Ricky Stephens’ 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider

Dec 18, 2015

This 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider is owned and operated by R D Stephens Transport out of Fayetteville, N.C. Ricky Stephens hauls LTL for Al-Amin Brothers Transportation from the Midwest to the Carolinas. The truck has a custom hunter green paint job, a 12.7-liter Detroit engine, an Eaton 13-speed transmission and 3:55 rears.

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Germann Soeth’s 1976 Kenworth K100, in service after long retirement

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The 1978 Peterbilt 352 was a model who in earlier years had been driven by Bowerman's father, who passed several years earlier. This one, purchased from a prior owner in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has origins in Illinois, Bowerman said, and is powered by a Cat 3406A run through a 15-speed transmission, 190-inch wheelbase.

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