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Reefer hauler's '85 Pete 359
Powered by a 425-hp Cat with a 15-speed double overdrive transmission and 3.70 rears, Sauls said the truck has "enough chrome inside and out for five trucks."
September 19, 2023
Josh Sauls' 1985 Peterbilt 359
History in his grasp with 1978 W900A on '96 Dodge chassis, '46 Brockway, more: Adam Johnson
The K&D Transport third-generation owner has established himself in the custom-truck world with Johnson Hill Customs and numerous projects, including these, that show a range of ingenuity but also a healthy respect for the business's history.
September 18, 2023
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Exercise your right to vote in Overdrive's 2023 Pride & Polish
Voting for the virtual truck show competition is now open. Cast your vote for your favorite truck in each of six categories: Antique, Interior, Limited Mileage/Builders, Working Bobtail, and two Working Combo classes, split by year model.
September 15, 2023
Gary Wasko's 1975 White Freightliner Powerliner, “Dirty Dozen”
Reader Rigs
Truckers Final Mile Pete honors truck drivers
The American Heritage Memorial 2020 Peterbilt 579 benefits Truckers Final Mile's fundraising efforts.
September 12, 2023
Robert Palm's 2020 Peterbilt 579
Reader Rigs
Owner's custom 2001 Freightliner FLD
The truck features new fenders, bumper and stacks, a fresh paint job and new lights.
September 5, 2023
Michael Vega's 2001 Freightliner FLD
Custom Rigs
‘Slammed Distraction’: So Low Transport’s 2003 Peterbilt 379
Owner Mark Aragon hauls cattle locally around northern Colorado with this highly customized Pete. His 14-year-old son, Payton, designed most of the truck, including converting it from a day cab to a sleeper and much more.
August 31, 2023
Mark and Payton Aragon's 2003 Peterbilt 379
Reader Rigs
New York-based operator's '96 W9
Richard Seyfang, the truck's original owner, has put 3.1 million miles on the rig running the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
August 29, 2023
Richard Seyfang's 1996 Kenworth W900L
Reader Rigs
Australian hauler's pair of Kenworths
David Boulton runs the 1998 Kenworth T601 10th anniversary edition and the 2005 Kenworth T604 along Australia's east coast.
August 25, 2023
David Boulton's 1998 Kenworth T601 and 2005 Kenworth T604
Custom Rigs
Owner-operator’s West Coast hot rod-style 379
The '01 Pete isn't a typical show truck, with flat white paint and other customizations that aren't soon found on award-winning rigs. Jake Bast's vision to blend hot rod flair with 1980s West Coast truck style brought a unique rig to life.
August 24, 2023
Jake Bast's 2001 Peterbilt 379
Life
10-4 on D.C. event returns to National Mall this year October 12
On the Mall for 2023, among the usual visits from and conversations with regulators, legislators and the public, a celebration of operators of all stripes and, new, Kenworth's 100th anniversary.
August 24, 2023
Washington Monument at sunset
Reader Rigs
Jerry Graham's ISO tank-hauling 389
The rig sports a 565-hp Cummins ISX tuned to 600 horsepower and 2,050 lb.-ft. of torque with a 13-speed and 3.55 rears.
August 22, 2023
Jerry Graham's Peterbilt 389
Reader Rigs
Owner's 2016 Western Star pulls conestoga nationwide
David Bowers' 4900EX is powered by a 505-hp Detroit DD15 with a 13-speed.
August 18, 2023
David Bowers' 2016 Western Star 4900EX
Custom Rigs
‘Not Too Blue 2’: Wisconsin hauler's color-changing Kenworth
Extreme Transportation Specialized owner Rob Harris' 2022 Kenworth W900L in some ways resurrects the styling on a 1994 W900L he owned and showed on the circuit through the late 1990s, both rigs featuring color-shifting "harlequin" paint from PPG.
August 17, 2023
Rob Harris' 2022 Kenworth W900L
Reader Rigs
Aggregate-hauling '04 Pete 378
The rig, boasting 1.1 million miles, hauls aggregate in a 1996 Trail King Ti-Brook aluminum dump.
August 15, 2023
Rodney Nyhof's 2004 Peterbilt 378
Reader Rigs
Food-grade tanker-pulling '02 W900L
Cliff and Tracy Grace have owned the truck for eight years and pull liquid sugar with it out of Chicago.
August 11, 2023
Cliff and Tracy Grace's 2002 Kenworth W900L
Custom Rigs
'Period correct' 1986 Pete 359 a part of the family after total restoration
Owner Joe Scetto has spent so much time and money restoring this truck to its full 1986 glory his wife jokes it's her "sister wife." After all, he did drive it to the wedding.
August 10, 2023
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Pride & Polish
As Pride & Polish entry period continues, a look back at 2022's finalists
Truck owners and drivers interested in showing off their hard work in the form of their truck can enter Overdrive's Pride & Polish competition through Labor Day, Sept. 4.
August 9, 2023
Horace M. Goldman's 1987 Peterbilt 359 earned top honors in the Working Bobtail, 2014 & Older category in Overdrive's 2022 Pride & Polish competition.
Reader Rigs
Altom Transport's flagship '01 379
The bulk liquid tanker fleet's flagship truck is more than a truck -- it's a tribute to Al Warren, "the grandfather of the family that drives the spirit of Al Warren Oil and Altom Transport."
August 8, 2023
Altom Transport's 2001 Peterbilt 379
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