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Radically customized ’97 379
A look back at Texas Chrome Shop’s ‘Project One’
May 25, 2019
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Joe Ness’ 2019 Peterbilt 389 Pride & Class
The rig sports a 565-hp Cummins X15 with an 18-speed. Ness has chromed out the interior of the truck and added underglow lighting to the cab, sleeper and bumper.
May 24, 2019
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Trucker’s ‘Excessive Behavior’ yields one-of-a-kind 1999 Peterbilt 379
Lawson, Missouri-based owner-operator Gary Jones wanted to do something with his 1999 Peterbilt 379 EXHD that hasn’t been done before. That desire resulted in the airbrushed smoky flames that cover his rig and trailer.
May 23, 2019
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Bandit Series race postponed due to threat of severe weather
The race has been rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 2. The Bandits will now have to wait until Saturday, June 8, to return to the track at Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana.
May 23, 2019
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Round-up: Brood of kittens hauled Hayward to San Diego, a 1940 COE project out west, and — more proof W9’s a work truck
A look at J.D. Howard’s restored 1995 W900L — a show-worthy unit we saw at MATS — doing what it does in the Great Lakes winter; imagine the surprise of the jobsite crew in San Diego when a 60-foot steel column start mewling at them; and: Howard Salmon’s 1940 Chevy COE find.
May 22, 2019
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Kyle Smith’s 1999 Kenworth W900L
Under the hood is a 600-hp 6NZ Cat with a 13-speed Eaton and 3:55 rears. Smith, out of Marion, Indiana, hauls hogs around the Midwest as Smith Livestock.
May 21, 2019
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Original 1970 Mack ‘Rubber Duck’
Get a run though the truck's history with its caretaker.
May 20, 2019
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A new take on stainless, an amazing trailer conversion
The exterior attention-grabber is the gold-colored stainless on the Kenworth W900 and the custom RV it pulled. The interior of the trailer, though, is an equally impressive showpiece of household amenities and efficient power-sharing.
May 17, 2019
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Jaime Cerda Jr.’s 2003 Peterbilt 379
The rig sits on a 301-inch wheelbase and features 8-inch flat-top Dynaflex stacks, Hogebuilt 34-inch quarter fenders, rear stainless steel light panel from RoadWorks and a visor made by RLK Services.
May 17, 2019
Custom Rigs
Register now for August’s Great American Trucking Show
Returning to the show in 2019 will be the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish truck show, the Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search sing-off finale, Overdrive’s Partners in Business seminars, hundreds of exhibitors and more.
May 16, 2019
Custom Rigs
Edgar Rosas’ 2020 Kenworth W990
The rig is powered by a 565-hp Cummins with an 18-speed and 3:36 rears and sits on a 299-inch wheelbase.
May 14, 2019
Custom Rigs
A short trade cycle to a 2020 Peterbilt 389, custom touches shown out at MATS
Independent Tad Schultz hauls step deck freight now in this beautiful rig. The 2020, powered by a 565-hp Cummins X15 engine, he put into service after extensive custom dressing working with Iowa Customs for parts from a variety of suppliers, HD Equipment in Grand Mound for the work in which he also participated.
May 10, 2019
Custom Rigs
Neal Hinker’s 2017 Kenworth T660
The rig is powered by a 500-hp Cummins ISX with an 18-speed and 3:42 rears. The truck sits on a 248-inch wheelbase and features a 12 Gauge Customs drop visor, Hogebuilt quarter fenders, a custom painted blue dash and more.
May 10, 2019
Custom Rigs
2018 Pete 389 a ‘Touch of Class from the Past’
Warren Hartman said he always wanted an older truck but never could find exactly what he was looking for, so he decided to buy a glider and give it the old-school features he wants.
May 9, 2019
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Portrait of two classics: ’71 Autocar and its paint scheme’s inspiration, ’74 Diamond Reo goes to the museum
Ohio-based heavy equipment operator James Green hunts down the inspiration for his late father’s 1971 Autocar’s paint scheme in a 1980 Overdrive issue, and donates his grandfather’s 1974 Diamond Reo, his final truck, to the Iowa 80 trucking museum. Take a run through some of that history with Green here.
May 8, 2019
Custom Rigs
Steve Huff’s 2019 Kenworth W900L
The rig is powered by a 565-hp Cummins X15 with 1,850 lb.-ft. of torque and an 18-speed Eaton with 3:36 rears. Huff has added a 10-inch drop visor, Hogebuilt low-ride half fenders and Phoenix panel lights with smoked lenses.
May 7, 2019
Custom Rigs
George Ehmke’s 2015 Kenworth W900
The truck is equipped with a Cat 6NZ built by Elite Diesel Service with an Eaton 18-speed and 3:25 rears.
May 3, 2019
Custom Rigs
Kenworth adds chrome options to W990
The chrome and polished components include grille deflectors, bug deflectors, door window shades and more. Lighted chrome options such as air intake accents, exhaust aero shield illumination and under-cab/under-sleeper lighting are also available.
May 2, 2019
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