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Jae and Brandi Elsbree's pair of 2021 Kenworth W900s
Now hauling for Hermann Bros. out of Port Angeles, the couple usually gets dispatched together in their 2021 Kenworth W900s. The trucks are powered by 600-hp (Jae) and 565-hp (Brandi) Cummins X15s, both with 18-speeds.
July 26, 2022
Jae and Brandi Elsbree's pair of 2021 Kenworth W900s
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Kenny Lovett's 1990 Freightliner cabover
"What you see is what it's been since 1997," Lovett says. Powered by a Cummins N14 mechanical and a 13-speed, the piece of trucking history was previously kept up by Fredericktown, Ohio-based Russell Stauffer.
July 22, 2022
Kenny Lovett's 1990 Freightliner COE
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Mark Andersen's 1998 Peterbilt 379
It features a Cat 3406E with an 18-speed. He pulls a lowboy and step-deck in the Four Corners region of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
July 19, 2022
Mark Andersen's 1998 Peterbilt 379
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Thomas Lowe's 2012 Peterbilt 389 company truck
The rig sports a 585-hp Paccar MX-13 with a 13-speed. The truck is used to haul agriculture and landscaping materials.
July 15, 2022
Thomas Lowe's 2012 Peterbilt 389 company truck
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Brett Tobin's 1998 Peterbilt 379
The truck, nicknamed "Overcompensation," sits on a 312-inch wheelbase. Tobin pulls food-grade pneumatics, liquid fertilizer or dry van freight coast-to-coast.
July 12, 2022
Brett Tobin's 1998 Peterbilt 379
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George Bunch's 2016 Freightliner 122SD
Bunch pulls an RGN hauling oversized loads with the Detroit-powered rig.
July 8, 2022
George Bunch's 2016 Freightliner 122SD
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Tim Adair's 2022 Peterbilt 389
The truck was built to haul double trailers weighing 143,000 pounds. It features a 565-hp Cummins ISX with an 18-speed.
July 5, 2022
Tim Adair's 2022 Peterbilt 389
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Tim Alambar's 2019 Peterbilt 389 company truck
The truck, nicknamed "Night Train," is powered by a Cummins X15 with a 13-speed. Alambar pulls a variety of trailers and freight with the rig.
July 1, 2022
Tim Alambar's 2019 Peterbilt 389 company truck
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Gary Mackay's 1998 Peterbilt 379
The truck features new paint and stainless accessories, a custom interior with a Bed and Breakfast sleeper, disc brakes and rear lockers.
June 28, 2022
Gary Mackay's 1998 Peterbilt 379
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Daniel Simon's 2016 Peterbilt 579
The rig is powered by a Paccar MX-13 with a 10-speed Eaton. It is a refrigerated food hauler in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.
June 24, 2022
Daniel Simon's 2016 Peterbilt 579
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John Mercier's 2005 Kenworth W900L
The rig is powered by a Cat C15 with a 10-speed. Mercier says the truck has been completely rebuilt and chromed-out, and has won several awards at truck shows.
June 17, 2022
John Mercier's 2005 Kenworth W900L
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Doug Huffman's 2022 Peterbilt 579
The rig is powered by a Cummins X15 with a 12-speed autoshift. He uses the truck to pull open deck freight.
June 14, 2022
Doug Huffman's 2022 Peterbilt 579
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Joe Esmerado's 2018 Kenworth T880
Esmerado uses the rig to haul intermodal containers from Port Newark in New Jersey to Covington, Pennsylvania.
June 10, 2022
Joe Esmerado 2018 Kenworth T880
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Steve Crane's 2020 Kenworth T880
The rig is equipped with a 75,000-pound Galfab rolloff hoist and a Shurco SWAT tarper.
June 7, 2022
Steve Crane's 2020 Kenworth T880
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Oscar Sherman's 2007 International 9400
The rig is powered by a Cat C15 with a PDI single turbo and a 10-speed Eaton-Fuller. Sherman leases the truck to Gary, Indiana-based OSTT Inc., specializing in flatbed and conestoga work, hauling mostly steel products and tubing from Chicago to Texas and
June 3, 2022
Oscar Sherman's 2007 International 9400
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Matt Page's 1989 Kenworth W900B
Page uses the Kenworth pair with a Timpte reefer daily to haul potatoes. The rig is powered by a Cat 3406C with a 13-speed.
May 31, 2022
Matt Page's 1989 Kenworth W900B
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Steve McGee's 2018 Peterbilt 567
The truck features a Paccar MX-13 with an 18-speed. McGee uses the truck to haul oversize loads and wind energy equipment throughout the Midwest and Southeast.
May 27, 2022
Steve McGee's 2018 Peterbilt 567
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James McKuin's 2018 Freightliner Cascadia
The rig sports a 156-inch ARI sleeper, which McKuin says "keeps me comfortable on the road." With 390,000 miles on the odometer, McKuin is averaging 6.9 miles per gallon.
May 24, 2022
James McKuin's 2018 Freightliner Cascadia
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