1991 – 2000

FIRST               Todd & Beth Roccapriore, 1993 Peterbilt 379X w/ 2009 Mac Dump Trailer, Chopped 93

SECOND             Russell Clim, 1996 Pete 379 w/ 2000 Transcraft dropdeck

WORKING COMBO 2001 and Newer

FIRST               Scott Wilson & Raymond Brown, 2001 KW W900 w/ 2001 Utility 200R, Drivin’ My Life Away

SECOND          Kevin Pascavis & Vinnie Diorio, 2009 Peterbilt 389 w/ 2007 Mac Flatbed, Squeeze This; Josh Lyle, Taylor Transport, 2007 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2007 Mac Flatbed

INTERIOR, CAB ONLY

FIRST               Todd & Beth Roccapriore, 1993 Peterbilt 379X w/ 2009 Mac Dump Trailer, Chopped 93

SECOND          Josh Lyle, Taylor Transport, 2007 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2007 Mac Flatbed; Scooby Meltcher, Shadow Transport, 1995 White Freightliner FL80

INTERIOR, OEM SLEEPER

FIRST                   Andy Vanes, 1957 Peterbilt 281 w/ 1981 Utility Reefer

SECOND            Scott Wilson & Raymond Brown, 2001 Kenworth W900 w/ 2001 Utility 200R, Drivin’ My Life Away

MOBIL DELVAC WORKING ENGINE CLASS

FIRST               Todd & Beth Roccapriore, 1993 Peterbilt 379X w/ 2009 Mac Dump Trailer, Chopped 93

SECOND            Josh Lyle, Taylor Transport, 2007 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2007 Mac Flatbed

THIRD                    Carl Ragland, Taylor Transport, 2006 Peterbilt 379

BOBTAIL CUSTOM PAINT & GRAPHICS OR MURAL

FIRST                 Ronnie King, 1994 Peterbilt 379, Ripe N Ready

SECOND            William Buceria, 2000 Freightliner w/ FLD120, Parkin’ Lot Pimpin’

COMBO CUSTOM PAINT & GRAPHICS OR MURAL

FIRST               Todd & Beth Roccapriore, 1993 Peterbilt 379X w/ 2009 Mac Dump Trailer, Chopped 93

SECOND            Doodle Blizzard, D & B Transport, 1990 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2004 Utility Reefer

THIRD               Kevin Pascavis & Vinnie Diorio, 2009 Peterbilt 389 w/ 2007 Mac Flatbed, Squeeze This

BOBTAIL LIGHTS

FIRST               Wayne Hollingsworth, 1995 Peterbilt 379

SECOND            Kenny Ratcliff, Taylor Transport, 2007 Peterbilt 379

THIRD                   Carl Ragland, Taylor Transport,  2006 Peterbilt 379

COMBO LIGHTS

FIRST               Todd & Beth Roccopriore, 1993 Peterbilt 379X w/ 2009 Mac Dump Trailer, Chopped 93

SECOND             Kevin Pascavis & Vinnie Diorio, 2009 Peterbilt 389 w/ 2007 Mac Flatbed, Squeeze This

THIRD                     Josh Lyle, Taylor Transport, 2007 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2007 Mac Flatbed

LIMITED MILEAGE BOBTAIL

SECOND               Ronnie Adams, 1986 Peterbilt 359, Old School

THIRD                     Robert Pressley, 2000 Peterbilt 379

LIMITED MILEAGE COMBO

SECOND                  Vinnie Diorio, 2005 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2008 Mac Trailer, Picture Me Rollin

THIRD                 Brad Johnson & Jake Lindamood, 2007 Peterbilt 379 w/ 2007 CPS End Dump, King Ranch

FOURTH           Raymond Brown, Central Florida Xpress, 2008 KW W900L w/ 1997 Utility Reefer, Cracker Coalition

Thanks to all the show truck competitors and sponsors:  10-4 Magazine; 75 Chrome Shop; Custom Rigs Magazine; Dynaflex Exhaust Technologies; Firestone; Howes Lubricator Products; Truk Rodz by Jones Performance;Mobil Delvac; OOIDA; Overdrive Magazine; Overdrive Radio Network; PPG;  Roadworks Manufacturing; Rockwood Products; Valley Chrome/Wingmaster; and WTI Fenders.