Custom Rigs: Page 2

Mark Wicker's 1994 Peterbilt 377

Mark Wicker bought this 1994 Peterbilt 377 in 2018 as a log truck without a sleeper. He's since completely rebuilt it within the past year, including stripping the paint, adding custom cabinets and hardwood floors and more.

April 15, 2022

Mark Wicker's 1994 Peterbilt 377

Truck-show rarity: Livestock hauler's custom Kenworth W990

Wayne, Nebraska-based Jeremy Jansen showed his custom-built 2022 Kenworth W990 — a rare model to see on the show truck circuit — at the 2022 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, in March.

April 14, 2022

Jeremy Jansen's 2022 Kenworth W990

Clifton Morrison's 1995 Freightliner Classic

Anson, Texas-based Morrison purchased this 1995 Freightliner Classic from a friend, Steve Burk, before Burk passed away from cancer.

April 12, 2022

Clifton Morrison's 1995 Freightliner Classic

Walcott Truckers Jamboree set for 43rd year

The annual truck show at the Iowa 80 Truckstop will feature the Super Truck Beauty Contest, an antique truck display, a concert by Grammy Award-winning country group Diamond Rio and much more.

April 11, 2022

Don Wood's 2003 Peterbilt 379 and 2021 Mac

The big custom-rig winners at MATS PKY championship

Catch views of a number of award-winning show trucks from the 2022 Mid-America Trucking Show, held two weeks back.

April 8, 2022

Jimmy Ganski's 2014 Peterbilt 389

Sam Pipher's 2010 Peterbilt 389

Pipher hauls brick, shingles and lumber with the Detroit 60 Series-powered Peterbilt.

April 8, 2022

Sam Pipher's 2010 Peterbilt 389

Former Consolidated Freightways spotter truck gets new life

The 1973 White Compact features a number of custom additions, all of which were fabricated by owner George Phillips, but for the fenders. Phillips is based in Danville, Indiana.

April 7, 2022

George Phillips' custom-built 1973 White Compact

William Swink's 2019 Kenworth T680

The rig features a 455-hp Paccar with an 18-speed. Swink uses the rig to haul flatbed freight with his 2022 Wilson Premier, which is equipped with a Chameleon roll top and stainless kit.

April 5, 2022

William Swink's 2019 Kenworth T680

Teodoro Rodriguez's 2001 Kenworth W900L

The rig is powered by a 625-hp Cat with an 18-speed. Rodriguez runs the Lower 48 hauling reefer freight all over.

April 1, 2022

Large Cars & Guitars truck show kicking off in Tennessee in May

Spearheaded by trucker-songwriter Tony Justice and Evan's Detailing and Polishing's Evan Steger, Best of Show will be selected at the event solely by the kids in attendance -- with a special trophy. Proceeds in part will benefit breast-cancer research.

March 30, 2022

Find more information about the event via its website, where truck-show participants and vendors can register. Event attendance is free and requires no registration.

Chris Drew's 2019 Peterbilt 389

"Highway Junkie" features a Cat 3406 with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller. It's coupled with a 2021 Great Dane spread axle reefer.

March 29, 2022

Ryan Harter's 2019 Peterbilt 389

He pulls a 53-foot 2019 Mac flatbed hauling specialized truck parts through the Midwest and South-Central U.S. The rig is powered by a Cummins X15 with an Eaton-Fuller 18-speed.

March 25, 2022

Shell Rotella SuperRigs heading to Branson

The 40th Shell Rotella SuperRigs working truck show will be held in Branson, Missouri, in June.

March 24, 2022

Shell Rotella SuperRigs MATS announcement

Head-turning rigs make a splash at MATS truck show set-up

Dozens of pristine rigs turned out for the 50th anniversary of the Mid-America Trucking Show, which officially kicks off Thursday. Here, get a preview of some of the trucks competing in the PKY Truck Beauty Championship.

March 23, 2022

Jason Earlywine's 1989 Freightliner FLC120

David Johnson's 2004 Peterbilt 379

The rig sports a 6NZ Cat marine block with an 18-speed. Johnson added a conversion kit and a drop axle and double-framed the truck.

March 22, 2022

Double feature: Operator’s ’95 Kenworth, '91 Pete

Adam Farmer, the owner of Georgia-based Farmer's Pride Transport, brought the two trucks to the Guilty By Association Truck Show in Joplin, Missouri, last fall.

March 18, 2022

Adam Farmer's 1991 Peterbilt 379

Al & Earline Miller's 1996 Kenworth W900L

The truck is powered by a Cummins N14 with an 18-speed. The lease the truck on with Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging out of Cincinnati, Ohio.

March 18, 2022

Army & Air Force Exchange unveils trailer wraps honoring Vietnam vets

The 53-foot rolling billboards include the paint scheme of vehicles from the Vietnam War, the word “Vietnam” superimposed over an American flag, and a call-out to National Vietnam War Veterans Day, which is March 29.

March 17, 2022

National Vietnam War Veterans Day trailer wrap

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Three of Frank Bowman's trucks

Truckers mostly filling up on profits in ‘feast or famine’ oilfield trucking niche

The oilfield segment of trucking is as diverse as the trucking industry itself. With flatbeds hauling equipment, liquid bulk tankers hauling water and crude, pneumatic tanks hauling frac sand and more, opportunities in oilfield abound.

Electric trucks with charger

Will battery-electric trucks end up a ‘black eye’ on environmental benefits?

1984 and 1987 Peterbilt 359s

Darrell Estes' pair of custom Peterbilt 359s -- a 1984 and '87, both with rich histories

Fuel-market insanity: A tale of two loads, bedrock cost control, rates-management tactics

Koolatron 12-Volt Stainless Steel Super Kool Portable Fridge

Koolatron 12-Volt Stainless Steel Super Kool Portable Fridge

How politics and PR cloud 'zero emissions' reality -- digging into recent ATRI analysis

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