Custom Rigs

Rebuilt, updated 1986 Peterbilt 359 a weekly worker
The truck, powered by a 425-hp Cat with an 18-speed, was rebuilt and updated about a year ago.
March 28, 2023
Wayne Kolb's 1986 Peterbilt 359
Arizona-based propane hauler's 2023 W900L
The rig features a 605-hp Cummins with an 18-speed. It sports a 72-inch sleeper outfitted with Diamond VIT interior.
March 24, 2023
John Mohn's 2023 Kenworth W900L
Owner-op Joe Bielucki's 2023 International HX sports 1970s throwback paint scheme
Joe Bielucki's 2023 International model HX has a 500 Cummins and a 13 speed manual Eaton transmission. The paint scheme is a copy of the International Eagle 4300 series from the 1970s and early 1980s.
March 23, 2023
bielucki international bobtail
Classic 359 dump helping launch new business
Owner Terry Burgess found the "cool old truck" -- a 1976 Peterbilt 359 dump -- with everything working except the horn. He's starting his own rock hauling business with the rig.
March 21, 2023
Terry Burgess' 1976 Peterbilt 359 dump truck
Doug Johnson's 'super dependable' 1987 Freightliner COE
The truck features a newly rebuilt 400 Big Cam Cummins coupled with a 9-speed overdrive.
March 17, 2023
Doug Johnson's 1987 Freightliner COE
1995 Kenworth W900B still works hard in Canadian oilfields, logging industry
Owner Shane Chilson is the third full-time owner and driver of the rig that started its life working for Visscher Lumber truck on the West Coast of Canada.
March 14, 2023
Shane Chilson's 1995 Kenworth W900B
Restored 1984 Peterbilt 359 still a daily worker
The truck has been in owner Brandon Bier's family for almost 30 years. It's powered by a 3406C Cat with an 18-speed.
March 10, 2023
Brandon Bier's 1984 Peterbilt 359
Diesel Freak's race-ready 2007 Kenworth W900
Ryan LaLone, the owner of Diesel Freak, focused on performance with this C16 Cat-powered W9. With the upgrades he's made to the engine, the truck puts out horsepower in the four-digit range.
March 9, 2023
Diesel Freak's 2007 Kenworth W900 doing a burnout
Part-time 2000 Kenworth W900 with under 1 million miles
Owner Jeremy Flygare has taken the truck from "bone stock" to the kind of truck he admired early in his career.
March 7, 2023
Jeremy Flygare's 2000 Kenworth W900
The low-mileage, extended-hood '81 Peterbilt 359 of Durand Carson
The rig, powered by a KTA-600 Cummins, has just 750,000 original miles. Despite low fuel economy, Carson said he's happy with it because "there's a price to pay for having a cool ride."
March 3, 2023
Durand Carson's 1981 Peterbilt 359
'It came with work': CAP Trucking's flagship 2003 Peterbilt 379
A visit with 2022 Small Fleet Champ and CAP owner Chris Porricelli yields the story of this '03 classic, bought with the "truck, trailer, bulkhead and pallet jack and with the southbound load" out of Pennsylvania as part of the deal in 2017.
March 1, 2023
Chris Porricellie's 2003 Peterbilt 379
'Workhorse' 1994 Pete 379 turned a bad day into blessing for one-truck carrier
Mary Beach bought the rig in November 2021 for her Jaxton Carriers business, put some money into it, and "it is now a workhorse" hauling precast concrete in the Carolinas.
February 28, 2023
Mary Beach's 1994 Peterbilt 379
Heavy haul in a '79 W900A? It's all in the family with this unit for owner Brian Ware
Powered by a 400 Cummins Big Cam with a 5 and 4 transmission, the rig is still working today with Ware hauling concrete and steel bridge beams up to 160 feet long.
February 24, 2023
Brian Ware's 1979 Kenworth W900A
The ‘Candy Cane’ 2000 379 of Irby Hallman Trucking
Irby Hallman's teenage son showed the tricked-out Peterbilt and a special matching 2000 Timpte Super Hopper at last fall's Mayberry Truck Show in Mt. Airy, North Carolina.
February 23, 2023
Irby Hallman's 2000 Peterbilt 379 at night
Craig Hershey's 2001 Kenworth W900: A daily log hauler
Hershey runs the Detroit-powered rig daily hauling logs in the day and chips in the evening out of a sawmill.
February 21, 2023
Craig Hershey's 2001 Kenworth W900
Aron Wright's 1989 Peterbilt 379: A log-hauling classic
Wright bought the Cat-powered truck new and uses it to haul logs.
February 17, 2023
Aron Wright's 1989 Peterbilt 379
'The fun of old trucks': John Rooney's 1984 Ford CL9000 cabover
Always a fan of the CL9000 cabovers, Rooney, based in North Carolina, bought the truck in 2021. He's given the rig a new paint job among other finish upgrades since he bought it, but otherwise it was in good shape.
February 16, 2023
John Rooney's 1984 Ford CL9000
Jordan Truck Sales' 2004 Peterbilt 379X: A dealer's part-time worker
The truck is used to pick up equipment the Georgia-based dealership buys and sells. Powered by a 550-hp Cat C15 with an Eaton 18-speed, the truck has about 1.4 million miles on it today.
February 14, 2023
Jordan Truck Sales' 2004 Peterbilt 379X
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