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Garry Sims' 1996 Peterbilt 379 EXHD
The rig sports a Cat 3406C with a 15-speed Eaton-Fuller Overdrive with 3:50 rears. Sims found the truck "sitting in a man's back yard," noting the truck "had been sitting there for 14 years with a blown engine."
September 27, 2022
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John Colamarino's 2023 Kenworth W900
The truck sports a 156-inch ARI sleeper and is used in a team operation.
September 23, 2022
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David Johnson's 2004 Peterbilt 379
Johnson hauls milling machines in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee with the rig.
September 20, 2022
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Roger Oliver's 2002 Kenworth W900L
The 550-hp 6NZ Cat, coupled with a 13-speed, was rebuilt with a complete Premium Cat overhaul at 940,000 miles.
September 16, 2022
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Ronald Skudlarek's 2000 Freightliner Classic XL
The truck, powered by a Cummins N14 red top with a Rockwell 10-speed, is retired from the road and only used for show.
September 13, 2022
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James Stanford's 2016 Peterbilt 389
The Cummins-powered Pete features an 18-speed transmission and is used to haul hazmat chemicals up the East Coast and out to Texas.
September 9, 2022
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Kurtis Brock's 2014 Peterbilt 386
Brock bought the truck used in 2016 with 232,000 miles on it. Since his purchase, Brock has moved the fuel tanks forward and mounted a fourth axle ahead of the drives to be able to maximize load capacity.
September 6, 2022
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Jeffrey Roatenberry's 2018 Peterbilt 579
The truck is equipped with a 455-hp Paccar MX-13 with a 10-speed UltraShift, and runs weekly.
September 2, 2022
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Dale Radcliff's 2001 Peterbilt 379
When he bought the truck, it was black with a 70-inch sleeper. He converted the sleeper to a 63-inch Unibilt flat top unit and repainted the rig violet and white.
August 30, 2022
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Jason Matthews' 1998 Peterbilt 379EXHD
The Cat-powered rig is used to move cattle in the Midwest with a 2004 Wilson livestock trailer.
August 26, 2022
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Roger B. Simmoneau's 1998 Freightliner Classic
The truck, powered by a 525-hp Cummins N14 with a 13-speed, has 2.6 million miles on it. Simmoneau does most of his own work on the truck.
August 23, 2022
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Joe Bahnsen's 1997 Freightliner Classic XL
The rig sports a Detroit Series 60 with a 13-speed and is used to haul mostly oversized freight.
August 19, 2022
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Chris Barber's 1985 Peterbilt 362
The truck was "saved from the salvage man in 2016," Barber said, and was then restored and now runs cross-country.
August 16, 2022
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Jeffrey Tucker's 2015 Mack Pinnacle
The rig is powered by a 505-hp Mack MP8 with a Mack mDrive 12-speed. Tucker pulls 39-foot aluminum frameless dump trailers.
August 12, 2022
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William Ankney's 2019 Freightliner Coronado glider
The rig is powered by a Detroit 60 Series with an 18-speed. Ankney makes East Coast to West Coast runs weekly, pulling a step deck.
August 9, 2022
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Elam Martin's 1985 Kenworth K100
Martin pulls flatbed and step deck trailers with the Cat-powered cabover.
August 5, 2022
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Richard Smith's 1987 Peterbilt 359
Powered by a Big Cam Cummins with a 13-speed, Smith says he built the truck himself "with a lot of patience and money."
August 2, 2022
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Eugene Adams' 1988 Kenworth T800
Adams has spent the last 34 years hauling 50-ton loads of asphalt and gravel down Michigan backroads. The rig is powered by a 425-hp Cat with a 13-speed and a Hendrickson spring suspension.
July 29, 2022
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