Tag: custom peterbilt

‘After Midnight’ custom Pete 389 glider comes by way of power pair of truck builders

Fitzgerald Glider Kits brought the ideas and the plan, and Rabbit River Transport’s Eric Hassevoort brought the truck, the will to show it and years of experience to the custom build of “After Midnight,” a 2015 Peterbilt 389 working show truck.

January 21, 2016

Rum Runner: ’89 Pete 379

This Cat-powered ’89 Peterbilt, isn’t the work of a big-money shop: All the work was done on a budget in a small garage behind Ernest Rubio’s house.

September 10, 2013

Bringing out the stripes in an ’86 359

Small fleet owner Ronnie Adams combined a few historic paint/strike schemes of the 1970s and 1980s to create the color combination of his ’86 Peterbilt 359.

August 16, 2013

Road Hawg: Juan Ibarra’s 1989 Pete 379

Juan Ibarra picked up his 1989 379 in near-junk condition from its previous owner in spring 2008. By November it was winning awards at shows across the country.

July 25, 2013

Yamko’s custom Peterbilt 388

Yamko Truck Lines fleet manager John Gonzales talks about his fleet’s No. 136, a shipping container hauler that has a part-time gig winning trophies at Pride & Polish shows.

July 20, 2013

Disorderly Conduct: Night Train’s ’99 Pete 379

From a distance, Night Train Trucking owner Paul Voigt’s flattop ’99 Peterbilt looks like a nicely done black-and-blue reefer combo, but when the sun goes down, it turns into a light show on wheels.

June 11, 2013

Art therapy: Jeff Botelho’s ‘5150’

California all-star customizer Jeff Botelho’s working show truck, 5150, was inspired by the grief of his father’s passing.

May 13, 2013

Vinyl-graphics dash elements are laid over a completely reworked surface. Botelho describes the process as one of sanding the entire, textured dash down, priming, then repeating the process before sealing it, painting it and adding a layer of clear coat before vinyl elements were added.

Holiday blues: Photo gallery of December’s featured truck

It was beginning to feel a bit like Christmas when Dallas-based model Ally, wearing a fur-trimmed snowflake outfit, posed in front of show truck Deja Blue.

December 20, 2012

Against the grain: November’s featured show truck

After being coaxed by employers to accept Overdrive’s offer to model in front of a show truck, Teresa Danielson talks about the challenges females face on the road.

November 29, 2012

Pride & Polish results: Black-cherry rigs strike again

Full list of winners from the Pride & Polish show at the PDI Dyno and Customer Appreciation event.

November 5, 2012

Yamko’s No. 136

Yamko’s two-man approach to putting together uniquely combinations of new and old garners more attention each year.

September 21, 2012

Todd Roccapriore’s Widow Maker

A new association can join the ranks of other widow makers, albeit for another reason: It’s a custom rig with killer looks.

September 7, 2012

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