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Eric Bower’s 2000 Kenworth W900L
Bower mostly hauls plants between nurseries and to customers for Garden Gate Nursery in Boring, Oregon, and Pasco, Washington. The rig is powered by a Cat 3406E with a 13-speed Eaton.
May 26, 2020
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Klayton Keesling’s 1984 Kenworth K100C
The truck runs five days a week hauling hay locally around Kansas. He occasionally uses the truck to haul cotton during season, as well as dairy hay to Indiana, bringing steel back to Kansas.
May 22, 2020
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Bret Weiler’s 2019 Kenworth W900L
The truck is powered by a 550 Cat with an 18-speed Eaton and 3:55 rears. He has added a 20-inch Valley Chrome bumper, 12-Gauge Customs front end air ride, Lincoln Chrome 7-inch stacks, a RoadWorks visor, fiberglass rear fenders and more.
May 19, 2020
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Kenneth Robinette’s 2020 Peterbilt 579
Kenneth Robinette hauls flatbed freight with this 2020 Peterbilt 579, which features a depiction of Jesus Christ on the cross on the side of the sleeper.
May 12, 2020
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Wes Christensen’s 2018 Peterbilt 389
The rig is powered by a Cummins X15 with an 18-speed. It also features a PDI intake and compound turbo with Bully Dog programming and an AirDog fuel system.
May 8, 2020
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John Sabo’s 1990 Peterbilt 362
The rig used to haul his antique tractor and hay for his horses. The truck, like Sabo, is retired now.
May 5, 2020
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Jeffrey Lantz’s 2019 International LoneStar
The truck is powered by a 605-hp Cummins X15 Performance Series with an Eaton 13-speed UltraShift.
May 1, 2020
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John Higgs’ 2017 Peterbilt 389 car hauler
He uses the rig to haul new and used cars in the Lower 48. The truck is equipped with a Cummins ISX15 with a PDI Big Boss tuner and a 13-speed transmission.
April 28, 2020
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Clayton Warren’s 1999 Peterbilt 379
The rig is powered by a Cat 3406E with a 13-speed Eaton and 3:70 rears. Warren, of Gates, Tennessee, has added 129 chicken lights to the truck.
April 24, 2020
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Joe Schmitt’s 2017 Peterbilt 389 company truck
The rig is powered by a 500-hp Paccar MX-13 with an Eaton 18-speed and 3:25 rears. The trailer is a 44-foot 2019 Mac pneumatic tanker with a mirror finish.
April 21, 2020
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Donnie Rogers’ 2012 Peterbilt 389
The rig’s 600-hp Cummins was custom built by PDI in Salt Lake City and is backed by an 18-speed. Rogers hauls overdimensional loads in the oilfield and construction industries across the country.
April 17, 2020
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Bob Mutch’s 1987 Kenworth T600A
The rig is powered by a 444 Cummins with a 13-speed and 3:90 rears. Mutch, who is 42 now, has owned the truck since he was 18 and has put 1.3 million miles on it.
April 14, 2020
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Clayton Hubbard’s 2016 Western Star 4900EX
The truck, which sits on a 252-inch wheelbase, is powered by a 550 Cummins ISX with an 18-speed Eaton. It features a 60-inch ultra-low sleeper, an air-ride front end, a 22-inch American Eagle bumper, Hogebuilt full fenders and more.
April 10, 2020
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Ron Taggart’s 2018 Kenworth W900L Icon
Taggart hauls lumber products for JK Farms out of St. Paul, Oregon. The truck sports a 565-hp Cummins X15 with an 18-speed Eaton.
April 7, 2020
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Ryan Bone’s 1997 Kenworth W900L
The rig is powered by a 525-hp Cummins N14 with a 13-speed and 3:55 rears. It sits on a 280-inch wheelbase.
April 3, 2020
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Bryan Spoon’s 2018 Western Star 4900FA
The rig is equipped with a 54-inch Starlight ultra low roof sleeper and is powered by a 1998-model 12.7-liter 500-hp Detroit with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller and 3:73 rears.
March 31, 2020
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Ryan Harter’s 2015 Peterbilt 389
The rig is powered by a 550-hp Cat with an Eaton-Fuller 13-speed. Harter has added new LED lights, an 18-inch Texas-style bumper, stainless Hogebuilt fenders and Lincoln Chrome stacks.
March 27, 2020
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Ben Babcock’s 2019 International LoneStar
The truck is powered by a Cummins X15 with a 10-speed and sits on a 260-inch wheelbase.
March 24, 2020
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