Back in black: ‘86 Pete 359 still hauling logs daily

Mar 24, 2015

Owner-operator Richard Shaw Jr. runs this 1986 Peterbilt 359 daily hauling logs, which the Woodville, Texas-based trucker says he’s done for 20 years. The truck is powered by a Cummins Big Cam IV and a 13-speed Eaton transmission. “This is the 6th truck I have owned, and the oldest, but definitely the best,” Shaw says. “Old guys rule!”

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