Missouri logger's 1991 Peterbilt 378

Jun 17, 2025

Updated Jun 21, 2025

Niangua, Missouri-based Charlie McClain has owned and operated this 1991 Peterbilt 378 as part of his McClain Farms and Logging business for 25 years. The truck features a mechanical Cummins N14 with a Fuller 9-speed and 4.33 Rockwell locking rears. McClain noted that during his quarter-century of ownership, the truck "has become [somewhat] legendary in the area hauling logs & lumber for our mill."

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