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Custom Rigs: Page 21
Reader Rigs
1995 Kenworth W900B still works hard in Canadian oilfields, logging industry
Owner Shane Chilson is the third full-time owner and driver of the rig that started its life working for Visscher Lumber truck on the West Coast of Canada.
March 14, 2023
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Restored 1984 Peterbilt 359 still a daily worker
The truck has been in owner Brandon Bier's family for almost 30 years. It's powered by a 3406C Cat with an 18-speed.
March 10, 2023
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Diesel Freak's race-ready 2007 Kenworth W900
Ryan LaLone, the owner of Diesel Freak, focused on performance with this C16 Cat-powered W9. With the upgrades he's made to the engine, the truck puts out horsepower in the four-digit range.
March 9, 2023
Reader Rigs
Part-time 2000 Kenworth W900 with under 1 million miles
Owner Jeremy Flygare has taken the truck from "bone stock" to the kind of truck he admired early in his career. Show off your own rig by submitting a photo to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery.
March 7, 2023
Reader Rigs
The low-mileage, extended-hood '81 Peterbilt 359 of Durand Carson
The rig, powered by a KTA-600 Cummins, has just 750,000 original miles. Despite low fuel economy, Carson said he's happy with it because "there's a price to pay for having a cool ride." Submit a photo of your rig at the link in this story.
March 3, 2023
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'It came with work': CAP Trucking's flagship 2003 Peterbilt 379
A visit with 2022 Small Fleet Champ and CAP owner Chris Porricelli yields the story of this '03 classic, bought with the "truck, trailer, bulkhead and pallet jack and with the southbound load" out of Pennsylvania as part of the deal in 2017.
March 1, 2023
Reader Rigs
'Workhorse' 1994 Pete 379 turned a bad day into blessing for one-truck carrier
Mary Beach bought the rig in November 2021 for her Jaxton Carriers business, put some money into it, and "it is now a workhorse" hauling precast concrete in the Carolinas.
February 28, 2023
Reader Rigs
Heavy haul in a '79 W900A? It's all in the family with this unit for owner Brian Ware
Powered by a 400 Cummins Big Cam with a 5 and 4 transmission, the rig is still working today with Ware hauling concrete and steel bridge beams up to 160 feet long.
February 24, 2023
Custom Rigs
The ‘Candy Cane’ 2000 379 of Irby Hallman Trucking
Irby Hallman's teenage son showed the tricked-out Peterbilt and a special matching 2000 Timpte Super Hopper at last fall's Mayberry Truck Show in Mt. Airy, North Carolina.
February 23, 2023
Reader Rigs
Craig Hershey's 2001 Kenworth W900: A daily log hauler
Hershey runs the Detroit-powered rig daily hauling logs in the day and chips in the evening out of a sawmill.
February 21, 2023
Reader Rigs
Aron Wright's 1989 Peterbilt 379: A log-hauling classic
Wright bought the Cat-powered truck new and uses it to haul logs.
February 17, 2023
Custom Rigs
'The fun of old trucks': John Rooney's 1984 Ford CL9000 cabover
Always a fan of the CL9000 cabovers, Rooney, based in North Carolina, bought the truck in 2021. He's given the rig a new paint job among other finish upgrades since he bought it, but otherwise it was in good shape.
February 16, 2023
Reader Rigs
Jordan Truck Sales' 2004 Peterbilt 379X: A dealer's part-time worker
The truck is used to pick up equipment the Georgia-based dealership buys and sells. Powered by a 550-hp Cat C15 with an Eaton 18-speed, the truck has about 1.4 million miles on it today.
February 14, 2023
Reader Rigs
Tim Pulli's 2006 Peterbilt 379 EXHD: A flattop tanker yanker
Powered by an Acert Cat with an 18-speed, Pulli's rig pulls a 5,000-gallon 2011 Walker tanker.
February 10, 2023
Custom Rigs
Owner-operator Mel Williams' work-in-progress 2003 Peterbilt 379
Williams, well-known on social media as the "Truckin' Unicorn," showed her work-in-progress 2003 Peterbilt 379 at the Mayberry Truck Show in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, last fall.
February 9, 2023
Reader Rigs
Kevin Goerl's 1994 Kenworth W900L: A limited-edition beauty
Goerl's W9 is numbered #006 of the 1994 Limited Edition run. He's owned the truck since 2000 and has just under 3 million miles on it.
February 7, 2023
Custom Rigs
How trucking built America: The view from Scott Spear's 1969 Kenworth W900A
Scott Spear, who went out trucking first in 1969, helped literally haul the country into the 21st century. Now, his restored '69 Kenworth tells a story that reverberates through the very iron and steel undergirding American life.
February 6, 2023
Reader Rigs
David Miller's 2005 Kenworth W900L: Long restoration process done
The mostly-retired truck underwent an out-of-frame overhaul last year, with all of the work done by Miller himself.
February 3, 2023
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