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Custom Rigs
Built to win: Wheels-off '87 Peterbilt 359 triumphant in Big Rig Build-Off
Luke Rethwisch, son of longtime truck builder Bill Rethwisch, is starting to make a name for himself early after being crowned the MATS Big Rig Build-Off champion.
April 3, 2025
Custom Rigs
Working show trucks, antiques, live music: Walcott Truckers Jamboree set to kick off
The annual event at the Iowa 80 Truckstop will take place beginning this Thursday, July 12, and will feature the Super Truck Beauty Contest, Trucker Olympics and much more. Live music will be headlined by award-winning country music band Little Texas.
April 2, 2025
Reader Rigs
Family keeps '98 379 running, hauling liquefied petroleum gas
Third-generation trucker Dave Pittman bought the truck, "Stella," in 2023 and runs primarily in the Midwest. The truck and business are "a family affair" with his wife, three sons and daughter-in-law.
April 1, 2025
Custom Rigs
Dozens of trucks among winners in 2025 PKY Truck Beauty Championship
From the Big Rig Build-Off to People's Choice to five Best of Show winners and much more, take a run through the top standout custom rigs of the 2025 Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 29, 2025
Custom Rigs
Show trucks shine in bright MATS spotlight
The show truck season kicked off this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, with dozens of trucks competing in the annual PKY Truck Beauty Championship.
March 28, 2025
Reader Rigs
Former HHG-hauling '01 T800 now pulling a dry box
The rig, powered by a 6NZ Cat with a 13-speed, boasts 1.67 million miles. Owner Chris DePuy said his "plan is to start restoring it as much as possible."
March 25, 2025
Custom Rigs
Venue change expands capacity for fourth Large Cars & Guitars show
The annual event organized by Tony Justice is moving to the iconic Bristol Motor Speedway for its 2025 iteration, which will be held May 23-24. The show will feature plenty custom trucks, live music and more.
March 20, 2025
Custom Rigs
'Hen House' 2024 Pete 389 blends 'old-school look with a new-school attitude'
AN Transport driver Robert Baesel hauls platform freight in a conestoga with this 2024 Peterbilt 389, which features immaculate free-hand pinstriping all around.
March 13, 2025
Reader Rigs
Kenworth C500 works the oil fields
That's not a sleeper on the back of the cab of this KW C500, but a massive triplex pump used in off-road oil-field applications.
March 10, 2025
Custom Rigs
'07 Pete 379 built for oil-field work, styled for show
Third-generation trucker Kenny Ziglar's "Scrapin' By" 379 was the first truck in his four-truck fleet. The fully customized rig started out working in the oil fields and has since transitioned to hauling chemical tankers.
March 6, 2025
Gear
4 State Trucks' parts store goes mobile
4 State Trucks
A new app, available on Android and iPhone, allows truck owners to order parts from the 4 State Trucks shop on the go.
March 4, 2025
Custom Rigs
'Daisy': Custom autism-awareness 2022 Kenworth T680
Trucker Joseph Phelps pilots the rig for Quality Life Science out of Michigan hauling pharmaceuticals. He's built the truck's theme to raise awareness for autism as a tribute to his son, Elijah.
February 27, 2025
Custom Rigs
Kimball Transportation's '96 Kenworth W900L, built for show
The Georgia-based small fleet pulled the truck out of the weeds eight years ago with plans to build it into a work truck, but as the build went along, it transformed into a show truck.
February 20, 2025
Custom Rigs
Pristine low-mileage 1997 Peterbilt 379 emerges after 18 years in storage
The truck, owned by Ontario-based Sunrise Equipment Auctions, was custom built for its original owner in 1997. Today, with around just 120,000 miles on the odometer, the truck still looks brand-new.
February 13, 2025
Custom Rigs
'Why So Serious?': Joker-themed heavy-haul 389 shows out
Ontario-based Skillex Inc. hauls steel coils with this impressive 2024 Peterbilt 389 and 2024 Mac conestoga. The entire unit features a purple and green theme with Batman's Joker villain.
February 6, 2025
Custom Rigs
Five custom truck builders to compete for $25K in MATS Build-Off
This year's MATS Big Rig Build-Off will bring to bat five of the most talented and innovative truck builders in a winner-takes-all competition with $25,000 on the line. Names on deck: Warner, Henderson, Rethwisch, Davis, Manning...
February 3, 2025
Reader Rigs
New Jersey produce hauler's flattop 2017 Peterbilt 389 company rig
R.J. Ferrari driver Vito Mangiaracina hauls produce with the truck and reefer trailer from Florida to Boston.
January 31, 2025
Custom Rigs
AN Transport 'Never Satisfied' with heavy-haul '08 W900L
AN Transport owner Casey Conrey showed the impressive unit at the 2024 Stars, Stripes and White Lines Truck Show last fall. The truck is heavily customized all the way from the engine bay back to the rear fenders.
January 30, 2025
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