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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
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
Custom Rigs
Kenworth to name ‘Top Three Kenworths’ at MATS
Three winners will receive an expenses-paid trip to Kenworth’s Chillicothe, Ohio, plant for a persona tour of the facility. They will also receive a trophy and prize at the PKY Truck Beauty Championship awards ceremony.
February 6, 2019
Custom Rigs
The custom upgrade inside Jay Holsomback’s 1996 KW W900L
A look inside Georgia-based owner-operator Jay Holsomback’s 1996 Kenworth W900L after a full upgrade custom designed by Holsomback and Aniceto Ocampo. Holsomback brought home second in Working Interior, OEM Sleeper, at MATS.
April 11, 2017
Custom Rigs
Bringing home the hardware: 10 trucks leave MATS with Best of Show honors
A full list of winners from the PKY Truck Beauty Championship at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week.
March 28, 2017
Custom Rigs
Show trucks shine at MATS
Check out some of the show trucks in the PKY Truck Beauty Championship at MATS.
March 24, 2017
Custom Rigs
MATS 2016: Show trucks await judging
The Mid-America Trucking Show gets underway Thursday in Louisville, Ky. Preview a few show trucks competing in the PKY Truck Beauty Championship here.
March 30, 2016
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