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Custom Rigs

Tyrone Johnson’s 2003 Peterbilt 379

The rig features a 475-hp Caterpillar 6NZ with an Eaton-Fuller 13-speed. Johnson has added new fiberglass front fenders and upgraded all the lights on the rig to LEDs.

February 27, 2018

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Ron Zimmerman’s 2018 Peterbilt 389

The rig sits on a 280-inch wheelbase and sports an old school Seminole paint scheme with blue pearl and a light gray stripe. Zimmerman hauls Blue Bunny ice cream and eggs out if Iowa in the 2017 Timpte reefer out to California and brings produce back.

February 23, 2018

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Chuck Gibson’s 1996 Peterbilt 379

Sitting on a 275-inch wheelbase, the truck features a GM Midnight Blue paint job with pearl dust mixed in, which was done about seven years ago. It also has Jones Performance fenders, 8-inch straight stacks and stainless steel-wrapped tanks.

February 20, 2018

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Thomas Mack’s 1999 Peterbilt 379

Thomas Mack drives this 1999 Peterbilt 379 hauling grain and feed in a 100-mile radius of his family’s Waterville, Minn., farm.

February 16, 2018

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Michael Barnes’ 2017 Kenworth W900

The truck, which sits on a 280-inch wheelbase, features a drop visor from 4 State Trucks, along with “Copeland” imprinted on the stacks.

February 13, 2018

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Charles Gale’s 2000 Kenworth W900

The rig is powered by a Signature 600 Cummins with a 13-speed and 3:73 rears. The engine has less than 200,000 miles on it.

February 9, 2018

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Fred Stair’s 1988 Peterbilt 379

In September 2017, Stair replaced the rig’s 425-hp Cat and 18-speed with a 600-hp 12.7-liter Detroit 60 Series with a 9-speed Eaton and 3:55 rears.

February 6, 2018

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Gustavo Gaviria’s 1994 Kenworth W900

The rig sports a Caterpillar 3406C with an Eaton 15-speed. Most of the truck is original from 1994, except for the stretched wheelbase to 300 inches.

February 2, 2018

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Daniel Richmond’s 2015 Freightliner Coronado glider

He hauls a wide range of flatbed freight, including steel, lumber, windmill generators, glass, seed and more. “If it fits, it ships,” Richmond says.

January 30, 2018

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Barry LaFrance’s 1998 Freightliner FLB

France and his wife, Tracy, have owned the truck since December 2000, and have added a number of custom features, including brackets for the side boxes, deck plate, fenders, visor, back window and breathers, as well as a custom dash and hardwood floors in the interior.

January 26, 2018

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Ryan Britten’s 1995 Peterbilt 379 EXHD

Britten hauls hay, grain and farm machinery with this 1995 Peterbilt 379 extended hood. The Haswell, Colo.-based owner-operator is permitted to haul up to 97,000 pounds in his home state.

January 23, 2018

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Smithart Trucking’s 1962 Peterbilt 350

Deral Meek, owner of Rio Rancho, N.M.-based Smithart Trucking, owns this 1962 Peterbilt 350. The rig features a 400-hp Cummins and an Eaton Fuller 10-speed with 4-speed auxiliary. Meek has done a complete rebuild on the truck.

January 19, 2018