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Custom Rigs

Custom Rigs
'Pretty good life' for Gary Jones' short-hood '79 Peterbilt 359
Truck show mainstay Gary Jones, owner of SPB Trucking, showed off his latest build at MATS 2025 -- a 1979 Peterbilt 359 day cab with just 630K original miles, and a rare sight among Jones' trucks, which often sport custom big bunks.
May 15, 2025
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Reader Rigs
Owner Scott Klinger's 'classic' 2019 Kenworth W900L
The Cummins-powered truck features numerous options from the factory, both inside and out. Tall rubber, too.
May 9, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Every smart mod to Trucker of the Year's 4M-mile 1995 KW T600
With 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber's long career coming to a close and his long-running T600 up for sale, this video look at the rig's modifications show his prioritization of efficiency, increased comfort and durability. Also: His custom dashcam solution, dating back to 2013.
May 8, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
'Promise to a friend': The Wheel Jam Truck Show, staying alive
The Wheel Jam Truck Show in Huron, South Dakota, began in 2002 over beers among friends. It grew from nine trucks the first year to hundreds today. Before its founder passed in 2024, he charged two women with keeping it going.
May 7, 2025
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Reader Rigs
2002 Kenworth W900L a heavy-haul workhorse
Owner Donley Houchin runs the truck leased to Landstar hauling heavy freight.
May 6, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
Faith, family, friends: Crossroads Truck Meet show building community
A Cat 3408 V8-powered 1979 359, 120-inch ARI big bunk on a 2003 W900L, a show organizer on a mission to create -- more importantly, to thank -- a close-knit community in and around California, Missouri and beyond... This year's Truck Meet featured plenty to write home about.
May 6, 2025
Overhead at the end of Saturday, after the lights came on for the truck owners still parked. Find more shots from the show at the shop's Facebook page.
Overdrive Radio
Kenworth W900: History, legacy, availability through 2026, and what's in store for the W990
On Overdrive Radio this week, a deep dive with Kenworth into the history and truck owners who helped create the W900 model's legacy. It's closingout a 60-plus year production run next year. How long will you be able to order one? Details here.
May 5, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Up close with Tony Justice's newly-custom Bennett 2006 'Purgatory' Peterbilt 379
Overdrive's 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber caught up with trucker and country singer-songwriter Tony Justice at MATS to talk about this recently-customized 2006 Peterbilt 379, a big part of Justice's trucking career.
May 1, 2025
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Reader Rigs
Part-time reefer puller '98 379 painted to match owner's Harley
This '98 Pete is painted in Harley-Davidson's Frosted Teal and Crushed Ice White with pearl paint colors to match owner John Treadway's 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
April 29, 2025
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Reader Rigs
Small fleet owner's flatbed-hauling '96 Peterbilt 379
Dallas, Texas-based RiteWay owner David Kosar operates this truck as part of the business, often running from Dallas out to the West Coast.
April 25, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Owner-op's '24 Pete 389 radiates hot-rod vibes
North Carolina-based Brandon Smith picked up a second-place trophy at the Mid-America Trucking Show with his custom 389, built with 12 Ga. Customs and MBH Trucking.
April 24, 2025
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Custom Rigs
MATS when the sun goes down: Show trucks built to shine
Catch views of the annual PKY Light Show from the 2025 Mid-America Trucking Show.
April 22, 2025
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Reader Rigs
Heavy-haul 1999 Peterbilt 379 stretched to 330-inch wheelbase
Richard Berst operates the 3406E-powered unit hauling oversize/overweight freight.
April 22, 2025
Berst
Reader Rigs
Michigan fleet's 2003 Peterbilt 379 daycab shuttle rig
The Cummins ISX-powered unit is primarily used to shuttle trailers between the fleet's home base and a shipper.
April 18, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Bill Warner & Son's 'Hillbilly Hampton' 1988 Peterbilt 362
Bill Warner Jr. and Cody Warner's "Hillbilly Hampton" 1988 Peterbilt 362 was custom-built for the 2025 MATS Big Rig Build-Off. Catch plenty views of the rig, and all the custom work put into it, in this video walkaround.
April 17, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Start your engines: Registration open for SuperRigs at Atlanta Motor Speedway
The annual working truck show will be held May 29-31 with more than $25,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs -- along with 12 spots in the coveted Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar.
April 15, 2025
One of the 2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar trucks -- Hoewing Trucking's 'Purple Grain' 2023 Peterbilt 389 driven by Kevin Benson -- was on display at the Mid-America Trucking Show to promote the 2025 SuperRigs competition.
Reader Rigs
Owner-op Steve Hostetler's 2-million-mile '98 Freightliner Classic
Hostetler hauls mostly ag-related commodities with the truck, which he's owned for 10 years.
April 15, 2025
Hostetler
Custom Rigs
No. 1000 walkaround: First of the last of the W900s, Kenworth's 2025 Legacy Edition
This walkaround video of the first, No. 1000 special-edition Kenworth W900 at MATS gives a look at some new edition-specific accessories from Paccar Parts.
April 11, 2025
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Last call: Complete your Highway Report Card here
Weigh in by May 19 to name the worst of the worst, and best, states and routes in the nation for road conditions, parking, and more. With a big infrastructure funding reauthorization slated for next year, we want to hear your recommendations for states, metro areas and particular routes where improvements are needed.
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Small Fleet Champ
Calling the best of the best: Enter Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Championship
The Whately Truck Plaza in Whately, Massachusetts, the scene of a weird start to Roadcheck and one of the best diners you can park a truck at.
Channel 19
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