03/30/2026
As most of you have already seen, “Blue Collar Roots” was revealed at Mid-America Trucking Show this weekend and we felt it was necessary to share some of the pictures, stories and make some shoutouts to the folks that made this possible.
First and foremost, an extremely huge thank you to Wallis Transport for trusting us to build this truck as a tribute to their founder Bill Wallis. Although I never had the opportunity to meet Bill, I felt like I got to know him through the stories that were shared through the build.
This was an experience that will last a lifetime. The friendships and memories that were made in a short period of time will continue to be the greatest part of this build.
We are super proud of this beauty and although she didn’t bring home the gold, the amount of calls, messages, social media posts was so overwhelming and super appreciated. The real win with this was seeing the reaction of the owners getting to see it for the very first time on Saturday and that was worth more than any trophy.
Time for the shoutouts. The list is long but it truly takes an army to build a truck like this in such a short period of time. This list is no particular order but every single one of them was crucial to making this project successful or even possible.
Andy Hadler @ Hadler Welding & Repair, TJ Vonder Haar @ Kambered Kreations, Keith Avery, Matt Jones, Collin Avery, Chris Gebhardt @ Gebhardt Enterprises, Austin Eakins @ Midnite Shine, Kevin Johnson @ Davis Brothers Designs, Darin Beam, Cathy Stegall, Micah Koons, Neil Winschel, Cody Sutterer, Brad Krauss, Tristan Ernst, Laddy Garris @ Garris Motive, Garrett Livingston @ Garrett Customs, Jay Kirn @ Jays Auto Body, Jeff Meyer, Zach Hotop, Henry Vasquez, Tom Stevens, 12 Ga. Customs, 4 State Trucks, TLG, Steed Speed, Wilkin Chrome Shop, Isspro Guages, Hogebilt, Best One Tires, Michelin, Momentum Worx, Rockwood, Altenburg Machine, Larry Schmidt Truck Parts, Kustom Truck Parts, B&H Tubes, B&S Radiator, Cloud 9 Tint, Liberty Glass, East end auto body.
Special thanks to Savanna Grogg & Ashley Seyer for keeping the crew fed and helping with anything and everything.