Jared Dean’s 2001 Peterbilt 379

Aug 12, 2016

This 2001 Peterbilt 379 is owned by 30-year-old Jared Dean out of Wahoo, Neb. It’s powered by a Caterpillar C15 6NZ and falls somewhere around 650 horsepower, he says. The truck has a stainless steel 20-inch Texas-style bumper and a set of 8-inch West Coast Turnout stacks from Lincoln Chrome. Dean has also made some upgrades to the interior, such as a custom shifter and leather low-ride seats. He hauls feeder calves in Nebraska and throughout the Midwest.

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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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