Trucker Buddies

Dec 5, 2001

Do you meet up with some of your trucking friends once a year? Do you go to the mountains, the beach, the races, Mardi Gras? Do you meet in the summer, winter, spring and fall? If so, we want to hear about it. Send an e-mail to ovdeditors@etrucker.com.

Owner-operator Steve Kron's 2001 International, powered by a Detroit Series 60 engine, has consistently run above 10 mpg for more than a decade now, thanks to Kron's ambitious aerodynamic and other mechanical improvements.

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