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Michael Kerrigan’s 2012 Peterbilt 386
The rig sports a 530-hp Paccar MX-13, an Eaton-Fuller 10-speed and 3:55 rears. Since buying the truck, he has added new graphics, new LED headlights, a 15-inch visor, windshield trim, window chops for the cab and sleeper, along with a Taylor wing for the roof of the cab.
March 2, 2018
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Bandit Big Rig Series looks to build on inaugural season’s success in 2018
The series will kick off Saturday, March 10, at Mobile International Speedway in Mobile, Ala., and run a total of 12 races through Oct. 6.
March 1, 2018
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Like father, like son: ’95 Pete 379 unconventionally passed to new generation
Jerry Ward bought the rig around the year 2000 and drove it for about 10 years before selling it to a local fleet. In 2014, his son, Jeremy – who always loved the truck – bought the truck back through a lease-purchase program and has been working on improving it since then.
March 1, 2018
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Thank you for the love
In which Wendy stumbles across a near-full collection of Overdrive magazines (from 1962 to 2016) at Howard Trucking in Fairborn, Ohio, for her last blog post at OverdriveOnline.com: “Just another weird and cosmic occurrence in our trucking adventures that was meant to be.” …
February 28, 2018
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Tyrone Johnson’s 2003 Peterbilt 379
The rig features a 475-hp Caterpillar 6NZ with an Eaton-Fuller 13-speed. Johnson has added new fiberglass front fenders and upgraded all the lights on the rig to LEDs.
February 27, 2018
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Ron Zimmerman’s 2018 Peterbilt 389
The rig sits on a 280-inch wheelbase and sports an old school Seminole paint scheme with blue pearl and a light gray stripe. Zimmerman hauls Blue Bunny ice cream and eggs out if Iowa in the 2017 Timpte reefer out to California and brings produce back.
February 23, 2018
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Chuck Gibson’s 1996 Peterbilt 379
Sitting on a 275-inch wheelbase, the truck features a GM Midnight Blue paint job with pearl dust mixed in, which was done about seven years ago. It also has Jones Performance fenders, 8-inch straight stacks and stainless steel-wrapped tanks.
February 20, 2018
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Thomas Mack’s 1999 Peterbilt 379
Thomas Mack drives this 1999 Peterbilt 379 hauling grain and feed in a 100-mile radius of his family’s Waterville, Minn., farm.
February 16, 2018
Custom Rigs
Michael Barnes’ 2017 Kenworth W900
The truck, which sits on a 280-inch wheelbase, features a drop visor from 4 State Trucks, along with “Copeland” imprinted on the stacks.
February 13, 2018
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Charles Gale’s 2000 Kenworth W900
The rig is powered by a Signature 600 Cummins with a 13-speed and 3:73 rears. The engine has less than 200,000 miles on it.
February 9, 2018
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Fred Stair’s 1988 Peterbilt 379
In September 2017, Stair replaced the rig’s 425-hp Cat and 18-speed with a 600-hp 12.7-liter Detroit 60 Series with a 9-speed Eaton and 3:55 rears.
February 6, 2018
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Rainy days (and days our truck gets cut in half) always get me down
“You heard right. The truck got cut in half. Doggone Bryan Martin’s crew over at 4 State Trucks in Joplin, Mo., went and cut our truck right in half.”
February 2, 2018
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Gustavo Gaviria’s 1994 Kenworth W900
The rig sports a Caterpillar 3406C with an Eaton 15-speed. Most of the truck is original from 1994, except for the stretched wheelbase to 300 inches.
February 2, 2018
Custom Rigs
Fitzgerald signs on as sponsor for NHRA drag racing team
The company will serve as primary sponsor on Alex Laughlin’s pro stock Camaro at the Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn., in June, and will be a secondary sponsor throughout the rest of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
February 1, 2018
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Daniel Richmond’s 2015 Freightliner Coronado glider
He hauls a wide range of flatbed freight, including steel, lumber, windmill generators, glass, seed and more. “If it fits, it ships,” Richmond says.
January 30, 2018
Custom Rigs
Barry LaFrance’s 1998 Freightliner FLB
France and his wife, Tracy, have owned the truck since December 2000, and have added a number of custom features, including brackets for the side boxes, deck plate, fenders, visor, back window and breathers, as well as a custom dash and hardwood floors in the interior.
January 26, 2018
Custom Rigs
Shell Rotella SuperRigs set for mid-June at Virginia truck stop
The 36th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs Truck Beauty Contest has been scheduled for June 14-16 at White’s Travel Center in Raphine, Va. The show is free to attend and open to all ages.
January 25, 2018
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Ryan Britten’s 1995 Peterbilt 379 EXHD
Britten hauls hay, grain and farm machinery with this 1995 Peterbilt 379 extended hood. The Haswell, Colo.-based owner-operator is permitted to haul up to 97,000 pounds in his home state.
January 23, 2018
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