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Love the smell of hay in the morning? Scenes from the A.J. Soza Memorial Truck Show
The show's second edition got under way at the fairgrounds in Merced, California. The Central Valley location stood in high relief at the early point in the day as these hay-hauling doubles you see rolled in, split by a livestock hauler.
June 24, 2022
California doubles hay hauler's rolling into a parking lot
Reader Rigs
Daniel Simon's 2016 Peterbilt 579
The rig is powered by a Paccar MX-13 with a 10-speed Eaton. It is a refrigerated food hauler in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.
June 24, 2022
Daniel Simon's 2016 Peterbilt 579
Custom Rigs
Wedding getaway vehicle and more: Jacob Phillips' 2016 389 steel hauler
The owner-operator's custom project rig proceeded with his father-in-law toward a maiden voyage as the chariot that took Phillips and his now wife away from their wedding party at its nadir. Phillips has been full-time hauling with the 2016 Pete since.
June 23, 2022
Jacob Phillips 2016 389
Custom Rigs
Despite COVID, and high fuel prices, ATHS annual convention drew crowd
Videos give you a look at some of the 700 trucks that were on display.
June 20, 2022
Trucks
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John Mercier's 2005 Kenworth W900L
The rig is powered by a Cat C15 with a 10-speed. Mercier says the truck has been completely rebuilt and chromed-out, and has won several awards at truck shows.
June 17, 2022
John Mercier's 2005 Kenworth W900L
Custom Rigs
Meet the Lewis Transfer custom 2007 Peterbilt 379, with operator Andrew Reed
Working in and with this 2007 Pete, powered by an '06 emissions-spec Caterpillar C16, this year has been something of a dream come true for operator Reed. He showed us around and inside the well-appointed 379 at Large Cars & Guitars last month.
June 16, 2022
2007 Peterbilt 379
Custom Rigs
'Witches Inn' '85 Pete 359 repeats, and other standout rigs named SuperRigs winners
Theresa DeSantis and her 1985 Peterbilt 359 and 2016 East conestoga, "The Witches Inn," won Best of Show. See the winners in a bevy of other categories here.
June 14, 2022
Theresa DeSantis with Shell Rotella Best of Show trophy
Life
A man who constantly 'raised the bar higher': Remembering owner-operator Troy Huddleston
Showtime Trucking owner Troy Huddleston passed away unexpectedly last week at the age of 54. A group of his friends gathered at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show to reflect on what he meant to them, the custom-rigs community, and trucking itself.
June 14, 2022
In Memory of Troy Huddleston text next to a portrait of him and his freightliner
Reader Rigs
Doug Huffman's 2022 Peterbilt 579
The rig is powered by a Cummins X15 with a 12-speed autoshift. He uses the truck to pull open deck freight.
June 14, 2022
Doug Huffman's 2022 Peterbilt 579
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Joe Esmerado's 2018 Kenworth T880
Esmerado uses the rig to haul intermodal containers from Port Newark in New Jersey to Covington, Pennsylvania.
June 10, 2022
Joe Esmerado 2018 Kenworth T880
Custom Rigs
Early views from 40th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs
The 40th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show primarily for working trucks officially kicked off Thursday at the Branson Landing along the banks of the White River in Branson, Missouri. The show runs through Saturday afternoon.
June 10, 2022
SuperRigs at Branson Landing
Custom Rigs
'Ribbon Runner' cancer-awareness and tribute 1998 Peterbilt 379 dump making waves
Bryant D. Mann, owner of White Pine Paving out of Maryland, turned this 2006-bought 1998 model 379 into a dedicated cancer-awareness rig with a huge remake middle of the last decade. Mann detailed the project for us at Large Cars & Guitars last month.
June 9, 2022
1998 'Ribbon Runner' Peterbilt dump truck
Reader Rigs
Steve Crane's 2020 Kenworth T880
The rig is equipped with a 75,000-pound Galfab rolloff hoist and a Shurco SWAT tarper.
June 7, 2022
Steve Crane's 2020 Kenworth T880
Custom Rigs
Two major classic truck shows next week and week after
ATHS holds its convention in Springfield, Illinois, and the ATCA returns to Macungie for Father's Day weekend.
June 3, 2022
ATCA gathering at Macungie, Pennsylvania
Reader Rigs
Oscar Sherman's 2007 International 9400
The rig is powered by a Cat C15 with a PDI single turbo and a 10-speed Eaton-Fuller. Sherman leases the truck to Gary, Indiana-based OSTT Inc., specializing in flatbed and conestoga work, hauling mostly steel products and tubing from Chicago to Texas and
June 3, 2022
Oscar Sherman's 2007 International 9400
Custom Rigs
In memory of John Visconti III: The custom 2020 Pete 389 glider of Casey Wendling
Owner-op Wendling dedicated the rig to the memory of a man he calls something of a “second dad to me” -- South Jersey-based fellow owner-operator and sometime “Farmer,” as he was known. The dedication follows Visconti's tragic 2014 on-highway passing.
June 2, 2022
Casey Wendling's blue 2020 flattop Peterbilt 389
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Matt Page's 1989 Kenworth W900B
Page uses the Kenworth pair with a Timpte reefer daily to haul potatoes. The rig is powered by a Cat 3406C with a 13-speed.
May 31, 2022
Matt Page's 1989 Kenworth W900B
Reader Rigs
Steve McGee's 2018 Peterbilt 567
The truck features a Paccar MX-13 with an 18-speed. McGee uses the truck to haul oversize loads and wind energy equipment throughout the Midwest and Southeast.
May 27, 2022
Steve McGee's 2018 Peterbilt 567
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California doubles hay hauler's rolling into a parking lot
Custom Rigs
Love the smell of hay in the morning? Scenes from the A.J. Soza Memorial Truck Show
The show's second edition got under way at the fairgrounds in Merced, California. The Central Valley location stood in high relief at the early point in the day as these hay-hauling doubles you see rolled in, split by a livestock hauler.
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Wedding getaway vehicle and more: Jacob Phillips' 2016 389 steel hauler
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