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The ’61 needlenose and ’74 cabover Petes — and a pair of 389 gliders — of Mel-Rick Inc.
At GBATS, Rick Bestwick and company — owners of the Mel-Rick Inc. 10-truck hopper and step-deck pulling fleet of Sabetha, Kan. — 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
Professional at work: Jon and Miriam Brown’s freight hauler
The couple have been a team since they became “accidental truckers” in the year 2000 as a company team with CRST. Today, leased to Landstar Ranger, they’ve halved their yearly miles while boosting their take-home.
July 20, 2013
Channel 19
New one-truck portable tarping system
Owner-operator John Rodriguez, with business partner Willie Lancon, designed the Roller Rak portable tarping machine following a couple falls while tarping that could have been disasters.
March 25, 2013
Business
Chasing the Green
Certain niches offer big income potential for those willing to specialize.
January 1, 2012
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