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Garrick Pitts' 1991 Kenworth T600 purchased in Hawaii
Pitts bought the truck for $200 in Hawaii, and is getting ready to ship it home to Arkansas.
November 25, 2022
Garrick Pitts' 1991 Kenworth T600
Tim Dent's 2020 Peterbilt 389
The custom work on the rig was done by Beatty Body Works in Oklahoma City, as well as Weiler Trucking owner Kim Weiler. Polishing and detail work was done by Dent.
November 22, 2022
Tim Dent's 2020 Peterbilt 389
Vaughn Wood's 1972 Kenworth W925
Wood's father bought the truck new in 1972, and it's been in the family ever since. Vaughn started restoring it in 2016, and it still runs a couple short hauls a month pulling a step deck.
November 18, 2022
Vaughn Wood's 1972 Kenworth W925
Ben Fisher’s 1998 Peterbilt 379
The 48-year owner-operator's rig is powered by a 600-hp Cat with an 18-speed and 3:36 rears.
November 15, 2022
Ben Fisher's 1998 Peterbilt 379
Stephen J. Thomas' 2005 Peterbilt 379
The rig's single-turbo ACERT Cat pushes about 1,000 horsepower, Thomas says.
November 11, 2022
Stephen J. Thomas' 2005 Peterbilt 379
Eric Hawkins' 1999 Kenworth W900
The Illinois-based owner-operator pulls flatbed freight with the 3406E-powered rig.
November 8, 2022
Eric Hawkins' 1999 Kenworth W900
Sal Gabriele's 1994 Peterbilt 379
The rig is equipped with a 425-hp 3406B Cat with a 15-speed and 3:90 rears, and after 1.2 million miles it's "still running strong."
November 4, 2022
Sal Gabriele's 1994 Peterbilt 379
Noah Melton's 1992 Freightliner FLA
Operator Melton says driving this 1992 Freightliner FLA cabover "has been a dream come true," and "all I've ever wanted to do was drive a truck."
November 1, 2022
Noah Melton's 1992 Freightliner FLA
Mike Vincent's 2022 Kenworth W900L
Vincent custom-ordered the truck with a flat-glass cab. It sits on a 260-inch wheelbase and is powered by a 605-hp Cummins X15 with an 18-speed Eaton-Fuller.
October 28, 2022
Mike Vincent's 2022 Kenworth W900L
Matthew P. Lyle's 2016 Mack CHU613 Pinnacle
The rig is powered by a Mack MP8 with an Eaton 13-speed. The truck's name is "The Green Hornet" in memory of Lyle's grandfather, who owned a Brockway back in the late 1950s and early 1960s of the same name.
October 25, 2022
Matthew P. Lyle's 2016 Mack CHU613 Pinnacle
Timothy Mathis' 2022 Peterbilt 389
Mathis currently uses the rig to pull flatbeds, frameless end dumps and detach lowboys around the Southeast.
October 21, 2022
Timothy Mathis' 2022 Peterbilt 389
Tanner Batey's 1988 Peterbilt 362
23-year-old Batey said he's "always loved cabovers and knew I wanted to truck," so he bought this classic COE in 2019.
October 18, 2022
Tanner Batey's 1988 Peterbilt 362
Tom and Marie Gay's 2001 Peterbilt 379
The truck is outfitted with a 90-inch sleeper on a 275-inch wheelbase. Under the hood is a 6NZ Cat with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller.
October 14, 2022
Tom and Marie Gay's 2001 Peterbilt 379
Patrick Griffin's 1999 International Eagle 9900i
The rig sports a 12.7-liter Detroit Series 60 with a 10-speed Eaton-Fuller. It was rebuilt by Totten Trucking & Repair in Memphis, Tennessee.
October 11, 2022
Patrick Griffin's 1999 International Eagle 9900i
John L. Hruska's 2020 Kenworth W900L
Under the hood is a Cummins ISX with an Eaton 18-speed. The rig is used to haul petroleum and petroleum additives, along with elevated temperature materials.
October 7, 2022
John L. Hruska's 2020 Kenworth W900L
Matt Jackson's 2020 Peterbilt 389
He's added a custom paint job and a few add-ons to the rig, which is powered by a 605-hp Cummins with an 18-speed.
October 4, 2022
Matt Jackson's 2020 Peterbilt 389
Brett Wilkerson's 2012 Peterbilt 389
The rig is powered by a Cummins ISX15 with a 13-speed, which Wilkerson says puts out 900-plus horsepower while still averaging above 7 miles per gallon in fuel economy.
September 30, 2022
Brett Wilkerson's 2012 Peterbilt 389
Garry Sims' 1996 Peterbilt 379 EXHD
The rig sports a Cat 3406C with a 15-speed Eaton-Fuller Overdrive with 3:50 rears. Sims found the truck "sitting in a man's back yard," noting the truck "had been sitting there for 14 years with a blown engine."
September 27, 2022
Garry Sims' 1996 Peterbilt 379 EXHD
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