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Vitamin C: Flatbedding ’04 Peterbilt
Owner-operator Shawn Winders of Leesburg, Pa., hauls “pretty much anything and everything,” primarily flatbed materials, with his 2004 Peterbilt.
November 28, 2014
Custom Rigs
Truck jumps 83-feet after launching from ramp
Stunt car/truck driver Mike Ryan says what transpires in the video below was a “dream stunt.” The coordinators break the world record for the longest truck jump. Ryan says they gutted the truck to remove flammable items. And they manage to clear an Formula 1 race car in the process:
November 28, 2014
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Custom Rigs
‘Finally an independent woman’: Most Beautiful finalist and a Pride & Polish winner
Owner-operator Sonja Morris says she found trucking 11 years ago and recognized it as “a chance to finally become an independent woman,” she says.
November 21, 2014
Custom Rigs
Former drivers, raise hands high!
Former owner-operator Bryan Lundberg’s latest step on the path through the trucking world is as a broker. His last Kenworth, though, is no less special to him. Photos from back when here.
November 20, 2014
Custom Rigs
Shortstack makes big waves with custom truck photography
Meet Ciara “Shortstack” Sleeth, a 17-year-old high school student from the hills of West Virginia on her way up in the trucking world through her truck photography. Next for her: small fleet owner-operator…
November 19, 2014
Custom Rigs
Werner unveils latest military-themed truck
Werner unveiled this week its latest Freedom-themed truck, dubbed Ride for Honor. The truck is the fourth installment in the fleet’s Operation Freedom fleet of military-wrapped trucks.
November 14, 2014
Custom Rigs
Owner-operator’s ‘grain hauling machine’
V.E. Parker calls his 2012 Freightliner Cascadia and 2014 Timpte Super Hopper a “grain-hauling machine.”
November 14, 2014
Custom Rigs
Remember when truckers ‘had to drive’ cabovers?
Reader Greg Stanton asked the question attendant to his upload of this sharp Freightliner COE to Overdrive’s Reader Rigs gallery. After we shared the pic — and the question — on the Facebook page, lo and behold, turns out drivers do well remember those days.
November 14, 2014
Custom Rigs
From the archives — Hooked: Homer Schultz’s ’93 Peterbilt 379 wrecker
Homer Schultz III’s shop churned out this 1993 Peterbilt 379 a few years back to serve as Homer’s personal full-time working rig.
November 12, 2014
Custom Rigs
Photos: Catfish’s Junk Yard Dog — Heavy hauler shows off sharp truck, unique loads
Houston-based owner-operator V.L. “Catfish” Harris dubbed this 1990 Peterbilt 379 the Junk Yard Dog.
November 7, 2014
Custom Rigs
Stunt driving big rig pushes tractor-trailer to the limit
As our sister site Truckers News wrote, I wouldn’t try these at home.
November 6, 2014
Custom Rigs
Peterbilt introduces special edition ‘Pride & Class’ Model 389
Peterbilt unveiled Nov. 4 a new special edition Model 389, the Pride & Class edition, which the truck maker says has a has a “customized, show-truck-ready look.”
November 4, 2014
Custom Rigs
Owner-operator’s ‘Black out’ tribute rig gets closer to finish line
W.Va.-based Charles Timbrook’s 1999 Freightliner “Black Out” eases into its military-tribute theme with new mods. And: A Reliable Carriers car hauler on Car and Driver’s cover.
November 4, 2014
Custom Rigs
‘Random decision’ to truck: Most Beautiful finalist poses with Pride & Polish winner
Anna Sosnia never planned to be a truck driver. But a few years ago she saw an ad for truck driving school. She enrolled in it and loved it. Sosnia was one of three finalists in this year’s Overdrive’s Most Beautiful contest.
October 31, 2014
Custom Rigs
Stretched Classic: Reader’s custom steel hauler
Steel hauler Matt Schneider has done quite a bit of custom work to his 1998 Freightliner Classic, including stretching it from 260 inches to 300, repainting it black and adding a visor from 12ga. Customs.
October 31, 2014
Custom Rigs
Lumber hauling International 9300 working toward 2 million miles
Minnesota owner-operator Alex Roeder uses his 1999 International 9300 to haul lumber, construction supplies and the occasional oversized load for Gary Kotek Trucking.
October 24, 2014
Pride & Polish
Beauty shots of PDI Pride & Polish winners: Four top rigs gleam in the desert
The fifth and final stop of the 2014 Overdrive’s Pride & Polish circuit wrapped up last weekend in St. George, Utah, at the PDI Dyno Event and Truck Show. Here are beauty shots of the show’s four winners.
October 23, 2014
Pride & Polish
A few lights show photos and a full winners list from PDI Pride & Polish
The PDI Dyno Event and Truck Show Pride & Polish — 2014’s final Pride & Polish show — wrapped up Sunday. Here’s a few photos from the event’s light show and the full list of winners.
October 20, 2014
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