Vietnam vet’s Kenworth T660

Mar 18, 2016

This company truck, driven by Marty Meyer and owned by TW Transport out of Cheney, Wash., is a 2013 Kenworth T660. Meyer, a 40-plus year trucking veteran from Rancho Cordova, Calif., normally pulls a reefer in western and southern states with the truck powered by a 450-hp Cummins with 3:55 rears. Each year, Meyer, a Vietnam veteran, is given the opportunity to pull “The Wall That Heals” for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, as shown in the photo.

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