Josh and Katie Roberts’ 2014 Peterbilt 389 glider

Sep 6, 2016

Updated Apr 16, 2021

Josh and Katie Roberts, owner of Josh Roberts Trucking in Rome, Ga., run this 2014 Peterbilt 389 Fitzgerald glider. Nicknamed the “Green Monster,” the truck is powered by a 550-horsepower Detroit, a 13-speed and 3:42 rears. It has custom green lights on the breathers and above the tanks, along with eight-inch stacks. The custom work done to the truck came from ideas of the owners and the truck’s driver, Tim Gresham.

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