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Owner-op's '98 Pete 379 pulls pneumatic tanker

Overdrive Staff

Apr 25, 2023

Updated Jun 17, 2026

Ralph May's 1998 Peterbilt 379

Ralph May is leased to Bruce Oakley Trucking with this 1998 Peterbilt 379. The truck, powered by a 3406E Cat with an 18-speed and 3.55 rears, pulls a vacuum pneumatic tanker hauling plastic pellets.

[Related: Dry bulk hauler's rebuilt 2006 Peterbilt 379]

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