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Reader Rigs

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

Reader Rigs

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

Reader Rigs

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

Custom Rigs

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

Overdrive Radio

Custom cabover emerges as tribute to a driver’s pride, from former Viking hauler

On this Overdrive Radio podcast, Steve Sprenger details his long work on this 1983 Kenworth cabover and tribute to Viking Freight as a former hauler.

September 22, 2020

Custom Rigs

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

Reader Rigs

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

Custom Rigs

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

Reader Rigs

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

Custom Rigs

Close look at Wyoming-based owner-op’s working classic 1970 KW

Herman has spent the last decade and more re-conditioning and customizing a narrow-nose 1970 Kenworth W925. Video of this custom rig here on Overdrive.

September 8, 2020

Reader Rigs

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

Custom Rigs

Netherlands-based Fons van den Berkmortel’s 2000 Peterbilt 379

He bought and imported the truck from Nova Scotia in 2007. The rig is powered by a 6NZ Cat C15, which was given a complete overhaul, and an 18-speed Eaton-Fuller.

September 4, 2020