Custom Rigs: Page 9

'Love this truck': John Murphy's 2009 Freightliner Cascadia
The owner has high praise for his rig, which has more than 1.3 million miles on the odometer.
February 9, 2024
John Murphy's 2009 Freightliner Cascadia
'I just had to have it': Missouri cattle hauler's '71 Pete 359
Satha Kilgore, owner of small fleet S&J Kilgore Trucking, bought this custom classic in the Fall of 2022 after plenty personal history working on it with the prior owner. Kilgore's since put it to work hauling cattle as part of his business.
February 8, 2024
Satha Kilgore's 1971 Peterbilt 359 EXHD
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Owner-operator's 2009 Kenworth T660 a million-miler
The truck, powered by a Cat C15, has put more than 1.2 million miles behind it.
February 6, 2024
Shawn Mitchell's 2009 Kenworth T660
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SuperRigs heading to Lone Star State
The 42nd annual event, put on by Shell Rotella, will be held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas-Fort Worth.
February 5, 2024
This 2007 Peterbilt 379 EXHD, owned by Truett and Crystal Novosad with Texas-based Equipment Express, captured Best of Show honors at 2023 Shell Rotella SuperRigs in Gillette, Wyoming.
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2019 Pete 389 glider a patriotic tribute to owner's trucking mentors
The truck, a 550-hp Cat-powered beauty of a glider, was built in memory of owner Robert Burleson's father, Alex, and trucking mentor, Jack Hicks. It features a patriotic theme inside and out, as well as a touching tribute.
February 1, 2024
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1975 Brockway U360 returned to glory as a piece of trucking history
The truck was originally owned by Buck Hylton and participated in protests by coal miners in Washington, D.C., in 1975. Years later, after Hylton had long since sold the rig, his son found it, bought it, and restored the truck to its original glory.
January 25, 2024
Kevin Hylton's 1975 Brockway U360
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Veterans-support 2022 Freightliner Cascadia piloted by Army vet Jim Nalin
The CRST Dedicated Solutions company driver, an 11-year Army vet who served two tours in Iraq, runs on a dedicated lane bringing awareness of the trucking industry to military veterans.
January 18, 2024
Jim Nalin's 2022 Freightliner Cascadia
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Owner's tuned-up Signature 600-powered 2011 Pete 386
The truck, equipped with a Cummins Signature 600, features a Full Tilt manifold and turbo.
January 16, 2024
Ewert Nel's 2011 Peterbilt 386
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North Carolina-based owner-op's flattop 1988 Peterbilt 379
Owner Jesse James said he painted the truck himself and built the 425-hp Cat that powers it.
January 12, 2024
Jesse James' 1988 Peterbilt 379
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379 or 389? Detailed look at Conrad Shada's 'Class of the Past'
Just walking by Shada’s latest build, nobody would blame you for thinking it was a 379. The reality, though, is it’s a 2020 389 glider that Shada heavily modified, rolling back the clock to look like a late-1980s 379.
January 11, 2024
Conrad Shada's 2020 Peterbilt 389
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Independent's '81 Pete 359 a family heirloom
The rig is mainly used to haul shrubs and bushes out of North Carolina, up the East Coast, for Smith Family Trucking. Do you want to show off your own rig? Submit it to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery.
January 9, 2024
Alen Smith Jr.'s 1981 Peterbilt 359
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A tribute to Glenn 'Pillsbury' Hensley -- his well-preserved personal 1984 Pete 359
A. Hensley Livestock Dispatch and Consulting owner Andrea Hensley pays tribute to her legendary small fleet owner father in conversation with Long Haul Paul -- and gets a look with all of us at the spectacular restoration of the 359.
January 5, 2024
Darrell Estes' restoration of Glenn 'Pillsbury' Hensley's 1984 359
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Hauler's '99 International 9300 Eagle 'a rare bird'
The beauty is equipped with a 5EK 3406E Cat and a 13-speed.
January 5, 2024
Scott Reed's 1999 International 9300 Eagle
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Fine-tuned flattop 1984 Peterbilt 359 -- owner-operator Greg Crispell's 'baby'
It's been a work long in progress for the Dryden, New York, independent owner-operator, who's extended the wheelbase 30 inches to 280, converted a short-hood setup to EXHD, and much more, building on the inspiration of his owner-operator father.
January 4, 2024
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A look back at 2023's top Custom Rigs
Take a break from the stresses of trucking and enjoy a look back through the top Custom Rigs from 2023.
December 27, 2023
Andy Goettsch's 1979 International Transtar II
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Truck shows' 2023 haul for charity: $2M-plus
Long Haul Paul tells the tale of charitable truck shows that took place in 2023. Those we have information for raised more than $2.2 million, and were often started by individual truckers turning tragedy into hope.
December 25, 2023
Waupun Truck-n-Show from above
Pride & Polish
From 'bare bones' to working showpiece: Cody Davis doubles up with 'Mojito' 2022 W900L
Davis' two category wins in Overdrive's 2023 Pride & Polish competition -- Working Combo, Interior -- add to big wins earlier in the year at SuperRigs for the custom livestock hauler, built from the ground up with partners.
December 21, 2023
Cody Davis' 2022 Kenworth W900
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MATS hosting invitation-only 'Big Rig Build-Off'
Show organizers say the build-off is a “special ‘elite builders only’ class” at the event. It will pit “four of the industry’s most talented and innovative builders in a winner-takes-all competition."
December 19, 2023
MATS Big Rig Build-Off
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