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This is an continuing list of current and former monster trucks with their drivers.
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This is an continuing list of current and former monster trucks with their drivers.
| Truck Name | Driver(s) & Owners |
|---|---|
| Air Force Afterburner | Damon Bradshaw, Trevor Stimson, Paul Cohen |
| Alien Invasion | Chad Tingler, Steve Koehler, Bernard Lyght, |
| Avenger | Jim Koehler [1] |
| Axe | Joe Foley [2] |
| Bad Company | John Gordon [3] |
| Bad News Travels Fast | Brandon Derrow |
| Batman | Jason Childress, Charlie Pauken (2006 Monsters on Main Street), Dan Evans (2006 European Tour), Normal Miller, Carl Van Horn (Monster Jam World Finals XIV Freestyle), John Seasock |
| Backwards Bob | Mike Wine, Damon Bradshaw, George Balhan, Dan Evans, Bari Musawwir, Rick Swanson, Bryan Wright, Ryan Huffaker, Kevin Crocker |
| Bear Foot (1979) | Fred Shafer, Todd Frolik, Scott Hess, Ken Deppe, Guy Wood, Bobby Holman, Brian Womack, Mike Dropik, BJ Johnson, Larry Swim, James Tigue II, Logan Tweedy |
| Bear Foot (F-150) | Mike Harper, Matt Cole |
| Bear Foot (2xtreme) | Daron Basl, Dave Woodcock |
| Bear Foot (Silverado) | Micheal Phelps, Clint Watson |
| Bear Foot USA | Brendon Harper, Sherri Shafer |
| Bigfoot | Bob Chandler, Dan Runte, Nigel Morris, Jim Kramer, Larry Swim, Rick Long, Darron Schnell, Rodney Tweedy, Jerry Dalton, Ron Bachmann, Eric Tack, Dave Harkey, Lonny Childress, Eric Meagher, Andy Brass, Gene Patterson, Sky Hartley, Doug Noelke, Kyle Doyle, Kevin Kozsala, Tim Missentzis, J.R. Adams, Chris Ludwig, Clive Featherby (Aus), Darrel McLeary (Aus), Dave Radzierez, Josh Gibson, Madusa, Eric Swanson, Ken Koelling, John Piant, Keith Sturgeon, Shane Blair |
| Black Stallion | Michael Vaters, Mike Vaters II, Jim Tracey, Matt Cody, Steven Thompson Jr., Trey Myers, Preston Perez |
| Blacksmith | Pablo Huffaker, Corey Clark, Tina Huffaker, Ryan Huffaker, Aaron Basl, Norm Miller, Carl Van Horn |
| Blue Thunder | Dalton Millican (deceased), Marc McDonald, Dan Evans, Pablo Huffaker, Todd LeDuc, Linsey Weenk, Frank Krmel, George Balhan, Lyle Hancock, Norm Miller, Tony Farrell (deceased), Scott Pontbriand, Alx Danielsson, Tyler Menninga, Lee O'Donnell, Matt Cody, Randy Brown, Rihanna Buchanan (Singapore 2017) |
| Bounty Hunter | Jimmy Creten, Austin Minton |
| Brutus | Kraig Champion, Chris Koehler,Chris Bergeron |
| Bulldozer | Chuck Werner, Rob Knell, Kevin Lewis, Alex Blackwell, Jason Childress, Bobby Z, Paul Cohen, Eldon DePew, Phil Foster, Tom Meents, Guy Wood, Steve Reynolds, Paul Stender |
| Captain's Curse | Alex Blackwell, Pablo Huffaker |
| Crushstation | Greg Wichenbach [4] |
| Cyborg | Jack Koberna |
| El Toro Loco | Marc McDonald, Becky McDonough, Chuck Werner, Aaron Basl, Ryan Huffaker, Carl Van Horn, Morgan Kane, Daron Basl, Joey Parnell, Bari Musawwir, Lupe Soza, Chris Baker, Nathan Weenk, Damon Bradshaw, Lee O'Donnell, Dan Evans, Dan Rodoni, Ron Nelson, Chad Tingler, Josh Hintz (1 time fill in), Cynthia Gauthier, Brianna Mahon, Mark List, Kayla Blood, Tristan England, Joe Sylvester, Armando Castro, Bryan Wright, Macey Nichter, Laia Sanz (exhibition) |
| Game Over | Kevin Talbot |
| Grave Digger | Dennis Anderson, Randy Brown, Gary Porter, Chad Tingler, Charlie Pauken, Pablo Huffaker, Adam Anderson, Ryan Anderson (2010 WF encore & 2017 WF encore), Carl Van Horn, Robert Parker, John Seasock, Jon Zimmer, Colton Eichelberger, Cole Venard, Morgan Kane, Rod Schmidt, Jason Childress, Scott Pontbriand, Tony Farrell (Deceased), Marc McDonald (Fill-In), Daron Basl (Fill-In Portland), Mike Vaters (Atlanta 1992), Shane Phreed (Fill-In), BJ Johnston (Fill-In), Krysten Anderson, Brandon Vinson, Lyle Hancock, Paul Cohen, Tyler Menninga, Jim Koehler (Philadelphia 2003) |
| Grinder | Lupe Soza, Frank Krmel, John Seasock, Nicole Johnson |
| Gunslinger | Scott Hartsock |
| Jurassic Attack | Don Frankish, David Olfert, Paul Jensen, Dalton Widner |
| King Krunch | Dillon Fenley |
| Lucas Oil Crusader | Linsey Weenk, Marc McDonald |
| Madusa | Debra Miceli |
| Maximum Destruction (Max-D) | Tom Meents, Neil Elliott, Kreg Christensen, Phil Foster, Chuck Werner, Morgan Kane, Lupe Soza, Colton Eichelberger, Jared Eichelberger, Blake Granger, Rod Schmidt (fill-in Ontario 2012), Diesel brothers, Dwayne Johnson. |
| Mohawk Warrior | George Balhan, B.J. Johnson, Camden Murphy (Foxborough 2017), Chad Tingler, Bryce Kenny, Steven Sims(Purple - Saudi Arabia 2017) |
| Monster Mutt | Joe Miller, Whit Tarlton, Neil Elliott, Taryn Laskey, Morgan Kane, Rod Schmidt, Carl Van Horn, Charlie Pauken, Dana Creech, Dustin Brown, Ryan Anderson, Mike Wine, Bobby Z, Chad Tingler, Paul Cohen, Bryan Winston, Todd Frolik, Scott Liddycoat, Scott Allen, Scott Pontbriand, Lee O'Donnell, Bryce Kenny, Alex Blackwell (Sunrise 2007), George Balhan, Steve Koehler, Jon Zimmer (POD 2016), Kevin Crocker, Cynthia Gauthier, Alx Danielsson, Shane Phreed |
| Monster Mutt Dalmatian | Candice Jolly, Chad Tingler, Taryn Laskey, Cynthia Gauthier, Anna Mercedes Morris, Kim Crosby, Blake Granger, Paul Cohen(Panama 2009) |
| Predator | Allen Pezo, Ron Nelson, Robert Parker, Jeff Cook, Dale Mitchell, Wayne Smozanek, Larry Jarzel, Lenny Kuilder, Dave Pezo, Larry Birch, Dalton Vanskyock |
| Shell Camino | Shelley Kujat [5] |
| Raminator | Mark Hall, Steve Macklin, Mike Miller, Dale Benear, Geremie Dishman, Mat Dishman |
| Snake Bite | Larry Swim, Dan Runte as Rick Rattler, Gene Patterson as Colt Cobra, Eric Meagher as Colt Cobra, Andy Anaconda, Vinny Venom |
| Stone Crusher | Steve Sims, Chad Tingler, Trevor Sims, Carl Van Horn (Paducah 2010) |
| Sudden Impact | John Seasock, Robert Parker, Gary Stepp, Jon Zimmer, Sean Duhon, Ben Winslow, Kevin King, Carl Van Horn, Alex Blackwell, Casey Ladelle, David Fray, Brandon Lagarde, Ricky Ownley, James Chandler, Roddy Fahnestock |
| Swamp Thing | Tony Dixon |
| The Destroyer | Roger Stidell, Dan Evans |
| The Felon | Daron Basl |
| USA-1 | Steve Wilke, Rod Litzau, Roger Gauger |
| War Wizard | RJ Turner |
| WCW Nitro Machine | Charlie Pauken, Cliff Thomas, Joe Payne, Chad Fortune |
| Zombie | Bari Musawwir [6] |
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