2007 GATS PRIDE & POLISH
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This 2001 Kenworth W900L bobtail, named Zig's Pig, is owned by Jeff Hamilton. It has won awards at Great American Trucking Show's Pride & Polish and other venues across the country. |
Owner-operator Dale Hayden designed this 1999 International Eagle's scheme after the pink ribbon that promotes breast cancer awareness. Hayden's mother died of the disease. "Now it's like she's riding with me every mile," he told Overdrive at the 2007 Great American Trucking Show. |
This 2007 Peterbilt 379L is owned by Jake Lindamood. Among its awards at the 2007 Great American Trucking Show's Pride & Polish, it collected First in Custom Paint Non-Mural Limited Mileage. |
The heavy competition last year in the Pride & Polish truck beauty contest at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas was best assessed, perhaps, by 37-year veteran driver Gregg Farrar. Busy the week before on his Dallas-to-El Paso dedicated run for Bilbo Transport, he hadn’t had time to fully detail the engine on his 1995 Pete 379. Great American Trucking Show in Dallas was best assessed, perhaps, by 37-year veteran driver Gregg Farrar. Busy the week before on his Dallas-to-El Paso dedicated run for Bilbo Transport, he hadn’t had time to fully detail the engine on his 1995 Pete 379.
“It’s all right,” Farrar said. “It’s all worth it just for the time my son and I have together here.”
Gregg Jr., a 19-year-old diesel mechanic, is a full partner in the truck. “When I get my CDL, this will be mine,” Gregg Jr. says. “And I’ll build one to show, too.”
Among a total of 68 entries, also preparing to pass the torch was the Best of Show winner in the combination category, Jeff Hardage of Garland, Texas. While his austere, sleek J&C Investments 1986 Peterbilt 359 and Utility van trailer (on the cover) took top honors, his 9-year-old son’s 1963 Mack B83 — in the Hardage family for three generations — did pretty well, too.
For the second year in a row, Overdrive’s 1999 Trucker of the Year, Harvey Zander, and his wife, Karen, took Best of Show in the bobtail category for their own family tribute. Their Dart Transit-leased 2003 International 9900ix, Icy Blu 2, is well-known among Overdrive readers for its murals: the Zanders’ granddaughter Becca on the driver side and their grandson Jake on the passenger side.
New this year for the Zanders? “A brand-new International grille,” Karen says. Its fins are tapered upward slightly from the grille’s center to mimic the shape of the International logo where grille and hood meet. The exhaust from the ProHeat gen-set on the passenger side has been fully integrated into the frame design. The Zanders have run the pipes parallel through the frame and out the rear of the tractor. Add a newly decorative bumper to the Minnesota couple’s winter-themed tractor — plus a doll with its tongue stuck to the driver’s step, as in A Christmas Story — and you’ve got a winner.
“Wholesome,” 2007 Overdrive Trucker of the Year Henry Albert called it. The truck claimed numerous awards, including Firsts in Bobtail 2003-2005, Engine and Custom Paint Mural Bobtail.
2007 GATS PRIDE & POLISH WINNERS
Best of Show Bobtail
2003 International 9900ix, Harvey and Karen Zander
Best of Show Combination
1986 Peterbilt 359, Jeff Hardage
Best of Show Limited Mileage Bobtail
2001 Peterbilt 379, James Gobel
Best of Show Limited Mileage Combination
2007 Peterbilt 379, Keith Everett
Charity’s Choice
2002 Freightliner FLD120, Julian Perez
Participants’ Choice
2000 Freightliner Classic XL, Robert and Shelley Brinker
Conventional Bobtail 2006-Newer
1st: 2007 Freightliner Coronado, Ed Bosket (above)
2nd: 2007 Freightliner Coronado, Leonard Martin
3rd: 2007 International 9900ix, Curt Miller and J&R Schugel Trucking
Conventional Bobtail 2003-2005
1st: 2003 International 9900ix, Harvey and Karen Zander
2nd: 2005 Peterbilt 379, Sean and Diane McEndree
3rd: 2005 Kenworth W900L, David Foster
Conventional Bobtail 2000-2002
1st: 2000 Freightliner Classic XL, Robert and Shelley Brinker
2nd (tie): 2001 Kenworth W900L, Jeff Hamilton; 2001 Peterbilt 379, Truett Novosad
3rd: 2002 Freightliner FLD120, Julian Perez
Conventional Bobtail 1992-1999
1993 Peterbilt 379, Ron Brubaker (above)
Conventional Bobtail 1982-1987
1982 Peterbilt 359, Mike Ladd (right)
Conventional Combination 2000-Newer
2007 Kenworth W900, Dan Worley and Greg Muirhead Trucking (right)
Conventional Combination 1992-1999
1st: 1995 Peterbilt 379 extended hood, Vaughn Miller (right)
2nd: 1998 Peterbilt 379, Calvin and Ellen Long
3rd: 1999 Peterbilt 379, Tommy Roach
Best of Show Bobtail
2003 International 9900ix, Harvey and Karen Zander
Best of Show Combination
1986 Peterbilt 359, Jeff Hardage
Best of Show Limited Mileage Bobtail
2001 Peterbilt 379, James Gobel
Best of Show Limited Mileage Combination
2007 Peterbilt 379, Keith Everett
Charity’s Choice
2002 Freightliner FLD120, Julian Perez
Participants’ Choice
2000 Freightliner Classic XL, Robert and Shelley Brinker
Conventional Bobtail 2006-Newer
1st: 2007 Freightliner Coronado, Ed Bosket (above)
2nd: 2007 Freightliner Coronado, Leonard Martin
3rd: 2007 International 9900ix, Curt Miller and J&R Schugel Trucking
Conventional Bobtail 2003-2005
1st: 2003 International 9900ix, Harvey and Karen Zander
2nd: 2005 Peterbilt 379, Sean and Diane McEndree
3rd: 2005 Kenworth W900L, David Foster
Conventional Bobtail 2000-2002
1st: 2000 Freightliner Classic XL, Robert and Shelley Brinker
2nd (tie): 2001 Kenworth W900L, Jeff Hamilton; 2001 Peterbilt 379, Truett Novosad
3rd: 2002 Freightliner FLD120, Julian Perez
Conventional Bobtail 1992-1999
1993 Peterbilt 379, Ron Brubaker (above)
Conventional Bobtail 1982-1987
1982 Peterbilt 359, Mike Ladd (right)
Conventional Combination 2000-Newer
2007 Kenworth W900, Dan Worley and Greg Muirhead Trucking (right)
Conventional Combination 1992-1999
1st: 1995 Peterbilt 379 extended hood, Vaughn Miller (right)
2nd: 1998 Peterbilt 379, Calvin and Ellen Long
3rd: 1999 Peterbilt 379, Tommy Roach
Firestone Most Technologically Advanced Cab
1st: 2006 Freightliner M2112, Lynn and Shirley Baxter and Alvin Mann (above)
2nd: 2003 International 9900ix, Harvey and Karen Zander
3rd: 2001 Peterbilt 379, Truett Novosad
Peterbilt Council of Class
1st: 2001 Peterbilt 379, James Gobel
2nd: 2005 Peterbilt 379, Sean and Diane McEndree
3rd: 2005 Peterbilt 379, Driver Phillip Clayton and owner Danny Ray
Engine
1st: 2003 International 9900ix, Harvey and Karen Zander
2nd: 2000 Freightliner Classic XL, Robert and Shelley Brinker
3rd: 2007 Freightliner Coronado, Ed Bosket
Interior Excluding Sleeper
1st: 2001 Peterbilt 379, Truett Novosad (above)
2nd: 2007 Peterbilt 379, Randy Supak and Novosad Enterprises
3rd: 2007 Peterbilt 379, Brad Caton and Tom Eilen & Sons Trucking
Interior OEM Sleeper
1st: 2000 Freightliner Classic XL, Robert and Shelley Brinker
2nd: 2003 International 9900ix, Harvey and Karen Zander
3rd: 1993 Peterbilt 379, Rob Brubaker
Interior Custom AfterMarket Sleeper
1st: 2006 Freightliner M2112, Lynn and Shirley Baxter and Alvin Mann (left)
2nd: 2003 International 9900ix, Harvey and Karen Zander
3rd: 1993 Peterbilt 379, Ron Brubaker
Custom Paint Non-Mural Bobtail
1st: 1985 Kenworth K100, Steve Hendershot
2nd: 1993 Peterbilt 379, Ron Brubaker
3rd: 2001 Peterbilt 379, Truett Novosad
Custom Paint Mural Bobtail
1st: 2003 International 9900ix, Harvey and Karen Zander
2nd: 2000 Freightliner Classic XL, Robert and Shelley Brinker
3rd: 2005 Peterbilt 379, Sean and Diane McEndree
Custom Paint Non-Mural Combination
1st: 2007 Peterbilt 379, Brad Caton and Tom Eilen & Sons Trucking
2nd: 1995 Peterbilt 379EX, Vaughn Miller
3rd: 1992 Peterbilt 379, Ted Dykes Sr.
Custom Paint Non-Mural Limited Mileage
1st: 2007 Peterbilt 379L, Jake Linda-mood (right)
2nd: 2007 Peterbilt 379L, Bobby Linda-mood
3rd: 2007 Peterbilt 379, Keith Everett
Custom Paint Mural Limited Mileage
2001 Peterbilt 379, James Gobel |
