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David White’s 1975 Peterbilt 359

The classic truck has close to 4 million miles on it and is powered by a 425-horsepower B Model Caterpillar and a 13-speed Eaton.

January 3, 2017

Jason Graves’ 2006 Kenworth T600

Graves uses the truck to haul steel with a covered wagon and on weekends pulls the marching band trailer for his daughter’s school.

December 30, 2016

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Robert Pandullo’s ’05 Pete 379 and ’94 Kenworth W900L

The Pete is powered by a 550-horsepower Caterpillar and an 18-speed, and the Kenworth is equipped with a Cummins N14 and 15-speed.

December 27, 2016

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Jesse Phillips’ W900 decorated for Christmas

Jesse Phillips decorated his Kenworth W900 and tanker for a holiday lights parade recently.

December 23, 2016

Chris Porricelli’s 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider

Powered by a 12.7 liter Detroit 60 Series with 500 horsepower, an Eaton-Fuller 13-speed and 3:55 rears, the truck is used to haul produce and frozen foods back and forth between Florida and New Jersey.

December 20, 2016

Kyle Simon’s 2005 Peterbilt 379

The truck is used to haul flatbed freight locally around Denver, Colo., for S&S Trucking.

December 16, 2016

David Gates Jr.’s 2000 Kenworth W900L

The truck has 1.8 million miles on it, and Gates has owned it for seven years. He has replaced the engine, transmission, suspension and rear ends himself over the years and added custom exhaust, a drop visor, and numerous LED lights around the truck.

December 13, 2016

Eldon Horst’s 1990 Kenworth K100 cabover

This stretched K100 cabover is used to haul grain by a dairy and crop farmer out of Virginia.

December 9, 2016

Bryan Kellogg’s 2015 Peterbilt 389

Bryan Kellogg’s striped Pete 389

December 6, 2016

Reid Goodman’s 2015 Peterbilt 389

Reid Goodman hauls bulk products to nickel mines in northern Manitoba, Canada, with a gross weight of 137,800 pounds with the truck.

December 2, 2016

Tom Smith’s 2013 Kenworth T800

Smith has added a drop visor, stainless steel fenders, a stainless steel light bar on the rear of the truck and various other stainless steel accessories. The rig hauls aggregate products full time.

November 29, 2016

Glenn Gilbert’s pink 1996 Kenworth W900L

This Panther Pink 1996 Kenworth W900L is owned by Glenn Gilbert out of Morrow, Ohio.

November 25, 2016

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‘Black Betty’: Chris Phillips’ 2002 Kenworth W900L

Colorado-based heavy hauler

November 22, 2016

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‘The General’: Kyle Cousins’, Phillip and Carol Schneider’s 2017 Kenworth W900L Icon

Custom W900L Icon a rolling memorial to family’s military history

November 18, 2016

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‘Big Tex’: Joel Griswold’s 2015 Freightliner 122SD

505 horses haul plenty of steel

November 15, 2016

Denver Bartel’s 2016 Peterbilt 389

Denver Bartel hauls equipment, mining machinery and construction materials between Canada and the U.S. on a 48-foot step-deck with this 2016 Peterbilt 389.

November 11, 2016

Brandon Jusczak’s 2014 Peterbilt 389

Owner based in Santa’s hometown

November 8, 2016

Jerry Torgerson’s 2007 Kenworth W900L

Torgerson, out of Fredonia, Ariz., has added 7-inch Dynaflex stacks, a custom visor and a 20-inch boltless bumper from Valley Chrome.

November 4, 2016

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Owner-op Lucas Zach's project 2017 Peterbilt 389, 2025 Timpte hopper

Mods through the years Zach's owned the 2017 389 result in what's a well-balanced look for this custom Pete, with sharp paint lines, a Cat under the hood, and a hopper-hauling setup built to handle the rough-and-dirty side of farm-haul work and still turn heads.

Are inspectors missing an easy way to catch HOS cheats and non-compliant ELDs?

Clifford C. Hay Inc. owns six trucks, with four operating on a day-to-day basis. Some of the small fleet's trucks are shown here parked up in front of the fleet's current shop in Cobleskill, New York.

Up from ashes: Small fleet Clifford C. Hay Inc. thrives 15 years after devastating fire

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