Custom Rigs

Deno Valone's 2009 Peterbilt 389

The rig is powered by a Signature 600 Cummins. Valone says the truck features "all the comforts of home" and pulls a 53-foot Reitnouer Big Bubba low step deck with an Eagle tarp system.

May 4, 2021

Video: Lil Ray’s ‘Uno Mas’ 1999 Peterbilt 379

Ray Rodriquez returned to the Great American Trucking Show in 2018 with his latest creation, “Uno Mas,” a 1999 Peterbilt 379. His wife, Susie, came up with the design for the truck, which features flames and dragons.

April 30, 2021

Joe McPherson's 2019 Peterbilt 389

The rig sports a Cummins X15 with an 18-speed and 3:55 rears. McPherson has painted the dash and added hand-painted pinstripes to the dash and door panels.

April 30, 2021

Overdrive Extra

Faces of Wildwood: The Kid, the Old Pro and the Builder at the 75 Chrome Shop Truck Show

Long Haul Paul's Saturday stop at the truck show in Wildwood, Fla., yielded brief profiles of owner-ops Lincoln Williamson (Mississippi) and Tom Billington (Florida) -- and builder Dustin Dickerson's show-stopping 1956 Pete.

April 27, 2021

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Coleman Kelts' 1987 Peterbilt 359

Kelts bought the truck, "June," from his father in 2013 and worked to fix it to keep it running. It's powered by a 425-hp Cat with a 15-speed overdrive and 3:90 rears.

April 27, 2021

Sal Gabriele's 1993 Peterbilt 379

The rig is powered by a 425-hp Cat 3406B with 3:90 rears and has over 1 million miles on it.

April 23, 2021

Overdrive’s Pride & Polish opens 2021 competition

Owners who've taken any "shelter-at-home" time over the tough year to work on the rig can show off those efforts by entering Overdrive’s Pride & Polish 2021 photo competition, which is open through June 3.

April 20, 2021

Peterbilt truck with lights glowing during dusk

JD Woynorowski's rat rod built over 11 years

The truck features parts from other vehicles from the 1950s, 1980s and 1990s. He uses the rat rod to have fun in, including taking it to vintage car and tractor shows for kids to see.

April 20, 2021

ATCA plans to celebrate 50th anniversary at Macungie June 18-19

42nd annual show live and in-person back in Macungie, PA, again.

April 6, 2021

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A salute to the 'Old Filthy' 1957 Kenworth fuel hauler

For this week's Overdrive 60th-anniversary installment, the story of how one longtime hauler came to own one of his first employers’ classic 1957 Kenworth 925. “Old Filthy” was the first truck bought new by Montana-based owner-operator Gene Ballinger.

May 15, 2017

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Debbie Desiderato's 2017 Western Star 4900EX

Desiderato bought this 2017 Western Star 4900EX after a neighbor asked if she'd be willing to haul logs for his company during her spare time.

March 19, 2021

A '70s film at Overdrive's diesel drag races, and a 'Back in Time' tour

In 2016, a late-1970s short film on U.S. trucking, via Overdrive’s Englishtown, New Jersey, truck drag racing event, provided a clear window back in time, including a glimpse of Overdrive’s founder. This 60th-anniversary special takes you there ...

May 19, 2016

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Doug Schwartz's 2004 Peterbilt 379

The rig is powered by a 600-hp Cat with an 18-speed. It's used to serve the agriculture industry in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions.

March 5, 2021

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Dustbusters' 1980 Kenworth W900A tractor custom-restored with a roll-back body

Owner-operator and mechanic Martin Herman of Evanston, Wyoming, he said, was fortunate to be involved in this months-long project with the company he pulls tank doubles for with his own 1970 Kenworth.

March 3, 2021

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Add your voice to 'Overdrive's Music to Truck By,' BlackOut tribute truck headed Daytona-way

Chuck Timbrook running south for Bike Week March 5 with his vets-support rig, and: Help us celebrate professional drivers and submit an intro that may be featured on the new show.

February 24, 2021

Chuck Timbrook's 'BlackOut' tribute truck

Albert Goyette's 2021 Peterbilt 579

The rig sports a 510-hp Paccar with a 13-speed. Goyette uses the truck for flatbed heavy-hauling (160,000 pounds) in Michigan and northern Indiana.

February 23, 2021

John Gillum's 1987 Peterbilt 379

Despite the similarities in paint scheme, the rig is not a former BJ Hughes truck, Gillum says, as it is red underneath the white and blue paint. He has named the truck "Snakebit," as "it bites me almost every time I work on it," he says.

February 19, 2021

Austin Stocker's 1995 Kenworth W900B

The truck wears many hats, as it is set up to be able to quickly change from a dump truck to a fifth-wheel tractor and hook to a lowboy or side dump, depending on the work. It's powered by a 650-hp Cat 3406E with an 18-speed and 3:90 rears.

February 12, 2021

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Rising oil prices -- for this dry bulk hauler, there's far less fear than opportunity

Oil services fleet Sisu Energy owns no trucks or trailers itself, nor do dispatch personnel at the company. Owner-ops leased there take that to heart as evidence the company’s sticking to its mission to be a platform where owner-operators can thrive.

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With Roadcheck under way, here's a refresher on the OOS violations for lights, hours

Cars and trucks driving on highway passing by truck rest area exit

Know the value of your time to assess true profit

Lisa Kelley appeared in eight of the 11 seasons of the History Channel’s “Ice Road Truckers” franchise.

Lisa Kelly of 'IRT' still drives Alaska’s Haul Road

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Remembering the inaugural Pennsylvania Make-a-Wish Mother's Day convoy

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