Operator's chromed-out 2005 Freightliner Columbia

Jun 27, 2023

Jamey Ethridge's 2005 Freightliner Columbia

Jamey Ethridge bought this 2005 Freightliner Columbia, "Ghost," about seven years ago. The rig is powered by a rebuilt 14-liter Detroit with a 10-speed Eaton-Fuller. Ethridge has added Trux Dual Revolution lights, a chrome bumper, a chrome taillight panel and dual exhaust with five-inch bull-hauler stacks, he said. He runs dedicated to Langer Transport on their International Paper account from Eastover, South Carolina, to Georgetown, South Carolina.

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