Rodney Tweedy

Rodney Tweedy is a monster truck driver of trucks including Bigfoot, and USA-1 (under Triple B Motorsports). He was born on November 17th 1969 and is from Jonesboro, Illinois. He is married and has 5 kids. Rodney has been in the industry for over fifteen years, and has driven many different trucks, but he is best known for driving Bigfoot.

Early Career and First Retirement (2000-2011)

Rodney bought a ride truck in 2000 and debuted it the following year, being Captain USA. After a few years with the ride truck, he was bought out and hired by Paul Shafer, in which Shafer made Tweedy the Vice President of Paul Shafer Motorsports. Rodney's first time driving a monster truck in competition would be in Boogey Van, before he brought back his Captain USA name with an all new paint scheme and design, featuring his wife’s and kids' names on the side. He would go on to drive other names for Shafer as well, including Monster Patrol and Bear Foot. In 2006, Rodney would be hired by Bigfoot 4x4, starting out driving Bigfoot 8 and then Bigfoot 10 a few months later. He also debuted a new Snake Bite paint scheme and identity, going by “Peter Python”. In 2011, Rodney would retire from monster trucks.

Return to Monster Trucks (2017-Now)

In 2017, Rodney would come out of retirement to rejoin Bigfoot 4x4. He would also bring along his son Logan Tweedy and they would take over Bigfoot 14. Rodney would debut another new Snake Bite identity, being Sid Sidewinder. He went on to tour with Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live before the Covid-19 Pandemic put things to a stop in 2020. In 2021, Rodney only performed at two shows and filled in for Dillon Fenley in the King Krunch monster truck for a weekend.

In 2022, Rodney was hired by James Trantina of Triple B Motorsports to pilot the new USA-1 monster truck. His eldest son Austin Tweedy is currently the driver of Boss Gator and his second son Logan Tweedy is the driver of Bear Foot, with his third son Cameron Tweedy is the driver of the Carolina Crusher (Trantina) Monster Truck

The text below was copied from Bigfoot's own website but has since been removed:

Residence:  Illinois
Birthplace:  Missouri
Marital Status:  Married, 5 kids
Date of Employment:  April 2017 (2nd time)
Favorite Type of Music:  Rock
Favorite Type of Food:  Steak and potatoes
Hobbies:  My amazing family, my wife, kids, daughter-in-law and my beautiful granddaughter
Describe yourself:  I am a very easy going guy but very competitive and will not lay down for anyone.  if you want some, come get some!
Greatest Accomplishment:  There are so many, but there was one time I was in Buffalo, NY.  A team of firefighters were badly burned and the hospital.  They requested me to come see them and their kids.  It was really touching.

Career Highlight:  Getting the phone call to come back to BIGFOOT
Like most about being a BIGFOOT/monster truck driver:  Making new friends, fans and making people happy.
Favorite Place To Do a Show:  Salt Lake City, UT at RMR (Rocky Mountain Raceway)
Why Did I Become a BIGFOOT Driver:  To make my childhood dream come true!
Something you want to try in BIGFOOT:  To race and beat Grave Digger.
Ritual Done Before an Event:  Always say a prayer to keep me and everyone safe.
Describe What Being a Monster Truck Driver is Like:  It’s not an easy life, but the support I get from the BIGFOOT team and all the fans is a feeling like no other.