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Custom Rigs: Page 128

Custom Rigs
Truck honors the Delta Raiders
Vietnam veteran John Cudd wanted a workhorse that would remind others of the sacrifices soldiers make every day, and the 1986 Peterbilt 359 he drives daily does just that.
July 4, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Kenny Yeary’s Untouchable: 2010 KW W900
Small fleet owner and frac sand hauler Kenny Yeary’s 2010 Kenworth W900, which he bought new in March 2009, is the brainchild of his son Gary and son-in-law Jimmy Wiley, who convinced him to turn the stock rig into something different.
July 3, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Stunning flatbed airbrush work — and a benefit of customizing
Mike Manuel on his small flatbed fleet’s custom showpiece, “Custombilt 359”: “I’m in the hauling business, so my trucks will represent me.” What a representative it is!
July 1, 2013
Mike Manuel’s ’03 Benson flatbed with airbrush work by Chris Layne
Custom Rigs
Pride & Polish winners in Crossville, Tenn.
Big winners from the latest installment in Overdrive’s truck-beauty National Championship series in Crossville, Tenn.
June 29, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Midwest by Southeast: Trucks, scenes from Tennessee
Four and more rad rigs from Wisconsin-based small fleet owner-operators on show at the Pride & Polish in Crossville, Tenn.
June 28, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Davis Bros. showcases rigs at Fitzgerald
Davis Bros., operating 21 trucks hauling a variety of specialized freight — anything from hazmat to hopper bottom ag freight — out of Owensville, Ind., has three custom rigs on offer today at Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event in Crossville, Tenn., at Fitzgerald’s. The 2005 Peterbilt 379 and Wilson hopper bottom at right is the […]
June 28, 2013
Davis Bros. operates 21 trucks and brought three to the Pride & Polish Show.
Custom Rigs
Motormaster comes to life
Travis Lyon’s 1987 Kenworth K100E brings the demented Decepticon Motormaster from comic book ink to real-world form.
June 26, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Jonathan Eilen’s ’07 Peterbilt 379 named SuperRigs winner
Jonathan Eilen and his 2007 Peterbilt 379 and matching 2013 Mac Trailer won Best of Show at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs show held last week in Tomah, Wis.
June 24, 2013
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Custom Rigs
PHOTOS: Truck show in Idaho, coming in July
The Idaho Truck Show & Shine takes place July 12-13 in Nampa, Idaho.
June 24, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Freightliner with butterfly doors
Troy Huddleston ripped his ’91 FLD apart in 2006 and rebuilt it as a Classic with butterfly doors and an interior equipped with chrome and leather.
June 22, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Pat Eilen’s Iron Outlaw II
Pat bought his 2010 Peterbilt 389 in January 2010 and immediately began tearing it apart and rebuilding it as a working show truck.
June 22, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Green Machine: Wes Malmgren’s ’04 Pete 379
Wes Malmgren poured all the artistry he could muster into his personal 379.
June 20, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Shell Rotella SuperRigs show picks calendar trucks, hosts parade this week
The Shell Rotella SuperRigs show will take place this week — June 20-22 — in Tomah, Wis. Any owner-operator is allowed to show up and compete.
June 17, 2013
John O’Keefe’s 2007 Peterbilt 379 won Best of Show in last year’s SuperRigs competition. The truck also won the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish National Championship in Dallas at The Great American Trucking Show.
Custom Rigs
Lights out: California car hauler
Stephen Ashburn’s 2005 Peterbilt 379 presented an ideal starting point for his truck-showing career.
June 14, 2013
Stephen Ashburn says he got the idea to light up his interior with bright blue LEDs from another truck on the highway. “I liked it, and I wanted to do it to my truck,” he says. The car hauler went to a shop that had Woody’s lights, and he bought six of them to replace the lights already hung in the interior. When trimming later, he added two more blue oval lights.
Custom Rigs
Advice on lowering the front of a KW
What’s the best way to lower the front of a Kenworth W900A? Jeff Battler from 12ga. Customs has the answer.
June 14, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Tennessee Pride & Polish show kicks off later this month
The newest addition to the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish tour — the Fitzgerald Truck Show — will take place at the end of the month, June 28-29, at the headquarters of Fitzgerald Truck Parts & Sales in Crossville, Tenn.
June 12, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Disorderly Conduct: Night Train’s ’99 Pete 379
From a distance, Night Train Trucking owner Paul Voigt’s flattop ’99 Peterbilt looks like a nicely done black-and-blue reefer combo, but when the sun goes down, it turns into a light show on wheels.
June 11, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Bucket List: Jeremy Graves’ 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy
Jeremy Graves fulfilled a lifelong dream by rebuilding his ’07 379.
June 5, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Custom 2005 Peterbilt 379 a trucker's surprise, with intricate hand-pinstriping
Kimball Transportation driver Zach Held may not be an owner-operator, but he drives an owner-operator-spec'd truck that delivered on a promise made by the small fleet owner Held pulls flatbed freight for. The custom '05 379 features a bevy of custom touches throughout, including immaculate pinstriping all around.
Small Fleet Champ semi-finalist Thomasville Furniture Xpress has grown quickly since founding within the last decade, helmed by co-owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis.
Small Fleet Champ
LTL furniture specialist TFX lays solid ground for growth, profit, support
FMCSA's new National Consumer Complaint Database page has nine categories of complaints to file, including one for freight brokers.
Regulations
FMCSA makes it easier to call out bad brokers with National Consumer Complaint Database update
Oberman Logistics owner Wes Oberman's personal truck is this Kenworth T680 -- purchased to replace a lower-fuel-mileage 2020 389 that powered his maiden voyage in trucking as an owner-operator. He's getting 10 mpg now, and providing a reliable home for leased owners has the fleet up to 11 trucks as of August.
Small Fleet Champ
Skin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansion
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