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Custom Rigs: Page 3

Custom Rigs
Oversize-haul owner-op's 'clean and simple' 2020 Peterbilt 389
Texas-based Thomas Milstead, leased to SPB Trucking, hauls mostly high and wide platform freight with his custom 2020 Peterbilt 389. He bought the truck new in 2019.
July 3, 2025
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Small Fleet Champ
Sharp new glider additions to Rissler small fleet underscore driver, family value
Walk through two new glider additions to Small Fleet Champ Paul Rissler Transportation, a 2016 flattop Pete and a 2019 studio-sleeper outfitted KW picked up for Wes Martin's wife, Bev, to accompany the longtime Rissler driver OTR.
June 26, 2025
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Reader Rigs
Dywana Miller's 2013 Kenworth T660 hauls doors, machinery
The trucking veteran says the truck is "one of the best-running trucks" she's driven in her 43 years on the road.
June 24, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Kenworth celebrates history with 4th annual parade
Trucks spanning more than 100 years of Kenworth history participated in the Kenworth Truck Parade in Chillicothe, Ohio. Also: Semi-truck uphill drag races coming to Ohio; Relay Payments expands into truck service, repair and maintenance payments; Truck Parking Club rolling mobile access controls for gated lots.
June 20, 2025
Among the iconic Kenworths participating in the 4th annual Kenworth Truck Parade in Chillicothe, Ohio, was this 1966 Kenworth W923.
Reader Rigs
2001 Peterbilt 379 is 'pride' of Top Notch Transport small fleet
Owner Patrick White noted that while the truck wasn't the matriarch of his small, West Virginia-based fleet, it has become the pride of the fleet.
June 20, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Rare 190-inch Double Eagle sleeper rides on custom '96 International
Pennsylvania-based Jesse Shirey found the truck three years ago sitting by a barn surrounded by weeds. With his wife and father, Shirey rebuilt the rig from the ground up, inside and out.
June 19, 2025
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Reader Rigs
Missouri logger's 1991 Peterbilt 378
Niangua, Missouri-based Charlie McClain has owned and operated this 1991 Peterbilt 378 as part of his McClain Farms and Logging business for 25 years. Submit your truck to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery here.
June 17, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
Visual tour, impressions of the ATHS 2025 National Convention
Overdrive 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber offers this window on the ATHS National Convention, held last week, June 4-6, in Madison, Wisconsin, and featuring 850-plus trucks from all along the past century and more.
June 13, 2025
It was beautifully restored and fully loaded with cargo. It tells a story, takes you back more than 100 years.
Custom Rigs
Faith, fate, and one big bunk: A pair of custom KWs, one with a 120-inch ARI sleeper
Owner John Rissler tells the tale of two Sovereign Blue KW W900s, a 2000 studio sleeper and a 2003 with a custom big bunk, the latter with a wild history as a bank repo bought straight from the government. They've been integral to his family's last quarter century trucking.
June 12, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Owner-operator John Treadway's 'Teal Appeal' 1998 Peterbilt 379
Treadway's rig is painted in Harley Davidson's Frosted Teal color to match his 2017 Harley Ultra Classic. He showed the truck at MATS this past March in Louisville, Kentucky.
June 5, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Kenny Ziglar's 'Scrapin' By' 2007 Peterbilt 379 wins top honors at SuperRigs
Wyoming-based Kenny Ziglar took home Best of Show honors from the 2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show held this past weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
June 2, 2025
Kenny Ziglar took home top honors from the 2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show with his 2007 Peterbilt 379, 'Scrapin' By.'
Custom Rigs
Large Cars and Guitars' big haul for breast cancer, growth with 2025 event
Held at Bristol Motor Speedway, the event brought together a wide range of working trucks from across the country ahead of Memorial Day, for a great cause. Here, catch Lawson Rudisill's coverage of the event, including all the units showing. Yeah, you heard that right. Every. Single. Truck.
May 30, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Owner-operator Troy Bolin's V8 Cat 3408-powered 1979 Peterbilt 359
Bull-hauling owner-operator Bolin grew up fascinated with the 359, knowing its prior owner. When it came up for sale in 1991, he bought it and has held onto it since. Here, he offers a detailed history of the Cat V8-powered 302-inch wheelbase rig, a real rarity.
May 29, 2025
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Overdrive Radio
Honoring a father's legacy with Tim Eacret of EZ Pete Interiors
There are some dads who, in not giving their children everything they’d like materially, wind up giving them something of far greater value. That describes the father of Tim Eacret, proprietor of truck-upholstery specialist EZ Pete Interiors, who honors his dad's legacy in this week's Overdrive Radio.
May 26, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Truckers pay tribute to military heroes
As the country celebrates the Memorial Day holiday with cookouts and gatherings May 26, we remember the reason for it -- honoring U.S. military personnel who died while serving. To do that, we're taking a look at some of the patriotic-themed trucks featured in Overdrive in recent years.
May 23, 2025
The 'Black Out' 1999 Freightliner Classic XL has been featured numerous times throughout the years and is a rolling memorial to POW-MIA military personnel. The truck was originally built by owner-operator Chuck Timbrook.
Custom Rigs
'Showoff' 1979 Peterbilt 359 pull truck tuned up to 1,250 hp
Owner Greg Graham competes in truck pulls with the high-powered unit, which has been customized as a rolling tribute to his daughter's late mother, who passed away after battling cancer in 2012.
May 22, 2025
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Custom Rigs
'Pretty good life' for Gary Jones' short-hood '79 Peterbilt 359
Truck show mainstay Gary Jones, owner of SPB Trucking, showed off his latest build at MATS 2025 -- a 1979 Peterbilt 359 day cab with just 630K original miles, and a rare sight among Jones' trucks, which often sport custom big bunks.
May 15, 2025
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Reader Rigs
Owner Scott Klinger's 'classic' 2019 Kenworth W900L
The Cummins-powered truck features numerous options from the factory, both inside and out. Tall rubber, too. Submit your truck to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery here.
May 9, 2025
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TFX, Oberman come out on top: Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Champs
Taking home the honorary Small Fleet Championship title belts in their respective categories were Thomasville Furniture Xpress owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis in the 11-30-truck category, and Oberman Logistics and its owners, Wes and Laura Oberman, in the 3-10-truck class.
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Rebuilt 2002 Pete 379 dump truck a father's tribute to late son
Responding to Overdrive's 'Truckers' Highway Report Card' survey, small-business owner-operators ranked Indiana's I-70 as the worst. The Indiana DOT and other state DOTs who made the list are well aware of the perception and are looking to solve the problem.
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