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Ring in New Year with Shell SuperRigs Calendar

The new Shell SuperRigs Calendar for 2020 is available now, showcasing the participants of the annual truck beauty competition.

December 20, 2019
Ring in New Year with Shell SuperRigs Calendar

A 2006 Peterbilt 379 owned by Steve Schutjer from Woden, Iowa graces the cover of the 2020 Shell SuperRigs Calendar.

Photo: Shell Rotella

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The 2020 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar is now available to be orderedonline. The calendar tells the story of 12 hardworking drivers who travelled to Trail’s Travel Center in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to participate in the annual truck contest. Some highlights of the Rotella SuperRigs calendar which was photographed near Albert Lea include:

  • MARCH – Justin Durand from Rapid City, South Dakota, followed in the footsteps of his father and great-grandfather and now brings his son Matthew on the road with him in his 2018 Peterbilt 389.

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  • JUNE – Gary Jones Jr. and his wife Devery from Lawson, Missouri, enjoy the opportunity to spend time together traveling across the country hauling oversize loads in their 1999 Peterbilt 379, Excessive Behavior II.

  • OCTOBER –Theresa Desantis from Apache Junction, Arizona, won Best of Show at Shell Rotella SuperRigs with her 1985 Peterbilt 359 which is called The Witches Inn. Desantis and her driver husband began customizing the truck in 2009.

The Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition is a premier truck beauty contest for actively working trucks. Hard working owner-operator and small-fleet truckers from across the United States and Canada compete annually for more than $25,000 in cash and prizes.

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