Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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Custom Rigs PRide & Polish 60 | Overdrive | August 2016 PRIDE & POLISH is sponsored by Overdrive, 75 Chrome Shop, Dynaflex, Fitzgerald Glider Kits, Hogebuilt, Panelite by Dieter's, Mac Trailer, ProMiles Software and AITA. at the July 15-16 event now move to a special round of judging to be held at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Aug. 25-27. Six champions will be named for the 2015-16 Pride & Polish season, picked from roughly 25 rigs that qualified at Pride & Polish shows held nationwide since last August. BEST OF SHOW, BUILDERS COMBO Virginia-based owner-operator Michael Manuel picked up his second Pride & Polish Best of Show victory of the year with his 2015 Peterbilt 389 and Mac trailer combo, "One of Many," repeating his 75 Chrome Shop Show win. Manuel won Best of Show in 2014 at the Fitzgerald event with a different truck. BEST OF SHOW, WORKING COMBO Eric Turner and his car-hauling 2015 Peterbilt 389 combo, named "Show Time," is one of four gliders built by Fitzgerald in Turner's seven-truck car-hauling fleet. This year's Fitzgerald event was Turner's first Pride & Polish show. BEST OF SHOW, WORKING BOBTAIL Pride & Polish vet Joel Dawes' new show circuit entrant, a 2014 Kenworth T660 named "Thrills, Chills and Dollar Bills," landed him his third straight Pride & Polish National Championship invitation. He's shown a green and white 1988 Peterbilt 379 in recent years, which won Best of Show in the 2014 Fitzgerald event. See all the competitors and pick your favorite To see the full field of Overdrive's Pride & Polish National Championship contenders and cast your vote in the fourth Truckers' Choice championship contest, visit OverdriveOnline.com/ TruckersChoice. The winner of the online voting contest will be crowned at GATS alongside the other six National Champions. Voters can vote once per day until Friday, Aug. 19. To register to attend GATS, visit TruckShow.com. TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS from the show, visit OverdriveOnline.com and search "Fitzgerald."