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Classic Pete 359 hauls in big Pride & Polish win after 4.1M miles of work
Ron Kelsey's 1981 "Sunrise Express" was crowned the Working Bobtail champ in the contest, following an Antique category win in 2021.
December 14, 2023
2024 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar features 12 standout rigs
The calendar tells the stories of hardworking owner-operators and truck drivers who traveled to participate in the annual SuperRigs truck show, held earlier this year in Gillette, Wyoming.
December 12, 2023
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Reader Rigs
Antique KW pair an owner's working projects
Owner Elam Martin works both rigs -- a 1985 Kenworth K100 and a 1989 Kenworth W900B.
December 8, 2023
Pride & Polish
'Limited Mileage' king: The sharp 1985 KW K100, Eby hopper of Twin Pine Farm
The truck works, though its miles look more like those of a suburban commuter than an over-the-road trucker. Operator Matt Bankert's logged just 80,000 in nine years of farm work with the cabover, powered by a fully mechanical Caterpillar.
December 7, 2023
Pride & Polish
Hard-working 1984 Pete cabover returns to Pride & Polish glory
After winning in the Antique category in 2020, C.J. Donovan's 1984 Peterbilt 362 is now a two-time Pride & Polish champ with a win in the Working Combo, 2007 & Older category this year.
November 30, 2023
Reader Rigs
CNG-powered Pete hauls for city of L.A.
The nat-gas Cummins powers the 2020 567 model to haul wood chips and mulch in and around Los Angeles.
November 28, 2023
Pride & Polish
1966 Peterbilt 281 a piece of trucking history, and a Pride & Polish champ
Kevin Cimmiyotti's red and white rig took the Antique division of Overdrive's Pride & Polish competition. It brings with it storied parts of trucking's long forgotten past.
November 24, 2023
Custom Rigs
'Tweety Bird': Owner-operator Michael Gerber's 1999 Kenworth W900
Gerber's five-year-old Elite Transfer LLC business follows a couple decades behind the wheel as a driver. The owner-operator pivoted to refrigerated freight recently after starting out in business pulling a flatbed. The 1999 KW features a 600-hp Cat.
November 23, 2023
Reader Rigs
1998 Kenworth T800: Longtime Chicago-area produce hauler's pride and joy
Mark Solomon, owner of fifth-generation family owned and operated Solomon Produce, bought this truck new in 1998. His family has a long history in the Chicago-area produce business, dating back more than 115 years.
November 21, 2023
Custom Rigs
Georgia-based small fleet's 2000 Peterbilt 379
The Peterbilt 379 today is mostly a show truck, though it does work about 20,000 miles a year, owner Jerry Knowles said. All told, the truck boasts around 1.7 million miles on the odometer.
November 16, 2023
Custom Rigs
CCJ's 2023 Five Flashiest Fleets winners
This year’s Five Flashiest Fleets took advantage of the opportunity to set themselves apart from the competition.
November 15, 2023
Reader Rigs
Owner-op's 'mint condition' 1999 W9
Michael Gerber is just the second owner of the rig, which has piled up just under 1.5 million miles.
November 14, 2023
Custom Rigs
Owner-operators, fleets honor veterans with patriotic rigs
Though most offices may close to observe Veterans Day, the trucking business in large part keeps rolling. Yet plenty owner-operators and fleets are honoring veterans 24/7 with their trucks themselves.
November 10, 2023
Pride & Polish
Undisputed: Introducing the 2023 Pride & Polish champs
After a month-long entry period and a two-week public voting period by Overdrive readers, these standout rigs in six categories have been crowned the 2023 Pride & Polish champions.
November 10, 2023
Custom Rigs
Owner-op Marlin Coblentz's 'old-school style' '86 Pete 359
The North Carolina-based owner of Precision Transport & Moving (PTM) delivers storage buildings with this unique Pete 359. Instead of a fifth-wheel behind the cab, the truck has a flatbed over the drive axle to fit his operation.
November 9, 2023
Custom Rigs
Cast your vote in CCJ's Five Flashiest Fleets contest
Readers can cast a vote in CCJ's Five Flashiest Fleets contest.
November 9, 2023
Custom Rigs
‘Baby Cakes’: The 2000 Peterbilt 379 of Classic Trucking LLC
Missouri-based owner Chris Homfeld built this rig into a show truck for his three-truck fleet. Homfeld said it's still a work in progress, but he's put plenty of work into it already, as can be seen here.
November 2, 2023
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