‘Why we went over the road’: Team operators’ vlog on their foray into trucking

Jun 7, 2018

Updated Jul 15, 2018

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New owner-operators Angela and Scott Griffin started their video blog, Simple Livin, in December. See their entry here from March detailing why they started trucking (the short of it — They sought financial freedom) and why they started their vlog.

Owner-op Lucas Zach's project 2017 Peterbilt 389, 2025 Timpte hopper

Mods through the years Zach's owned the 2017 389 result in what's a well-balanced look for this custom Pete, with sharp paint lines, a Cat under the hood, and a hopper-hauling setup built to handle the rough-and-dirty side of farm-haul work and still turn heads.

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