Drew Jorgensen and his father take turns hauling t

Jun 15, 2011

Drew Jorgensen and his father take turns hauling their own sheep around Utah, California and Colorado in this 2008 Kenworth 900L. The family owns about 3,000 sheep on its Utah ranch. The truck is equipped with a 550-hp Caterpillar and 18-speed transmission and pulls a 1997 48-foot Wilson sheep trailer. “It’s kind of become a toy for us,” Jorgensen says.

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