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February 17, 2011

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Stuart Loewen hauls logs daily in his 1996 Kenwort

Stuart Loewen hauls logs daily in his 1996 Kenworth W900L. The truck is equipped with a 550-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed transmission, and Loewen has added a custom bumper, custom-cut lights, 6-in. stacks, leather seats and lots of other accessories.

February 16, 2011

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Log hauler Stuart Lowen of Quincy, Calif., owns th

Log hauler Stuart Lowen of Quincy, Calif., owns this 1996 Kenworth W900L. The rig is equipped with a 550-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed transmission and has an 18-in. custom bumper, custom cut lights and other modifications.

February 9, 2011

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Owner-operator Gene Jackson, an Ozark, Mo.-residen

Owner-operator Gene Jackson, an Ozark, Mo.-resident, hauls fence posts in his 1986 Peterbilt 359, shown here. The rig is equipped with a 3406C Caterpillar and a 15-speed transmission.

February 1, 2011

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Owner Jimmy Severson uses his 1990 Peterbilt 379 e

Owner Jimmy Severson uses his 1990 Peterbilt 379 extended hood dump, shown here, to haul aggregate products and heavy equipment for construction and logging companies in western Washington. The Pete is powered by a 450-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed Eaton Fuller transmission.

January 25, 2011

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Brandon Martin, 25, of Garnet Valley, Pa., hauls s

Brandon Martin, 25, of Garnet Valley, Pa., hauls stone and blacktop locally in this 2006 Mack Granite, his first truck. The rig is equipped with a 460 Mack engine and a 13-speed transmission. Martin has added LED lights and a 13-in. visor to the truck.

January 18, 2011

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Father and son team David and Mark Wearing, of Oxf

Father and son team David and Mark Wearing, of Oxford, England, bought this 1979 Peterbilt 359 in 2003 and transformed it into a show truck. Previously, it was a working tractor on a farm in Kansas. The 359 is equipped with a 400-hp Caterpillar and a 13-speed transmission. “British people love U.S. trucks,” David says.”

January 11, 2011

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Nelson Breaux of Pierre, La., hauls plastic pellet

Nelson Breaux of Pierre, La., hauls plastic pellets nationwide in a dry bulk tanker with his 2005 Peterbilt 379 shown here. The truck is equipped with a 475-hp Cummins and a 13-speed Eaton.

January 5, 2011

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Wesley Guest, of Comer, Ga., hauls tombstones from

Wesley Guest, of Comer, Ga., hauls tombstones from Elberton, Ga., to destinations nationwide with his 1978 Peterbilt 359. Among other customizations, he rebuilt the Cummins engine and sanded the much of the chrome, painting over it with semi-gloss enamel.

December 29, 2010

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Blountstown, Fla., resident Rusty Tolley describes

Blountstown, Fla., resident Rusty Tolley describes this 2006 Peterbilt 379 as “the finest ride you’ll ever see with the load of logs.” The truck is equipped with a 425-hp Caterpillar and an Eaton Fuller 10-speed transmission. Tolley hauls logs in north Florida and south Georgia to saw mills for Prime Energy Group.

December 17, 2010

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Eddie Tucker of Cleveland, Tenn., hauls Humvees fo

Eddie Tucker of Cleveland, Tenn., hauls Humvees for the military in his 2006 Kenworth W900. The truck is powered by a 550-hp Caterpillar and a 13-speed transmission.

December 14, 2010

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Von Tompkins, a resident of Lee, Fla., owns and op

Von Tompkins, a resident of Lee, Fla., owns and operates the 2002 Peterbilt 379, powered by a 625-hp Cat and an 18-speed tranny, shown above. He pulls a step-deck trailer, hauling “anything I can possibly get on it,” he says, mostly in the Southeast. He recently painted his trailer to match his truck and added new […]

December 7, 2010