Competitors can compete for cash purses in four series: Champion Tour, Silver Series, Mid-West Region, and Western Series. There are no full-time pulling teams in the League, only hobbyists (sometimes serious) who are "trying to have as much fun as possible." Although many of the pullers in the League are associated with the automotive or farming businesses, there are some who come from fields unrelated, such as dentistry. As if 2016, the PPL has over twenty classes of pulling vehicles one can participate in. As of 2016, direct family members of registered PPL pullers who are graduating high school seniors are eligible for college scholarships.
