BCII’s new series AMERICAN TRUCKER rumbles up on Speed
New reality series AMERICAN TRUCKER makes its premiere on SPEED this Thursday February 24 at 10 & 10:30 p.m. ET with two 30-minute episodes. Produced by BCII Productions and hosted by designer/artist and fanatical truck expert Robb Mariani, American Trucker introduces the audience to iconic trucks, the famous routes they followed and the cargo missions that made history. These aren’t fabricated stories of drama and danger – these are real stories of authentic big rigs and their drivers that are truly the backbone of the American economy.
Take in a preview of the first episode here:
Upcoming Episodes:
Episode 1: Robb’s Got the Fever (February 24, 10:00 pm EST)
Robb is building a replica WT9000 Ford “Blue Mule” in homage to the 1975 film “White Line Fever “ with the help of his friends at Bill’s Truck Service in Orlando, FL. To get there, Robb hops a ride with the support semis trekking over land to bring cars, trucks and supplies to the famous Baja 1000 off-road race.
Episode 2: Robb And The Bear (February 24, 10:30 pm EST)
Paul Sagehorn is an American Trucker. Paul grew up watching BJ & The Bear on 1970’s television. Like many, he dreamt about one day driving that same movie big rig. Decades passed – Paul tracked down the truck he idolized from his childhood and bought them. Soon he will be driving his BJ & The Bear big rig to the very factory that custom built the truck for the NBC TV Series some 32 years ago.
Episode 3: Bandit And The Snowman (March 3, 10:00 pm EST)
Holding off Star Wars for 3 months at the box office in 1977 says something about a film. Smokey and The Bandit did just that. Burt Reynolds was Bandit driving the Tran Am. The Snowman was Jerry Reed driving the famous big rig. In this episode of American Trucker we meet Brad Wike of NC. Brad has built a stunning tribute truck (including a hand painted trailer) of the Snowman’s big rig.
Episode 4: Special Operation (March 3, 10:30 pm EST)
Robb’s off to South Carolina to meet up with Kelvin Locklear, owner of K&L Chrome Shop and Outcast Kustoms. Kelvin has been customizing a 1983 Peterbilt 362 cabover rig for Neivel Williams, an active Special Forces soldier stationed at Fort Bragg. Neivel’s father bought the truck back in 1980 and after driving it for decades, gave it to his son. Robb learns more about the truck’s family history and what Neivel has gone through in order to get the truck to the shop.
Brentwood Communications Int’l (BCII) is a full-service series television, branded content and commercial production company based in Burbank, CA. BCII has produced over 750 hours of original television series and specials including the hit series OVERHAULIN’ and RIDES for TLC, LIVING WITH ED and GET OUT, WAY OUT for HGTV, and PAYBACK, CAR CRAZY, HOT ROD TV and LIVIN’ THE LOW LIFE – all for Speed. You’ll find GARAGEMAHAL series on DIY and look for THE REAL 90210 (Oxygen) and the YESI ORTIZ SHOW (Style) coming later in 2011. They’ve also produced significant branded content pieces for Ford, BF Goodrich, Johnson Controls’ Optima, 3M’s Meguiars, Home Depot, UPS, Freightliner, and more; plus a veritable ton of web and tv spots for the likes of Timberland, Royal Purple, Mothers, Phoenix Motors, Ford, etc.
AMERICAN TRUCKER host Robb Mariani – learn more about him HERE
Tags: Automotive, branded content, Documentary, RealPeople, Storytelling
