Custom Rigs: Page 2

Stunning ostrich-leather interior on daycab '05 379

At GBATS last month, Triple S Diesel's Mauricio Soto of Cimarron, Kansas, showed off this old Werner 70-inch sleeper truck that he and his team rebuilt for a customer as a daycab, in stunning fashion.

October 19, 2023

Interior of Mauricio Soto's 2005 Peterbilt 379

Oregon-based lumber hauler's W900L Icon

Ron Taggart drives this 2018 Kenworth W900L Icon edition, No. 423, for J K Farms & Trucking out of St. Paul, Oregon.

October 17, 2023

Ron Taggart's 2018 Kenworth W900L

Pete's invite-only Pride & Class Parade and truck show

40-plus owners and operators were featured prominently around the Denton, Texas, courthouse square amid Peterbilt's annual United Way donations drive, which drew hundreds to downtown Denton for the custom-trucks display.

October 16, 2023

A veritable army of volunteers in safety vests fanned out at the parade's start through the throngs on-hand to help with donations to the United Way of Denton.

Tanker-yanking '99 Pete 'still runs as a champ'

The truck boasts over 2.5 million miles, and it had an out-of-frame overhaul and was repainted at 2 million.

October 13, 2023

Walter Rychtarczyk's 1999 Peterbilt 379

Overdrive's 2023 Pride & Polish finalists in full: The best of the best in custom rigs

After a month-long entry period and a two-week public voting period, three finalists were named in each of six categories in Overdrive's 2023 Pride & Polish competition. Winners in each category were unveiled November 10 here.

October 11, 2023

Pride & Polish Working Combo finalists

The only known working Kenworth in Ireland

Fergal Tarrant with Tarrant international in Southern Ireland owns this 1989 Kenworth K100. The truck works daily on local loads and is driven by both Fergal and Donagh Tarrant.

October 10, 2023

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Atlanta-area towing company's 2003 Kenworth W900L

Southwest Atlanta Towing & Transportation bought this 2003 Kenworth W900L in 2018. It was converted to a wrecker shortly thereafter by Fitzgerald USA. It's operated daily in and around Atlanta and the Southeast.

October 6, 2023

Southwest Atlanta Towing & Transportation's 2003 Kenworth W900L

Rare beauty of a 'time capsule': Introducing the 1948 Peterbilt of Jason Nickels

Nickels' father, Ron, bought the truck in 1984 and rebuilt it over a five-year span. It was a show truck throughout the '90s before being parked in 2001. Two years ago, Jason pulled the beauty back out and fixed it up to return to the show circuit.

October 5, 2023

Jason Nickels' 1948 Peterbilt 270DD

Truck convoy benefiting children's hospital rolls at Mayberry Truck Show

A convoy of rigs benefiting the Brenner Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was a big part of the Mayberry Truck Show in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. See the trucks roll, and catch the results from the show.

October 4, 2023

Mayberry Truck Show convoy YouTube cover

'87 International an owner's first truck

The truck features an 855 Cummins Big Cam IV with a 13-speed and sits on a 292-inch wheelbase.

October 3, 2023

Alan Kizer's 1987 International F9370

Hundreds of shined-up, lined-up custom rigs at the 2023 Mayberry Truck Show

This video tour offers views of nearly the entire show and its hundreds of custom-truck entrants. Kick back and run with video editor Lawson Rudisill through the grounds from day to night -- culminating with the big Friday light show.

October 3, 2023

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Classic 359 still hauls hay, other commodities

Owner Jason Williams has had the truck for nine years and has had his hands on just about every part of the truck through the years.

September 29, 2023

Jason Williams' 1983 Peterbilt 359

Missouri hauler's 1971 Peterbilt 359

Craig Stewart bought the extended-hood rig in early 2020 and, even though it had already been restored and customized, he added his own style to make it what it is today.

September 28, 2023

Craig Stewart's 1971 Peterbilt 359

OTR flatbed hauler's 2016 Kenworth W9

Owner Ken Brodeur hauls in 49 states and parts of Canada.

September 26, 2023

Ken Brodeur's 2016 Kenworth W900L

Guilty by Association Truck Show starts strong in Joplin

The 2023 iteration of the Guilty By Association Truck Show at 4 State Trucks in Joplin, Missouri, officially kicks off Friday and runs through Saturday night.

September 22, 2023

Bates Trucking's 1963 Kenworth W925

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

Overdrive Radio

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

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

This 2011 Peterbilt 389 glider was named the winner in the 2022 Overdrive's Pride & Polish competition in the Working Combo, 2011 & Older category. It's driven by Harold 'Bud' Smith and owned by Michael Scherkenbach, owner of Denver-based Shomotion.

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Cover of ATRI predatory towing report

Predatory towing: How common it is, and how truckers can avoid it

New research identifies how stark a problem predatory towing is for truckers, offering recommendations on how owner-operators and fleets can prevent it from happening to them. There's potential, too, for recourse if it does.

1985 Kenworth K100 and 2023 Eby grain hopper

'Limited Mileage' king: The sharp 1985 KW K100, Eby hopper of Twin Pine Farm

Matthew Mickenberg's new Kenworth

It's a deal: Perfect timing yields $50K saved on a new truck

Freightliner eCascadia charging

Electric-truck purchase incentives present big challenges for small fleets, owner-operators

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How to not just survive, but thrive, through the bottom of the freight markets

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