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1978 Peterbilt 352 cabover preserved
The rig is the personal power unit of Toledo, Ohio-based Fred Bowerman, purchased from Mississippi-based Bouie River Transport within the last decade as something of a preservation project in honor of Bowerman's father's passing decades ago.
January 28, 2021
Channel 19
ELD's 'no monthly fee' promotion highlights relative market void
There are just a handful of no-monthly-fee options for ELD rule-compliant e-logs left standing. The service priority for many truckers in the choice of platform is a big reason for that. Also: The cabovers come out at night!
January 28, 2021
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
Overdrive Radio
Custom cabover emerges as tribute to a driver’s pride, from former Viking hauler
On this Overdrive Radio podcast, Steve Sprenger details his long work on this 1983 Kenworth cabover and tribute to Viking Freight as a former hauler.
September 22, 2020
Custom Rigs
The ‘Lady in Red’ 1989 Freightliner cabover, in miniature
Owner-operator Bixler's early Christmas turned early birthday gift: a custom-made scale model of his long-running 1989 Freightliner Cabover, the 'Lady in Red.'
July 16, 2020
Custom Rigs
‘Service and Sacrifice’ 1988 Freightliner FLT86, updated for GATS Pride & Polish
Take a peek at the details of Ed Harwell's 1988 Freightliner FLT86. The big rig, aptly named 'Service and Sacrifice,' is dedicated to military veterans.
August 24, 2018
Business
First Volvo truck built in Va. facility comes back
A 1982 Volvo F7, the first model to be produced in the US, has a new home at the Volvo Trucks Customer Center thanks to the Wilson family of Wilson Trucking.
August 21, 2018
Custom Rigs
Junior Elmore’s 1975 Diamond Reo cabover No. 12, or: The corn-fed kid in Nebraska
Don Christner takes you inside Junior Elmore's 1975 Diamond Reo cabover. From the two-cycle V8 Detroit Diesel engine to its dual stacks, take a look today.
August 13, 2018
Custom Rigs
First time for everything: Bearing witness to Junior Elmore’s 1977 Marmon cabover
After 20 years of being parked in Junior Elmore's yard, Don Christner steps back in time when he opens the door of Elmore's 1977 Marmon cabover.
June 8, 2018
Custom Rigs
The classic trucks of retired small fleet owner Junior Elmore of Wyoming
Don Christner stops to photograph retired small fleet owner Junior Elmore's collection of classic trucks from the '70s and '80s. Check them out on Overdrive.
May 16, 2018
Custom Rigs
Checking in with Ben Cadle and a recent fleet addition: The ‘Joy Ride 3’ 1982 Freightliner cabover
Video: Take a run through small fleet owner Ben Cadle’s new flagship 1982 cabover, as seen at GATS this year as well as at the Southern Classic Truck Show in N.C. He hauls about a load a week in it today, he says, after spending a year and a half or more turning it into this custom gem.
October 26, 2017
Custom Rigs
The ‘Service & Sacrifice’ 1988 Freightliner FLT86 veterans tribute cabover
Ed Harwell’s custom tribute to military veterans made its first truck-show appearance at the PKY championships at the Mid-America Trucking Show. This video, and plenty of photos, show the meticulous work put into the cabover’s restoration.
April 5, 2017
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