Reader Rigs

Reader Rigs
Michael Fletcher's 2006 Peterbilt 379
The rig is powered by a Cat C15 with a single turbo conversion and an 18-speed.
May 13, 2022
Fletcher
Reader Rigs
John McCormick's 2021 Kenworth W900L
McCormick owns just the one truck, which he leases to Oakley Trucking out of North Little Rock, Arkansas, where he pulls a 2022 Mac vacuum pneumatic hauling plastics.
May 10, 2022
Mc Cormick
Reader Rigs
Chris Szczepanik's 2015 Peterbilt 389
The truck features a 515-hp Detroit Series 60 with a 13-speed and 3:55 rears. It sits on a 275-inch wheelbase and sports a 36-inch bunk.
May 6, 2022
Szczepanik
Reader Rigs
Tim Dent's 2020 Peterbilt 389
The truck sports a Cummins X15 with an Eaton-Fuller 18-speed. Dent hauls rock to concrete plants around the Oklahoma City area.
May 3, 2022
Dent
Reader Rigs
Clarence Easter's 2005 Kenworth W900L
The truck features a 550-hp Cat C15 with a 13-speed and 3:55 rears. It sits on a 260-inch wheelbase.
April 29, 2022
Easter
Reader Rigs
Erik Shaw's 1996 Kenworth W900L
Shaw, the truck's original owner, has put 3.6 million miles on the rig over his 27 years of running it.
April 26, 2022
Shaw
Reader Rigs
Geoffrey Sullivan's 2020 Volvo VNL 860
Sullivan had his trailer wrapped to honor the fallen service members of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
April 22, 2022
Sullivan Cropped
Reader Rigs
Jim Treasure's 1987 Peterbilt 379
The classic Pete, powered by a Big Cam Cummins with a Super 10-speed, has just 660,000 original miles.
April 19, 2022
Jim Treasure's 1987 Peterbilt 379
Reader Rigs
Mark Wicker's 1994 Peterbilt 377
Mark Wicker bought this 1994 Peterbilt 377 in 2018 as a log truck without a sleeper. He's since completely rebuilt it within the past year, including stripping the paint, adding custom cabinets and hardwood floors and more.
April 15, 2022
Mark Wicker's 1994 Peterbilt 377
Reader Rigs
Clifton Morrison's 1995 Freightliner Classic
Anson, Texas-based Morrison purchased this 1995 Freightliner Classic from a friend, Steve Burk, before Burk passed away from cancer.
April 12, 2022
Clifton Morrison's 1995 Freightliner Classic
Reader Rigs
William Swink's 2019 Kenworth T680
The rig features a 455-hp Paccar with an 18-speed. Swink uses the rig to haul flatbed freight with his 2022 Wilson Premier, which is equipped with a Chameleon roll top and stainless kit.
April 5, 2022
William Swink's 2019 Kenworth T680
Reader Rigs
Teodoro Rodriguez's 2001 Kenworth W900L
The rig is powered by a 625-hp Cat with an 18-speed. Rodriguez runs the Lower 48 hauling reefer freight all over.
April 1, 2022
Rodriguez
Reader Rigs
Chris Drew's 2019 Peterbilt 389
"Highway Junkie" features a Cat 3406 with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller. It's coupled with a 2021 Great Dane spread axle reefer.
March 29, 2022
Drew
Reader Rigs
Ryan Harter's 2019 Peterbilt 389
He pulls a 53-foot 2019 Mac flatbed hauling specialized truck parts through the Midwest and South-Central U.S. The rig is powered by a Cummins X15 with an Eaton-Fuller 18-speed.
March 25, 2022
Harter
Reader Rigs
David Johnson's 2004 Peterbilt 379
The rig sports a 6NZ Cat marine block with an 18-speed. Johnson added a conversion kit and a drop axle and double-framed the truck.
March 22, 2022
Johnson
Reader Rigs
Al & Earline Miller's 1996 Kenworth W900L
The truck is powered by a Cummins N14 with an 18-speed. The lease the truck on with Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging out of Cincinnati, Ohio.
March 18, 2022
Miller
Reader Rigs
Rick and Terry Henderson's 2020 Peterbilt 389
The owner-operator team leases the truck to Tri-State. The truck features a Cummins X15 with an 18-speed.
March 15, 2022
Henderson
Reader Rigs
Justin Doolen's 2019 Peterbilt 389 company truck
It sports a Cat 3406 with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller. The truck, nicknamed "Keep the Faith," is paired with a matching stainless 2021 Utility reefer.
March 11, 2022
Doolen
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