A new reality television show airing in April won't have any unnecessary drama or anger management issues that other realty shows like to highlight.
"We're not going to be throwing any wrenches at each other," said Steve Hill, president and founder of Five-R Trucks in Golden. "We want it to represent what we really do."
What viewers will get, he said, is a show about family and the opportunity to learn a little about building a custom truck.
The new reality show is called "The Lifted Life" and will feature the Hill family and the rest of the crew at Five-R Trucks. The one-hour show will air on Velocity, which is a cable and satellite television channel owned by Discovery Communications.
"The Lifted Life" premieres at 8 a.m. MST on April 9.
"People will get to see the whole picture of what we go through day-to-day," said Jake Hill, Steve Hill's oldest son, who believes the show will be something a lot of people can relate to.
Five-R Trucks is family owned and operated for 40 years. Three generations currently work at the shop, and the fourth, beginning with Jake Hill's 8-year-old son named Dillon, is well on the way to learning the trade --; Dillon sometimes comes in on Saturdays and does sweeping or other similar child-appropriate tasks.
"I'm really proud of what we've accomplished," Steve Hill said. "And I'm proud of my family."
Being on "The Lifted Life" came about when Velocity contacted the shop and said the channel wanted a family-run business to feature. Five-R Trucks wasn't interested the first time, but Velocity came back about eight months ago and asked again.
"We decided to give it a shot," Steve Hill said.
Season one has already been filmed, which consists of six one-hour episodes. The majority of the episodes was filmed at the shop, but some other Golden businesses will also be on the show --; and a couple of high-profile customers.
Kenny Cross, trailer technician who has been at the shop for about 18 years will appear on the show a couple of times. But all the employees are excited to see the show, he added.
Shop manager John Meyer agrees.
"It's a big deal because people viewing national television will see the quality of work that comes out of Five-R," he said. He also hopes the show helps viewers get "stoked and excited about the custom truck scene."
The premier, called "All in a Day's Work," features Littleton resident Shawn Bickler and a $45,000 build on his 2011 Dodge Ram.
The Ram was at the Denver Auto Show, March 16-20 at the Colorado Convention Center, and although it is not his everyday vehicle, he and his wife do use it for recreation.
Bickler wasn't expecting to have his truck featured on the show, he said. It all began as a custom build for the Specialty Equipment Market Association's industry show, which takes place Nov. 1-4 in Las Vegas. The industry show, also known as the SEMA Show, is an automotive specialty products trade event that is not open to the general public with worldwide recognition.
Bickler has been coming to Five-R Trucks for about 10 years, and the Ram is the third truck he has had them custom build.
"No matter what truck I go with, it always gets looks," Bickler said. But the Ram "is the biggest and best build, by far."
Show viewers will get to see as Five-R Trucks employees prepare the Ram for the SEMA Show --; custom wheels, custom treatment on the dash on the inside, custom-painted matching bumpers and lots of lights. Bickler hopes that everybody who sees the show will appreciate the hard work Five-R Trucks puts into a custom build.
"Custom trucks are unique," Steve Hill said. "Everything's different, and everything's custom. We don't do two alike --; that's the nice thing about it."
Five-R Trucks has done a number of custom builds that received national attention, and some have been featured in automotive magazines that have a global readership. The shop's customers come from across Colorado, the U.S. and the world --; they have shipped custom-built trucks to places such as Canada, Peru, Dubai and Russia.
"All walks of life enjoy custom trucks," Steve Hill said. "It's really become a lifestyle."
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