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Custom Rigs: Page 6

Pride & Polish
Kansas-headquartered Scott Huber 'all in' on 2006 Pete 379 rebuild
The owner-operator bought the truck in 2021 with plans to fix it up and work it, but after having to put a new motor in it, he decided he "might as well go all in" on a rebuild. His efforts yielded a Pride & Polish Working Bobtail win.
December 26, 2024
Scott Huber withi is 2006 Peterbilt 379
Reader Rigs
Livestock-hauling 2025 Peterbilt 589 'rides excellent'
This sharp-looking 589 of Ontario-based Luckhart Transport Limited has just 70,000 miles on it from hauling livestock across the U.S. and Canada. The driver says he's loving Pete's newest model.
December 23, 2024
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Pride & Polish
'Paradise Express' at 3 million miles and counting: Stunning big-bunk '03 Pete 379
Michael Castaldi's big-bunk 379 and 2010 Utility reefer put the "working" in Working Combo, racking up an average of 150,000 miles a year in his 22 years of ownership, running team with his son for the last decade.
December 19, 2024
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Custom Rigs
'Blood, sweat and tears': Ingrid Brown's 2025 Peterbilt 589
Ingrid Brown's 45-year driving career couldn't prepare her for the shock of seeing the 589 all decked out and presented to her by her company, Blackjack Express LLC.
December 17, 2024
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Custom Rigs
2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar available for order
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December 13, 2024
2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar
Pride & Polish
Small-fleet owner's 379 Legacy a Limited Mileage beauty
After losing his first 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy to a garage fire in 2010, Clifford Hay II was able to track down another 379 Legacy that was brand-new. After working for about a decade, it's now a standout show truck -- and a Pride & Polish champ.
December 12, 2024
Clifford Hay II's 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy
Custom Rigs
'Somebody upstairs' delivered a miracle: How a son rescued his father's lost 2000 W9
After owner-op Chad Roberson's father, Everett, passed 2007, Chad lost track of his last truck, a 2000 Kenworth W900. Two years ago, the unthinkable happened, and he was able to buy it back. Now, he's fixing it up to achieve his dad's dream.
December 10, 2024
Chad Roberson's 2000 Kenworth W900
Pride & Polish
Third-gen owner-operator Rafael Gonzales' 1984 Peterbilt 359, 'Goldie'
When a trucking family matriarch got a scary diagnosis, she had one wish: "Get that 359 running." Now it hums with a custom turbo driving the family toward success, and maybe even closer together.
December 5, 2024
The Gonzales family's 1984 Peterbilt 359, 'Goldie,'
Custom Rigs
Semi-retired owner-op Lynn DeNeve's fresh '24 Pete 389 build
The Iowa-based owner-operator ordered the 389 when he found out the model was being retired. He's added plenty in the way of lights and custom touches, which can be seen in this video.
November 28, 2024
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Custom Rigs
Iowa-based Dylan McCrabb's head-turning '24 389X
The limited-edition 2024 Peterbilt features numerous custom touches that bring some of Peterbilt's history to the forefront, with 379-style headlights, a 359-style interior and more.
November 21, 2024
Dylan McCrabb's 2024 Peterbilt 389X
Pride & Polish
Best of the best: 2024 Pride & Polish champs revealed
After dozens of entries and hundreds of online votes from Overdrive readers, five champions have been crowned in Overdrive's 2024 Pride & Polish virtual custom-rigs competition.
November 15, 2024
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Custom Rigs
Wisconsin small fleet's latest full-custom 2024 389 build
DSD Transport driver Sy Kunesh Jr. showed the fleet's newest rig, a heavily customized Peterbilt 389 that the company recently built. Here, find a detailed look at the numerous custom adds that make the rig stand out.
November 14, 2024
Sy Kunesh's 2024 Peterbilt 389
Custom Rigs
Small fleet's 'smooth' car-hauling Pete 567
The truck is driven by company driver Cody Holst, who had the opportunity to show the truck at the 2024 Peterbilt Pride & Class Parade in Denton, Texas, in October. In this video, run through the custom mods to the sharp-looking Pete.
November 7, 2024
Cody Holst's 2023 Peterbilt 567
Custom Rigs
Wisconsin owner-operator Nate Stone's low-mileage '05 W9
Stone bought the truck in January this year with around just 250,000 miles on the chassis and a fresh overhaul to the older engine. He uses it to pull a conestoga for Wisconsin-based Yeager Trucking.
October 31, 2024
Nate Stone's 2005 Kenworth W900
Custom Rigs
Happy Halloween! Lookback here on Oklahoma-based Ray Morris's one-of-a-kind-379
The truck earned its name given a quirk of history and the previous owner's passing. Despite that ill-fated past, owner-operator Morris has turned negatives into a positive with the spectacular upgrades, a big hit at GBATS in 2021.
January 20, 2022
'Murder Pete' hood ornament
Reader Rigs
Long-time trucker's '23 Freightliner Cascadia
The Langer Transport driver has 30 years behind the wheel of a big rig, but this is his first with an automatic transmission, he said.
October 25, 2024
Langer Transport's 2023 Freightliner Cascadia driven by Duane Cohens
Custom Rigs
HDR LLC's stunning custom flagship 2007 Kenworth W900L
While the truck was heavily customized when owner Dane Wisniewski bought it, "it needed some love," which he gave it and then some. Wisniewski's replaced just about everything on the truck, and given it a standout one-off paint scheme.
October 24, 2024
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Custom Rigs
Pride and Class: 7th-annual Pete parade event in the books
Peterbilt hosted more than 50 owners and operators of Peterbilt trucks for its 7th-annual Peterbilt Pride & Class Parade Oct. 18. Report here with plenty scenes from the event by Overdrive News Editor Matt Cole.
October 22, 2024
Peterbilt Pride & Class Parade staging
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'Dollar Bill': Impressive 1982 Peterbilt 359 powered by Cat C18 marine engine
Owner-operator Todd Scruggs has owned the truck since 2012, but it was inoperable from the time he bought until he started its rebuild in 2023. After working on the truck during his downtime over two years, the rebuild is complete and the truck is going back to work.
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Hours of Service
FMCSA offers details on proposed HOS-flexibility pilot programs
Small fleet owner Scott Smithler's Mission Complete Transport builds on the owner's history hauling in the military, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mission Complete is among semi-finalists in Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship.
Small Fleet Champ
Mission Complete: Veteran small fleet owner's legion of local support
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