Brandon Arter

Mar 2, 2019

Submitted by Brandon Arter

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OTR to CDL school owner: A.J. Frankie and the 'School Daze' '92 T600

Frankie has been driving trucks for 40 years, but after long complaints about the quality of truck driver he was seeing on the roads, his wife told him he ought earn his right to complain. He opened a Driving Academy franchise and runs the 1992 Kenworth featured here to school almost daily.

Clifton Parsley's 'Heavy Hook' 2024 Peterbilt 389 was voted by Overdrive readers as the 2025 Pride & Polish Limited Mileage champ. Parsley built the heavy rotator tow truck not only to work in his Cave City, Kentucky-based towing business, but to also promote a positive image of the towing industry to truckers.

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Garmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.

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