Pipe hauler’s 1998 Peterbilt 379

Nov 12, 2015

This 1998 Peterbilt 379, owned and operator by Luis Reyes, has a Caterpillar 3406E with 550 horsepower and an 18-speed Eaton transmission. Reyes hauls pipe from Oklahoma to Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico and hauls 45-foot containers around Houston. The truck has 1,500,000 miles on it, but Reyes recently rebuilt the engine. Reyes has added a 20-inch box end bumper, 7-inch DynaFlex straight pipe and a 14-inch sun visor.

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