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Brent Greer’s 1996 Peterbilt 379, pictured here in
Brent Greer’s 1996 Peterbilt 379, pictured here in front of the zMax Dragway entrance at the Charlotte Motor Speedway campus in Concord, N.C., won Best of Show Working Bobtail at the 2011 Charlotte Diesel Super Show, qualifying it for the 2012 Pride & Polish National Championship series.
October 26, 2011
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Elvis Williamson and his son, Elvis Jr., of Poplar
Elvis Williamson and his son, Elvis Jr., of Poplarville, Miss., showed this 1995 Peterbilt 379 at the 2009 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish for a friend. They bought it directly afterward, tore it down to the frame rails and rebuilt it. “We fix them up and put our own touch on them with […]
October 19, 2011
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The moniker of this 1992 Peterbilt 379 was its pre
The moniker of this 1992 Peterbilt 379 was its previous owner’s CB handle. Jack Handy, who was known as the Shanghai Rooster, passed the truck down to his grandson, current owner Shawn Carroll, who converted it to a tandem dump in 2006, when it also received a full frame repainting and many chrome accessories. The […]
October 12, 2011
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Harlen, Iowa, resident Jim Behrens’ 2005 Freightli
Harlen, Iowa, resident Jim Behrens’ 2005 Freightliner Classic XL rarely leaves his corn and soybean farm. The truck is powered by a 640-hp Caterpillar and a 13-speed transmission.
October 5, 2011
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Grandpa’s Last Ride: “It’s the last truck I’ll eve
Grandpa’s Last Ride: “It’s the last truck I’ll ever buy,” Rusty Ryan says of this 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy, the sixth Peterbilt he’s owned in 20 years. The truck runs on a 550-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed transmission. Ryan has been an owner-operator for 35 years and is leased to Landstar.
September 28, 2011
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Ever had someone offer over the CB to buy your tru
Ever had someone offer over the CB to buy your truck? That’s just what Tobby Donalson did in 1982 when he saw this needlenose 1959 351 Pete pulling chickens near Sneed, Ala. When the driver told Donalson it had a 290 Cummins in it, he had to have it. He put the motor in an […]
September 21, 2011
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Sara Hayes and her son Owen of Leesburg, Ga., dubb
Sara Hayes and her son Owen of Leesburg, Ga., dubbed their 2005 Kenworth W900L the Dump Bucket Cadillac. Owen likens operating the truck to driving a Cadillac and says it is one of the nicest pulling dump loads in south Georgia. The truck is powered by a 550-hp Caterpillar and a 13-speed transmission.
September 14, 2011
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This 2002 Peterbilt 379, owned by David McDaniel o
This 2002 Peterbilt 379, owned by David McDaniel of Jefferson City, Tenn., is equipped with a 550-hp Catherpillar and 18-speed transmission. McDaniel says he began adding parts right after he bought it in 2006. He’s installed chrome where possible on the inside. On the exterior, he’s added 8-inch stacks, custom mud flaps and clear LED […]
September 7, 2011
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Scott Mueller chose the blue and silver paint job
Scott Mueller chose the blue and silver paint job on his 2007 Western Star 4900, bought new, to express his love for the Dallas Cowboys. A third-generation driver from Fremont, Wis., Mueller hauls equipment and machinery nationwide with the truck, which is powered by a 550-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed transmission.
August 31, 2011
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Tony Reiter transports petroleum in the Midwest in
Tony Reiter transports petroleum in the Midwest in this 2008 Peterbilt 388, powered by a 525-hp Cummins and 18-speed transmission. The truck is outfitted with a GPS, satellite radio and Webasto bunk heater.
August 23, 2011
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Randy Rollins of Jacksonville, Ill., drives this 2
Randy Rollins of Jacksonville, Ill., drives this 2005 Kenworth W900L, owned by Envirovac Waste Transport. Dubbed “Wasted,” the truck is equipped with a 475-hp Cummins and a 13-speed transmission. Rollins hauls hazardous waste throughout the Midwest.
August 18, 2011
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Jim Lammon, of Grass Lake, Mich., haul flatbed fre
Jim Lammon, of Grass Lake, Mich., haul flatbed freight regionally with this 1985 Peterbilt 359. The truck is powered by a 400-hp Caterpillar and 15-speed transmission. “Old iron is getting harder to come by these days, so when I see an old truck like mine, you can bet I will compliment you on it,” Lammon […]
August 10, 2011
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Drew Jorgensen and his father haul sheep around Ut
Drew Jorgensen and his father haul sheep around Utah, California and Colorado in their 2008 Kenworth W900L. The family has about 3,000 sheep on its Utah ranch. The truck is equipped with a 550-hp Caterpillar and 18-speed transmission and pulls a 1997 48-foot Wilson sheep trailer. “It’s kind of become a toy for us,” Jorgensen […]
August 3, 2011
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Jim Lammon, of Grass Lake, Mich., owns this 1985 P
Jim Lammon, of Grass Lake, Mich., owns this 1985 Peterbilt 359, and he uses it to haul flatbed regionally. The truck is powered by a 400-hp Caterpillar and 15-speed transmission. “Old iron is getting harder to come by these days, so when I see an old truck like mine, you can bet I will compliment […]
July 27, 2011
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This sand and stone hauler pierces the darkness wi
This sand and stone hauler pierces the darkness with more than 160 lights, says owner-operator Randy Johnson of Cambridge, Md. He bought this 2005 Kenworth W900L, equipped with a 625-hp Caterpillar and 18-speed transmission, in 2009. Johnson has been working the concrete and stone yards for more than 20 years with his company, Dorchester Dumpin’.
July 20, 2011
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This 2005 Kenworth W900B, owned by Wally Austin of
This 2005 Kenworth W900B, owned by Wally Austin of Bradford, Ohio, is powered by a 430-hp Caterpillar and an 8-speed transmission. The interior shows hardwood flooring and chrome gauges, air-conditioning vents and upholstery buttons. Austin says the truck hauls asphalt and stone for road projects “and looks good doing it.”
July 13, 2011
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Centerville, Kan., resident Bob Morse says he “nev
Centerville, Kan., resident Bob Morse says he “never expected to own something like this” 2010 Peterbilt 389. He’s talking about all the aftermarket work he and his son, Levi, put into the truck. After a few lights and new exhaust pipes, Morse says “it just kind of took off and became a working show truck.” […]
July 6, 2011
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Lady Butterfly, a 1974 Kenworth conventional, was
Lady Butterfly, a 1974 Kenworth conventional, was owned by John Mann, of East Canton, Ohio, when the tractor was Overdrive’s Tractor of the Month in September 1980. See more trucks from past issues at www.overdriveretro.com.
June 29, 2011
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