- January 14, 2010
The Great American Trucking Show , Aug. 26-28, is the nation’s second-largest trucking trade show and offers attendees a wide variety of industry exhibitors and informational sessions. Find a job, attend free educational seminars, get the latest information from top industry leaders or see the amazing works of art at Custom Rigs' Pride & Polish Truck Beauty Contest.
- October 06, 2009
The crew from Outlaw Customs strode into the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish contest in Dallas last August on a mission. As Dead Man’s Hand, a 2001 Peterbilt 379, rolled into the show, the guys who built it – Andy and Alex Gobel, Nic Gillan and Jon Gill – hoped it would answer a pressing question: “How can we get people to talk about us?
- September 01, 2009
Thousands of CDL holders filled out entry forms during the past three months for a chance to win Custom Rigs "Win big With Custom Rigs" '98 International 9400 customized by the Chrome Shop Mafia and powered by a Reliabilt replacement engine, covered by a three-year, 300,000-mile warranty from Detroit Diesel...but only one name was pulled out of the pile: John Lacusky. "When I get this truck it'll a big step up-a lot bigger and way more fancier than what ...
- August 24, 2009
It wasn't a surprise for anyone attending the 2009 Great American Trucking Show in Dallas to see a heavy contingency of custom rigs entered in Overdrive's Pride & Polish truck beauty show. After all, trucking is big in Texas. The surprise was just how good the boys in the Lone Star state are when it comes to customizing their rides...a number of trucks customized by San Antonio-based ACW Specialties and the Texas Chrome Shop hauled away more than half of ...
- August 21, 2009
ROCK ON! Two young businessmen find way to make bucks at GATS B rody Yeary (12) and Andy Wiley (10) are quite the entrepreneurs. The Weatherford, Texas, duo, armed with only a screwdriver and keen business sense, roamed the Pride & Polish display area mid-week offering to remove rocks from tire treads. Rocks in tires cost valuable show points. The young businessmen charged $1 per tire for their efforts, making $33 total. Andy (pictured) said the name of their business is "Rock Removers, ...
- August 05, 2009
Custom Rigs readers and customizing shops are sweating a few bullets trying to tidy up the last bits on rigs they are bringing to our Pride & Polish beauty show. A number of brand new custom rigs are debuting in Dallas, inclduing three fresh out of Triple R Diesel's shop...