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‘Big Bird’ ’57 Pete spreads its wings
During the six-month rebuild, Ronnie Jordan and company tore it down to the frame, sandblasted the frame, added new fenders, tanks, step boxes, headache rack and new stacks, in addition to plenty of chrome.
June 20, 2019
Custom Rigs
Trucker’s ‘Excessive Behavior’ yields one-of-a-kind 1999 Peterbilt 379
Lawson, Missouri-based owner-operator Gary Jones wanted to do something with his 1999 Peterbilt 379 EXHD that hasn’t been done before. That desire resulted in the airbrushed smoky flames that cover his rig and trailer.
May 23, 2019
Custom Rigs
2018 Pete 389 a ‘Touch of Class from the Past’
Warren Hartman said he always wanted an older truck but never could find exactly what he was looking for, so he decided to buy a glider and give it the old-school features he wants.
May 9, 2019
Custom Rigs
Custom-built 1980 Peterbilt 359
Dave Tompkins out of Scranton, Pennsylvania, had this custom Peterbilt built by Kevin Love of Stretch Customs out of Wingham, Ontario. While not a trucker now, Tompkins has always had a love of trucks and wanted to have one to take to truck shows.
April 25, 2019
Custom Rigs
‘Top Three Kenworths’ named at MATS
The trucks honored were a 2014 Kenworth W900L owned by Mark Hollen, a 1995 Kenworth W900 owned by Chad and Lisa Berry, and a 2008 Kenworth W900L owned by James and Malona Williams.
April 16, 2019
Custom Rigs
Heavy-haul 389 built to honor owner’s grandfather
The truck is full-time worker, hauling heavy equipment for the family business, Hammett Excavation. The rig is a rolling tribute to Hammett’s grandfather, Harry, who started the company in 1963 and passed away from lung cancer in 2014.
April 11, 2019
Equipment
XL Specialized debuts two new trailers at MATS
The neck also offers a five-position ride height. Based on neck position and load, the deck can be leveled as needed with the adjustable wheel area ride height. A work light in the upper deck increases visibility when monitoring the load at night.
March 29, 2019
Custom Rigs
Photos: Antique trucks on display throughout MATS
Members of the American Truck Historical Society’s Kentucky and Indiana chapters brought a fleet’s worth of antique trucks out to the Mid-America Trucking Show. The trucks will be on display throughout the show, March 28-30, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
March 29, 2019
Custom Rigs
More views of stunning show trucks at MATS
Catch more views of the stunning rigs competing in the PKY Truck Beauty Championship ongoing through Saturday at MATS.
March 28, 2019
Business
Follow along with Overdrive’s live coverage of MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show kicks off at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This year’s show will feature numerous exhibitors, live entertainment, show trucks, business seminars and much more.
March 27, 2019
Custom Rigs
Photos: Show trucks getting shined up for MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show doesn’t officially kick off until Thursday, but show truck owners are already hard at work at the Paul K. Young Truck Beauty Contest polishing their rigs for the event. Some of the trucks on display at the show truck lot can be seen below:
March 27, 2019
Business
DOT Secretary Elaine Chao to provide trucking regs update Friday at MATS
A statement from MATS said Chao will provide an update on the Department of Transportation’s efforts on safety, infrastructure, truck parking, and reducing trucking regulations. She is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. in Conference Room B-101.
March 26, 2019
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