A family-owned trucking company in Oklahoma now owns an extremely special truck, and a program to aid wounded veterans benefits receives a major donation as a result.
Rush Enterprises, Inc. recently announced the winner of their sweepstakes to give away the last and only 2025 Peterbilt Model 389X ever produced, with proceeds benefitting Wounded Warrior Project.
The sweepstakes, sponsored by Rush Truck Centers, in conjunction with the Rush Enterprises Foundation, launched in March at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. To enter, individuals were encouraged to make a $50 donation that was given to WWP at the end of the sweepstakes. The sweepstakes ended on Sept. 15 and the winner was announced during the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference and Exhibition in Nashville Oct. 14.
Jennifer Best of Pryor, Oklahoma was the winner of the truck. She and her husband, Shane Best, operate Shane Best Trucking, a small fleet specializing in hauling rock, soil and aggregate materials in and around the Tulsa area.
“Trucking runs in our family. We took over the business from Shane’s mother, my dad was a truck driver, and both of our boys are in the business,” said Best. “When I got the call that we’d won, I was in shock. We were happy to support Wounded Warrior Project but to win this incredible truck is unbelievable."
Rush Truck Centers secured the build slot for the final Model 389 with a winning bid of $1.5 million in an auction hosted by Peterbilt and attended by its dealers during the 2023 Peterbilt Dealer Meeting. Peterbilt and Rush Truck Centers donated the full amount of the winning bid to two additional charitable organizations – Truckers Against Trafficking and Wreaths Across America, at the Mid-America Trucking Show event.
The Last Peterbilt Model 389 sweepstakes generated $500,000 that was presented to Wounded Warrior Project during the event in Nashville. In total, Rush Truck Centers and Peterbilt Motors Company donated $2,000,000 to three deserving organizations through the dealer auction and subsequent sweepstakes contest.
“This is a unique and very special truck, and we knew we could do a lot of good for a lot of people with it,” said W.M. “Rusty” Rush, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Rush Enterprises. Inc. “We are immensely proud that this sweepstakes generated $500,000 for Wounded Warrior Project and the life-changing programs and services they provide at no cost to America’s injured veterans."
