Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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CUSTOM RIGS PRIDE & POLISH 58 | Overdrive | November 2014 379 and 2013 Western Elite stepdeck; and • Best of Show, Limited- Mileage Bobtail: Travis Poulson, 1998 Peterbilt 379. Rethwisch and his green and white eye-popper also were named champs for the entire 2013-14 Pride & Pol- ish series, taking home the National Championship in the same overall category the truck competed in at the PDI event. Rethwisch also won Best of Show in his fi rst Pride & Polish appearance with the truck in April at the 75 Chrome Shop Show, along with Best of Show in the Shell Rotella SuperRigs event. He pulled off the same winning theatrics last year with a different truck, win- ning Best of Show in mul- tiple Pride & Polish events, the Pride & Polish National Championship and Best of Show in the SuperRigs competition. Skidmore and Fisher also have seen recent victories on the Pride & Polish circuit. Skidmore won Best of Show at the 2013 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish and Best of Show at last year's PDI show. Fisher qualifi ed to com- pete in the 2013-14 Pride & Polish National Champi- onship at the River States Customz Pride & Polish show last June. Pride & Polish is spon- sored by Overdrive, River States Customz, the 75 Chrome Shop, Perfor- mance Diesel Inc., Lincoln Chrome, Fitzgerald's Glider Kits, the American Inde- pendent Truckers Associa- tion, Dynafl ex, Mac Trailer, Hogebuilt, Blue Tiger, Pro Miles, Show Stopper Wax Products, Over the Road Fi- nancial Network and Diesel Boss Apparel. Kenneth Fisher's 1997 Peterbilt 379 won Best of Show, Working Bobtail. Travis Poulson's 1998 Peterbilt 379 won Best of Show, Limited-Mileage Bobtail. See videos of the Rethwisch, Skidmore and Fisher trucks at the Custom Rigs playlist at youtube.com/OverdriveMag.