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Cowboy and 'Hercules': James Weverka and his 2005 Kenworth W900L

The 'Hercules' Kenworth is well-known not only for a thumping sound system, custom hood and fenders, cow catcher and other upgrades. Owner James Weverka's leveraged the truck's TikTok notoriety toward various causes with truck-spotting charity runs.

September 22, 2021

Matt Robinson's 1985 Peterbilt 359

Robinson uses the truck in his construction and farm operations. It's powered by a 300 Big Cam Cummins with a 9-speed.

September 21, 2021

Custom champs: Chris Kulow's 2007 Peterbilt 379

Chris Kulow's 379, which sports a 144-inch ARI sleeper, won first place in the Working Bobtail, 2008 & Older class in the 2021 Overdrive's Pride & Polish. He uses the truck to haul machinery and oversized step-deck freight.

September 20, 2021

Chris Kulow's 2007 Peterbilt 379

Joey Hoeck's 2000 Peterbilt 379

The truck sports a Cummins N14 Celect Plus with an 18-speed. He uses the the truck to haul machines around the country.

September 17, 2021

The 'Semper Fi' 2007 Coronado of Michael and Jackie Wallace

Apart from a sleeper extension from 70 to 120 inches by Evans Add Ons some years ago, the Wallace owner-operator team's biggest adds were geared toward max efficiency.

September 16, 2021

Michael and Jackie Wallace's special 120-inch-sleeper '07 Coronado

Apostol J. Boro’s 2013 Freightliner Coronado

The truck is powered by a 60 Series Detroit with a 13-speed and 3:42 rears. It sits on a 260-inch wheelbase and features air ride all around, an APU and refrigerator.

September 14, 2021

For Sale: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' movie fleet for post-apocalyptic trucking

Here's your chance to own "machines that outran the end of civilization."

September 12, 2021

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Patriotic Pete 388 honors 9/11 responders

Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, so here’s a look at a patriotic-themed Peterbilt 388 that features graphics honoring 9/11 first responders and the military who served overseas.

September 11, 2019

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Pierre Farsat's 2022 Kenworth W990

Farsat runs the truck from Quebec into and across the United States. The rig is powered by a 510-hp Paccar MX13 with an 18-speed.

September 10, 2021

Dave Marti’s fuel hauling 2020 Peterbilt 389

Small-fleet owner Dave Marti walks through his newest rig, a 2020 Peterbilt 389 glider, that he runs in his Forrest, Illinois-based fuel hauling fleet. Marti showed the truck at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs working truck show at the end of July.

September 9, 2021

Dave Marti’s 2020 Peterbilt 389 glider

Custom champs: Mark Havens' 2019 Peterbilt 389

Pride & Polish Working Bobtail category winner Matt Havens considers his 389 Pete a gift from above. It's certainly one that draws crowds wherever it goes, hauling mostly gasoline and ethanol.

September 9, 2021

Mark Havens' 2019 Peterbilt 389

Chris Young's custom 2021 Pete 389, 'the boss lady's truck'

Owner-operator Young, who hails from Shellsburg, Iowa, attributes the "Phantom Gray"/teal color scheme and more on this rig to the influence of his better half, "boss lady" Miranda Eggers. Run through the rig in this latest Overdrive video.

September 8, 2021

Chris Young's custom 2021 Peterbilt 389 and livestock trailer

Ron Henrie's 1999 Kenworth W900

Henrie says the truck is still a work-in-progress. The Cat 3406E and 18-speed under the hood are brand new, along with the new rears he put in.

September 7, 2021

Thomas Coffman's 1986 Peterbilt 359

Coffman is the second owner of the classic Pete, which sports a Cat 3406B and a 15-speed.

September 3, 2021

Custom champs: Despite tough 2020, Daniel & Phyllis Snow persevere

The couple's 1996 Freightliner Classic XL picked up wins in the Working Combo, 2000 & Older and Interior categories, and placed second in Antique. This marks the second year the Snows have won in Working Combo.

September 2, 2021

Daniel and Phyllis Snow's 1996 Freightliner Classic XL

A newly reconditioned 'Duel' 1960 Peterbilt 351 makes debut next week

Check out the work put into Brad Wike's 1960 Pete 351 and tanker used in the 1971 'Duel' film at the Southern Classic Truck Show next week. Also: The men and women of Truckers Feeding the Homeless are conducting outreach/support in Houston October 1-3.

September 1, 2021

Mariani noted that after so many years with little in the way of detail attention, 'the 'Duel' truck needed its stage makeup put back on, as it had faded from its normal, ugly, scary self,' notable in the image at the top. Mariani spent several days in June 'painting the looks back on,' and then he and Wike brought in Gene Maynor (pictured, bottom left) 'for the re-lettering work.' Mariani then set to destroying, that -- with a purpose to 'get the on-screen look of the truck from 50 years prior.'

Marc Massom's 2016 International ProStar

Massom will soon own the lease-purchase rig, which he has dedicated to breast cancer awareness after a close friend passed away earlier this year from the disease.

August 31, 2021

Matt Jaco's 2019 Peterbilt 389 Pride and Class company truck

The rig is powered by a Cummins X15 Performance Series and is used to haul food-grade liquids across the Lower 48 and Canada.

August 27, 2021

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Strong freight, rates environment expected to last through 2022

ATBS President Todd Amen dove into some owner-operator benchmarking numbers in a Partners in Business webinar Thursday. The strong trucking market should last longer than normal, he said, but be prepared for the downturn. Also: Latest on per diem changes.

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