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Steve Bennett’s 2003 Peterbilt 379
Bennett has painted the truck Phantom Gray with black “gangster-style” front fenders and 7-inch stacks.
March 6, 2018
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Michael Kerrigan’s 2012 Peterbilt 386
The rig sports a 530-hp Paccar MX-13, an Eaton-Fuller 10-speed and 3:55 rears. Since buying the truck, he has added new graphics, new LED headlights, a 15-inch visor, windshield trim, window chops for the cab and sleeper, along with a Taylor wing for the roof of the cab.
March 2, 2018
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Tyrone Johnson’s 2003 Peterbilt 379
The rig features a 475-hp Caterpillar 6NZ with an Eaton-Fuller 13-speed. Johnson has added new fiberglass front fenders and upgraded all the lights on the rig to LEDs.
February 27, 2018
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Ron Zimmerman’s 2018 Peterbilt 389
The rig sits on a 280-inch wheelbase and sports an old school Seminole paint scheme with blue pearl and a light gray stripe. Zimmerman hauls Blue Bunny ice cream and eggs out if Iowa in the 2017 Timpte reefer out to California and brings produce back.
February 23, 2018
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Chuck Gibson’s 1996 Peterbilt 379
Sitting on a 275-inch wheelbase, the truck features a GM Midnight Blue paint job with pearl dust mixed in, which was done about seven years ago. It also has Jones Performance fenders, 8-inch straight stacks and stainless steel-wrapped tanks.
February 20, 2018
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Thomas Mack’s 1999 Peterbilt 379
Thomas Mack drives this 1999 Peterbilt 379 hauling grain and feed in a 100-mile radius of his family’s Waterville, Minn., farm.
February 16, 2018
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Michael Barnes’ 2017 Kenworth W900
The truck, which sits on a 280-inch wheelbase, features a drop visor from 4 State Trucks, along with “Copeland” imprinted on the stacks.
February 13, 2018
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Charles Gale’s 2000 Kenworth W900
The rig is powered by a Signature 600 Cummins with a 13-speed and 3:73 rears. The engine has less than 200,000 miles on it.
February 9, 2018
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Fred Stair’s 1988 Peterbilt 379
In September 2017, Stair replaced the rig’s 425-hp Cat and 18-speed with a 600-hp 12.7-liter Detroit 60 Series with a 9-speed Eaton and 3:55 rears.
February 6, 2018
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Gustavo Gaviria’s 1994 Kenworth W900
The rig sports a Caterpillar 3406C with an Eaton 15-speed. Most of the truck is original from 1994, except for the stretched wheelbase to 300 inches.
February 2, 2018
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Daniel Richmond’s 2015 Freightliner Coronado glider
He hauls a wide range of flatbed freight, including steel, lumber, windmill generators, glass, seed and more. “If it fits, it ships,” Richmond says.
January 30, 2018
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Barry LaFrance’s 1998 Freightliner FLB
France and his wife, Tracy, have owned the truck since December 2000, and have added a number of custom features, including brackets for the side boxes, deck plate, fenders, visor, back window and breathers, as well as a custom dash and hardwood floors in the interior.
January 26, 2018
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Ryan Britten’s 1995 Peterbilt 379 EXHD
Britten hauls hay, grain and farm machinery with this 1995 Peterbilt 379 extended hood. The Haswell, Colo.-based owner-operator is permitted to haul up to 97,000 pounds in his home state.
January 23, 2018
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Smithart Trucking’s 1962 Peterbilt 350
Deral Meek, owner of Rio Rancho, N.M.-based Smithart Trucking, owns this 1962 Peterbilt 350. The rig features a 400-hp Cummins and an Eaton Fuller 10-speed with 4-speed auxiliary. Meek has done a complete rebuild on the truck.
January 19, 2018
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Mat Martin’s 2017 Kenworth W900 Icon
The rig is powered by a 550-hp Cummins ISX 15 and an 18-speed.
January 12, 2018
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Jerry Sellars’ 2016 Kenworth W900 Icon glider
The rig is powered by a 500-hp Detroit 60 Series with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller and 3:55 rears. Sitting on a 287-inch wheelbase, the truck features a studio sleeper, aluminum fifth wheel, disc brakes and plenty of chrome with a Taylor wing.
January 9, 2018
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First Class Services’ 2017 Peterbilt 389
First Class Services driver Keith Hastings drives this 2017 Peterbilt 389, hauling food grade and chemical products throughout the lower 48 states and Canada.
January 5, 2018
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Ross and Shannon Parsons’ 2017 Peterbilt 389
The truck is equipped with a 550-hp Cummins ISX with an Eaton 18-speed. They have added a drop visor, 20-inch boxed end bumper with a recessed tag and all clear LED lights.
January 2, 2018
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