Custom Rigs

Lone Star Large Car Gathering

- April 07, 2011

Live music, food, custom trucks, working trucks, antique trucks, prize drawings and diesel drags will come together at the end of the month in the name of the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund.

Miami Star Chrome Mesh Grill

- April 07, 2011

The chrome mesh grill from Miami Star Truck Parts is made of ABS high-impact plastic and high-quality chrome.

Bully Dog offers two new manifolds

- April 07, 2011

Two new ceramic-coated exhaust systems from Bully Dog Technologies are available for Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines.

2011 Pride & Polish debuts in Wildwood

- March 25, 2011

The 2011 Custom Rigs Pride & Polish season – and its new National Championship format – kicks off in Wildwood, Fla., April 8-11 at the 13th annual 75 Chrome Shop Show.

Ripe ‘N’ Ready

- December 27, 2010

Ronnie King's '94 Pete looks like a ripe banana, but it's no softy when it comes to getting the job done by Todd Dills Independent owner-operator Ronnie King, of Jamestown, Tenn., bought Ripe-N-Ready from a junkyard “about six years ago,” he says. The 1994 Peterbilt 379’s currently pristine condition, netting him a couple 2010 truck show placing finishes, is the product of the resulting years’ worth of hard work, conducted piecemeal at his own shop in large part. Owner-operator King, with his own authority ...

Shop Profile: 4 State Trucks

- December 07, 2010

4 State Trucks owner Bryan “Bossman

Custom Chrome Plating

- December 06, 2010

Custom Rig owners are always looking for ways to get an edge on their competitors using paint and chrome to bring a little more show to the shine factor. Wheel Creations Plus Inc., in Fresno, Ca., is taking that concept a step further by offering custom chrome plating in colors.

Truckin' for Kids

- October 18, 2010

The final Pride & Polish event of 2010 will take place at the Truckin’ for Kids show in Irwindale, Calif., Oct. 23-24, 2010 at the Toyota Speedway.

Jeff Silberstorf '72 Peterbilt

- September 22, 2010

Jeff Silberstorf has put his 1972 A-model Peterbilt to work hauling a Brenner X Ring SS 7,800-gallon tanker around Chicago and surrounding areas.

Charlotte Diesel Super Show

- September 20, 2010

Trucking and construction industry personnel and enthusiasts will find plenty to see and do October 8-9, 2010, during the inaugural Charlotte Diesel Super Show at the Charlotte Motor Speedway z-Max Dragway in Concord, N.C.