Rick Tessier’s 2005 Western Star Lowmax

Mar 01, 2016

Rick Tessier owns this 2005 Western Star Lowmax, which is powered by a 550-hp Caterpillar C15 550, 13-speed transmission and 3:70 rears. Tessier runs out of Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada, and runs mostly in western Canada. He’s added 7-inch pipes, an all-chrome dash, wooden steering wheel, swivel seats and two couches that turn into a double bed.

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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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