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PKY results: Never Satisfied Builds' 1985 Peterbilt 359 captures big Build-Off win
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (707+ words) Yet another PKY Truck Beauty Championship is in the books after the annual Saturday morning awards ceremony at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. More than 175 trucks competed in the event with dozens of awards up for grabs. Among…...
'Scrapin' By': Kenny Ziglar's 2007 Pete 379 caps off big 2025 with Pride & Polish win
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1135+ words) Rawlins, Wyoming-based small fleet proprietor Kenny Ziglar II owns and operates what has been one of the most distinguished custom rigs in the U.S. over the last year. Ziglar's 2007 Peterbilt 379, nicknamed "Scrapin' By," took home the hardware from some of the…...
Custom Rigs Showdown: Semifinal round begins
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (188+ words) We're down to the top four Custom Rigs videos of 2025 in Overdrive's 2025 Custom Rigs Showdown. After two rounds of voting, Overdrive readers have narrowed the field from 12 trucks for the semi-final ... Create a free Overdrive account to continue reading Custom…...
Voting open for Custom Rigs Showdown final round
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (201+ words) After three rounds of voting over the last month and a half, Overdrive's Custom Rigs Showdown has reached the championship round featuring two classic Peterbilts. In the semi-final round, No. 6 overall seed Shawn Wright's custom 1968 Peterbilt 358A came out ahead of…...
From owner-op to trucking school owner: AJ Frankie and his 'School Daze' '92 Kenworth T600
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (963+ words) Florida-based A.J. Frankie runs a trucking school, but much of his career as an owner-operator followed in footsteps of his grandfather, father and uncle. He hauled straight out of high school, and was an owner-operator throughout his career until about two…...
Cap off truck show season by entering Overdrive's Pride & Polish
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (442+ words) Your can enter your working and/or show rig through October 1. As we get later into the summer and into the fall, the number of in-person truck shows starts to dwindle. From all indications -- including my own observations at the…...
Goodyear Highway Hero Award goes to J.B. Hunt driver Adam Medley
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (669+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Aug. 22, 2025: J.B. Hunt driver Adam Medley is the 41st Goodyear Highway Hero.Goodyear The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced the winner of the 41st Goodyear Highway Hero Award: J.B. Hunt Transport truck driver'Adam Medley,'of'Omro, Wisconsin. Medley, with…...
Gear Jammer Magazine Truck Show: Winners, drag racing tips, tricks
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (949+ words) The Gear Jammer Magazine Truck Show's 8th annual edition has come and gone from the New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire, but the winners will hold on to a piece of the glory forever." The event, this year with its…...
New Firestone steer tire offers longer tread life From: Bridgestone
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (153+ words) A new steer tire is now available from Bridgestone Americas to replace a a popular option, the company said. Bridgestone announced this week the launch of its new Firestone FS592 steer tire for long-haul and regional trucking applications. Bridgestone called the…...
Turnage and Sons, MRL Transport owners getting their hands dirty
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (183+ words) In this week's edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast, the voices of two semi-finalists for Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Champ award: Now, 19-year-old Levi Turnage is fully entrenched as well -- not afraid to get his hands dirty with all manner of…...