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Ross Wilson’s 2018 Peterbilt 389

The rig is equipped with a 72-inch sleeper and sits on a 264-inch wheelbase. It’s powered by a 510-hp Paccar MX-13 with an Eaton-Fuller 13-speed.

November 10, 2020

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Gavin Davis’ 1999 Peterbilt 379

The rig sports a Cat C15 with an 18-speed. It’s used to haul steel.

November 6, 2020

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Chad Keegan’s 1990 Kenworth K100E

Keegan calls the truck Frankenstein after he had to piece it together during a rebuild when he bought it. The truck is powered by a 3406B Cat with a 9-speed transmission.

November 3, 2020

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Jim Pence’s 2009 Peterbilt 386

The rig sports a 2007-model 550-hp Cummins ISX15 with a 10-speed Eaton-Fuller and 3:55 rears. It also features a ThermoKing TriPac APU.

October 30, 2020

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Frankie Pepera’s 1996 Kenworth W900L

The rig is powered by a 550-hp 3406E Cat with an 18-speed Eaton-Fuller and 3:55 rears. It features a PDI turbo and custom ECM tuning done by MO Power in Aurora, Ohio.

October 27, 2020

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Dan Chartrand’s 2019 Peterbilt 389

The rig sits on a 268-inch wheelbase and features a double frame, 46,000-pound rear ends with full lockers on a Neway air ride and 13,200-pound front axle on air ride. It’s powered by a Paccar MX13 with an 18-speed on 3:91 rears.

October 23, 2020

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Curt Vanderveen’s 2014 Kenworth W900L

The rig is powered by a Cat 3406E with an Eaton 15-speed. Vanderveen is based in Kinburn, Ontario.

October 20, 2020

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Justin Durand’s heavily customized 2018 Peterbilt 389 glider

The rig is powered by a 1999-model Cat 3406E with a C-18 Marine Cam Bully Dog ceramic-coated exhaust manifold and a larger Borg-Warner 78mm turbocharger that has been ceramic-coated and polished as well. The transmission is an Eaton-Fuller 18-speed. It also sports 40K rear ends.

October 16, 2020

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Eric Laplante’s 2021 Freightliner 122SD

He hauls grain and feed out of Quebec into Ontario, New York and Pennsylvania. The rig is powered by a 530-hp Detroit DD16 with an Eaton SmartShift automatic 13-speed.

October 13, 2020

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Troy May’s 1995 Peterbilt 379

The rig is powered by a 12.7-liter 60 Series Detroit with an 18-speed. It features a stainless deck, T-bar at the rear, fiberglass front and rear fenders, as well as hand-painted pinstripes done by TooTall Airbrush.

October 9, 2020

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Wilton Washington’s 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy Edition

The livestock-hauling company truck for Branded Livestock is No. 1 of 1,000 Legacy Editions.

October 2, 2020

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Maurice Desrochers’ 1997 Ford LTL9000

The truck, which Desrochers rebuilt from the ground up, is powered by a 460-hp Cummins N14 with an 18-speed Eaton and 46,000-pound Rockwell rears with a 3:90 ratio.

September 29, 2020

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Tom Gay’s 2005 Peterbilt 379

The rig is powered by a 550-hp Cat C15 with an 18-speed Eaton-Fuller. Gay hasn’t added any custom touches to the truck yet, but he says he’s tossing around some ideas.

September 25, 2020

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Devon Anderson’s 2021 Western Star 4900SB

The truck is powered by a 505-hp Detroit DD15 with an Eaton 13-speed automated transmission. It features a 40-inch sleeper that Anderson occasionally uses when he has to stay out overnight.

September 22, 2020

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Sam Redmon’s 2007 Peterbilt 379

The rig sports a Cat ACERT C15 with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller. He runs a FASS Fuel System, air ride front axle, a flip-up front bumper and over 200 LED lights with underglow tubes under the sleeper and cab.

September 18, 2020

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Leonard Duval’s 2012 Peterbilt 386

The rig is powered by a 565-hp Cummins ISX. Duval has customized the interior of the truck by painting the dash and doors red and installing a red steering wheel and 42-inch shifter.

September 15, 2020

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Tim Mowry’s 2017 Volvo VNL 780

The rig is powered by a Volvo D13 with a 13-speed. He has added a chrome bumper with extra lights.

September 11, 2020

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Dale Ricks’ 2021 Peterbilt 389

The rig is powered by a 565-hp Cummins X15 with an 18-speed and 3:25 rears. It sits on a 295-inch wheelbase. Ricks ordered the truck new and had it fully customized at Sioux Falls Peterbilt.

September 8, 2020

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The 1978 Peterbilt 352 was a model who in earlier years had been driven by Bowerman's father, who passed several years earlier. This one, purchased from a prior owner in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has origins in Illinois, Bowerman said, and is powered by a Cat 3406A run through a 15-speed transmission, 190-inch wheelbase.

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