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'Heck of a ride': Owner-operator Brian Wollman's 2024 Peterbilt 389
Brian Wollman bought the truck in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, and said it's "been working awesome" for him.
October 4, 2024
Nelson Truck Lines' 2019 custom Kenworth among the last of the gliders
Operator Brian Beltran showed the rig at the Waupun Truck-N-Show over the summer, paired with a patriotic 2022 Great Dane van that's a salute to the Nelson family's military service.
October 3, 2024
Owner-op's '88 Ford LTL-9000 retired to truck show duty
The truck worked on-highway before being semi-retired to farm work, then fully retired around the turn of the century. Following a full restoration, it's now used to haul antique tractors to truck shows and fairs.
October 1, 2024
Custom Rigs
Illinois fleet's brand-new 2025 Kenworth W900L, fresh from the custom shop
Dabney Trucking company driver Brian Emshoff walks through the impressive build, which features several custom parts fabricated in-house, as well as custom pinstripe work and more.
September 26, 2024
Reader Rigs
Tom and Marie Gay's big-bunk '07 W900L on way back to former glory
The rig boasts a 362-inch wheelbase with a 180-inch ARI custom sleeper and pulls "whatever can be strapped or chained down onto the trailer."
September 20, 2024
Custom Rigs
Double trouble: Small fleet's custom 2006 379 and 2024 W990
Wisconsin-based Brett Buske, with Buske Trucking LLC, showed the two rigs at the Waupun Truck-N-Show in August. Get a detailed look at his personal 379, along with the fleet's newest rig.
September 19, 2024
Reader Rigs
Tim Porter's tanker-yanking 'Bad Decision' 2024 Peterbilt 389
Porter pulls a food-grade tanker with the truck, which is powered by a 565 Cummins and an 18-speed. Show off your own rig by submitting it to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery.
September 17, 2024
Custom Rigs
Third-generation trucker's step deck-toting 2016 Kenworth T880
Tyler Pyke, a company driver for JMW Transfer, showed the T880 at the Waupun Truck-N-Show earlier this summer. Pyke comes from a family of truckers and hopes to get the family business back up and running when opportunity knocks.
September 12, 2024
Custom Rigs
'Less is more' with James Churchill & Sons' custom 2023 Kenworth W9
Derek Bates operates the truck for Wisconsin-based James Churchill & Sons Trucking. He hauls chrome steel out to Arizona and California twice a month with the truck, which he's added a handful of custom mods to.
September 5, 2024
Pride & Polish
Pride & Polish: Cast your votes for your favorites
The voting period for Overdrive's Pride & Polish virtual truck show is now open. Readers can select their favorite truck in each of five categories -- Working Bobtail, Working Combo, Antique, Interior and Limited Mileage/Show -- to determine finalists.
September 5, 2024
Pride & Polish
Last call! Overdrive's 2024 Pride & Polish -- cast your votes in five categories
Get your votes in by Sept. 30 in Overdrive's 2024 Pride & Polish competition to help select the winning truck in five separate categories — Working Bobtail, Working Combo, Limited Mileage/Show, Antique and Interior. Cast your votes here.
September 4, 2024
Custom Rigs
Part-time owner-op's '97 Peterbilt 379 honors family legacy
Brendan Conlon isn't a full-time trucker, but growing up around the business left a life-long desire to stay close to it. Conlon and his grandfather, Larry Beier, built this '97 Pete together, which Conlon now drives part-time and shows to honor Beier.
August 29, 2024
Custom Rigs
Alabama-based grain hauler's Legendary 2025 Peterbilt 589
Featuring the Legendary trim package, small fleet owner Russell Cummings' 589 features a number of exclusive treatments only available on the special-edition units. See more of the No. 64 of 589 Legendary Package Peterbilt 589 in this video.
August 22, 2024
Custom Rigs
Record-setting 'last ride' for Waupun Truck-N-Show
The official registration number for the truck show was 526 trucks -- a record on its own. Dozens more trucks also showed up just to participate in the "last ride" parade through Waupun, Wisconsin, in the 35th and final edition of the show.
August 21, 2024
Custom Rigs
2023 Pete 389 dubbed 'Fowl Attitude' by 'Rowdy Rooster' Jarad Mullinix
The 389 is owned by Myles Parker's West Lawrence Logistics small fleet, and showed out at the Large Cars & Guitars truck show in May, where operator Mullinix walked through the mods he's helped direct.
August 15, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Final Waupun Truck-N-Show kicks off
The 35th Waupun Truck-N-Show is underway through Saturday night in Waupun, Wisconsin, with hundreds of trucks expected for the event.
August 9, 2024
Custom Rigs
Expertly airbrushed '01 Pete 379 rescued as reptilian masterpiece
What started with a simple hexagonal design on the truck, initially intended be more "old school" in custom approach, transformed into a fire-breathing work of art. See plenty views here of this dragon-themed '01 379, retired from the road since 2015.
August 8, 2024
Reader Rigs
Project '85 Freightliner FLD building one owner's dream
After working as a driver now for six years running, James Qualls hopes the FLD will help him achieve his dream of working as a fully-fledged one-man operation, with plans to put it to work pulling end dumps and flatbeds.
August 6, 2024
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