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Custom Rigs

Luis Vilar’s 2021 Kenworth W990

The rig is powered by a 505-hp Cummins ISX15 with a Fuller RTLO19613 13-speed with 4:56 Meritor rears. The truck’s purple paint scheme is from the 2006 Kenworth color chart.

November 17, 2020

Custom Rigs

Surjit Singh’s 2021 Kenworth W900L

The rig sits on a 295-inch wheelbase and is powered by a 565-hp Cummins X15 with an 18-speed and 3:36 rears. Singh, based in Stockton, California, pulls a 53-foot reefer running from California to the Midwest.

November 13, 2020

Custom Rigs

Owner-op Todd Graham’s two-truck leased operation, powered in part by this 2003 KW W900

Find out all about Todd Graham's advocacy efforts, business philosophy, and what powers his two-tractor leased trucking operation here on Overdrive.

November 12, 2020

Custom Rigs

Ross Wilson’s 2018 Peterbilt 389

The rig is equipped with a 72-inch sleeper and sits on a 264-inch wheelbase. It’s powered by a 510-hp Paccar MX-13 with an Eaton-Fuller 13-speed.

November 10, 2020

Reader Rigs

Chad Keegan’s 1990 Kenworth K100E

Keegan calls the truck Frankenstein after he had to piece it together during a rebuild when he bought it. The truck is powered by a 3406B Cat with a 9-speed transmission.

November 3, 2020

Custom Rigs

Custom 359 honors Vietnam Delta Raiders

Military-themed graphics are a must-see. See and hear about the truck here.

November 1, 2020

Reader Rigs

Frankie Pepera’s 1996 Kenworth W900L

The rig is powered by a 550-hp 3406E Cat with an 18-speed Eaton-Fuller and 3:55 rears. It features a PDI turbo and custom ECM tuning done by MO Power in Aurora, Ohio.

October 27, 2020

Custom Rigs

Dan Chartrand’s 2019 Peterbilt 389

The rig sits on a 268-inch wheelbase and features a double frame, 46,000-pound rear ends with full lockers on a Neway air ride and 13,200-pound front axle on air ride. It’s powered by a Paccar MX13 with an 18-speed on 3:91 rears.

October 23, 2020

Custom Rigs

Custom 1983 KW cabover tribute to a driver’s pride

Video here reveals commercial real estate broker Steve Sprenger's now-finished resto project tribute to his past employer as a truck driver, Viking Freight.

October 20, 2020

Custom Rigs

Curt Vanderveen’s 2014 Kenworth W900L

The rig is powered by a Cat 3406E with an Eaton 15-speed. Vanderveen is based in Kinburn, Ontario.

October 20, 2020

Custom Rigs

Justin Durand’s heavily customized 2018 Peterbilt 389 glider

The rig is powered by a 1999-model Cat 3406E with a C-18 Marine Cam Bully Dog ceramic-coated exhaust manifold and a larger Borg-Warner 78mm turbocharger that has been ceramic-coated and polished as well. The transmission is an Eaton-Fuller 18-speed. It also sports 40K rear ends.

October 16, 2020

Custom Rigs

Eric Laplante’s 2021 Freightliner 122SD

He hauls grain and feed out of Quebec into Ontario, New York and Pennsylvania. The rig is powered by a 530-hp Detroit DD16 with an Eaton SmartShift automatic 13-speed.

October 13, 2020