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Tag: GBATS 2018
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âIn loving memory of Gordon Halcombâ: One sharp 2007 Peterbilt 379 of three rigs so dedicated
Three that Iâve seen, anyway â here find detail, and video, on one of them, the 2007 Peterbilt 379 driver Randy Earnest pulls in with small fleet Halcomb Farms Trucking, leased with Tralo. As with the two others Halcomb showed, the truck Earnest drives is dedicated to owner Kenny Halcombâs father, Gordon, who passed in 2017.
January 30, 2019
Custom Rigs
Facelift and more for Mike Husseyâs 1999 Kenworth W900L
Mike and his wife, Corren, were among the many I met this past year at GBATS. Since purchasing the N14-powered W900L after it sat for 10 years, heâs put plenty into it, from an engine overhaul to rears and the transmission as well as exterior modifications.
January 3, 2019
Custom Rigs
The â61 needlenose and â74 cabover Petes â and a pair of 389 gliders â of Mel-Rick Inc.
At GBATS, Rick Bestwick and company â owners of the Mel-Rick Inc. 10-truck hopper and step-deck pulling fleet of Sabetha, Kan. â showed two classics and two hardworking gliders. Catch more about them, and the Mel-Rick business incorporated since the early 1980s, in this new video.
December 27, 2018
Custom Rigs
1,000,000-mile overhaul of âHigh Maintenanceâ 379âs power plant, other PM fringe benefits
One such benefit â when his oil provider found out heâd gone a million without needing an overhaul, techs tore down owner-op Dave Martiâs C15 in the course of filming a video about it, all on the dime of a party other than Marti. âHindsight to this story, though,â he says, is âwe probably could have gone a long way further without opening it up,â and without engine issues.
December 20, 2018
Custom Rigs
The 1972 Peterbilt 359 flagship of Smokinâ S Customs
Results of Steve Snelsonâs years of work on this daycab. Snelson notes the rig remains a work in progress, details of which he takes up when he has the time. Less and less of that available as the Smokinâ S Customs business attracts more customers.
December 13, 2018
Custom Rigs
A closer look at the âMemorial Runâ firefighter-tribute CEI 2018 KW T680
Itâs a truly remarkable unit, and with greater urgency present as fires intensify, particularly out West, a fitting tribute to all who give themselves to protecting the rest of us.
December 5, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Truckers helping foster 12-year-old Robbie Welshâ creative journey
In this edition Overdrive Radio, St. Louis mother Sarah Welsh details how the trucking community, particularly a variety of owner-operators among it, has helped foster her 12-year-old son Robbieâs passion for so many things trucking â and particularly: âmeeting drivers to talk about their trucks,â Sarah says. A kindred spirit, as it were. MoreâŚ
November 19, 2018
Custom Rigs
Introducing the âGooseâ 1996 Classic XL and its 140-inch remodeled custom ICT sleeper
Daniel and Phyllis Snow of Harrison, Ark., have lived more than the last decade with their long-in-progress 1996 Freightliner Classic XL, âThe Gooseâ to their son Jaymeâs workhorse âThe Duck.â The 1996 XL features a remodeled 140-inch big bunk with all the comforts of a home.
November 6, 2018
Custom Rigs
âCareer gamblerâ Dean DeSantis and the aptly-named 2018 Peterbilt 389 with 124-inch ARI sleeper
When it comes to custom rigs, âIn the world of everybody building gliders, Iâm a guy who kind of cuts across the grain a little bit,â says Dean DeSantis.
October 30, 2018
Custom Rigs
Video look on a 353-inch-wheelbase 1999 Classic XL and its 190-inch sleeper
Owner-op Jayme Snow showed the unit recently at the Guilty by Association Truck Show, parked up next to his parents Daniel and Phyllis Snowâs 1996 Freightliner. Jaymeâs rig and its two sleeper and wheel-base extensions, among other details, are no doubt remarkable.
October 25, 2018
Custom Rigs
Owner-op Dustin Batesâ 34 years young hauler: The âJust Passing Thruâ 1984 Freightliner FLC120
The classic mid-â80s Freightliner conventional body style and striping immediately set it apart at GBATS right here. As Bates himself says, you donât see many of them around any more. Video, detail on the previously single-owner unit, well-preserved, here.
October 18, 2018
Custom Rigs
âPaid for, she isâ: Update with Michael and Tammy Groomâs 2012 T660
You may recall the Star Wars-themed 2012 Kenworth T660 from the 2016 Guilty by Association Truck Show. Hear from the semi-truck's owners on Overdrive Online.
October 11, 2018
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