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Best of the best: Custom trucks take home the hardware from MATS

Overdrive Staff
Apr 5, 2023
Updated Apr 14, 2023

This past Saturday, April 1, five trucks were crowned Best of Show at the 2023 PKY Truck Beauty Championship as part of the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. 

Winners were also announced in 32 additional categories -- those included a People's Choice overall winner, the new-this-year Troy "The Legend" Huddleston Award, the Jake Eilen Take Pride in Your Ride Award, and many more. 

The five Best of Show winners:

J.T. Picha's 2022 Kenworth W900Working Truck -- Bobtail:

Matt Kelley's 2017 Peterbilt 389 daycabWorking Truck -- Combo: Matt Kelley's 2017 Peterbilt 389,

Jamie Williams' 2019 Kenworth W900Limited Mileage -- Bobtail with Miles: Jamie Williams' 2019 Kenworth W900,

Conrad Shada's 2020 Peterbilt 389Limited Mileage -- Bobtail with No Miles: Conrad Shada's 2020 Peterbilt 389

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