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Patriotic Pete 388 honors 9/11 responders

Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, so here’s a look at a patriotic-themed Peterbilt 388 that features graphics honoring 9/11 first responders and the military who served overseas.

September 11, 2019

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Dave Marti’s fuel hauling 2020 Peterbilt 389

Small-fleet owner Dave Marti walks through his newest rig, a 2020 Peterbilt 389 glider, that he runs in his Forrest, Illinois-based fuel hauling fleet. Marti showed the truck at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs working truck show at the end of July.

September 9, 2021

Dave Marti’s 2020 Peterbilt 389 glider

Chris Young's custom 2021 Pete 389, 'the boss lady's truck'

Owner-operator Young, who hails from Shellsburg, Iowa, attributes the "Phantom Gray"/teal color scheme and more on this rig to the influence of his better half, "boss lady" Miranda Eggers. Run through the rig in this latest Overdrive video.

September 8, 2021

Chris Young's custom 2021 Peterbilt 389 and livestock trailer

The 2001 custom 379 flagship of #TeamBRB

Big Rig Blake and Barbie have been making hay of their social media stardom since Barbie's first share with this custom flagship went viral. Yet the DIY spirit behind their growing small fleet is no social-media mirage, as our talk with Barbie shows.

August 18, 2021

Big Rig Blake and Barbie

Custom champs: Rob Hallahan's 2022 389 'Joke's on You'

Pride & Polish Limited Mileage winner Hallahan is coming off two years of fast growth to the 12-driver, 9-truck Hallahan Transport fleet he has today. This brand-new custom flagship is whipped cream of top of that, despite time limitations on the owner.

August 12, 2021

rob hallalan's 2022 custom Peterbilt 389

1982 Peterbilt 359, W. Tim Miller's grain-to-market hauler, an emblem of owner-op history

Tim Miller's previous 1969 359 was featured in a 1990s edition of Overdrive prompted by the appreciation of his then-teenage daughter for her father's dedication to the family business. Miller's an emblem of owner-operator history from the farms.

August 3, 2021

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Don Wood's 2003 Peterbilt 379: DSD Transport's new custom flagship

Looking for some sort of diversion in the depths of the upper-Midwest COVID wave back in October of 2020, DSD Transport small-fleet owner Don Wood took this 2003 Peterbilt 379 and began to rebuild it from the bare frame to what it is today.

July 28, 2021

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The classic 359 of Virgil Nolt Trucking

Steve Brubaker, a company driver for Virgil Nolt Trucking, showed off this classic 1986 Peterbilt 359 at the Kenly 95 East Coast Jamboree in Kenly, North Carolina, May 6-8, 2021.

July 15, 2021

1986 Peterbilt 359

Thursday night lights at the 2021 Walcott Truckers Jamboree

Scenes from the "Lights at Night" part of the Super Trucks custom-rigs competition at the 2021 Walcott Truckers Jamboree, above the hum of owner-op Aaron Walters' 2019 389 glider's 1990s Cat motor.

July 9, 2021

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Views of ‘The Joker’ 1999 Kenworth W900L

Jon Olah uses the rig to haul flatbed freight across the country. He bought the truck three years ago. It was the first truck he bought himself. He says he's been working on it since he got it and plans to continue working on it for years to come.

July 8, 2021

Jon Olah's Kenworth W900L, 'The Joker,' won Best Graphics at the Kenly 95 East Coast Jamboree in May.

Trevor Hass’ ‘Baby Grape’ 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider

The truck's purple paint scheme is accented by custom striping Hass painted himself. "Shade-tree-mechanic stuff," he said, noting the 300-inch-wheelbase rig is powered by a Detroit 60 Series with a 13-speed and 3:55 rears.

July 1, 2021

Trever Hass' purple, black and lime green Peterbilt 389

DataQs: Are truckers mere 'victims' of the inspection, crash review process?

A big sticking point for carriers when it comes to FMCSA's DataQs system has always been the perception, often enough a reality, that the review process is biased against them. Two perspectives here point the way toward potential reform.

June 8, 2021

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Dustbusters' 1980 Kenworth W900A tractor custom-restored with a roll-back body

Owner-operator and mechanic Martin Herman of Evanston, Wyoming, he said, was fortunate to be involved in this months-long project with the company he pulls tank doubles for with his own 1970 Kenworth.

March 3, 2021

team photo taken outside of 1980 Kenworth W900A

The Freightliner FLD's biggest fan

In this video, small fleet owner Dan Davidson details extensive refurbishment work put into a bevy of FLDs through recent years. This 2000 model's rebirth included an engine replacement with a 15-liter Caterpillar 6NZ, among other work.

February 11, 2021

Davidson Trucking 2000 Freightliner FLD

1978 Peterbilt 352 cabover preserved

The rig is the personal power unit of Toledo, Ohio-based Fred Bowerman, purchased from Mississippi-based Bouie River Transport within the last decade as something of a preservation project in honor of Bowerman's father's passing decades ago.

January 28, 2021

Bowerman's 1978 Peterbilt 352 cabover

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'Sunshine,' by Trucker Talent Search winner John Malayter

Part of the prize associated with the competition was Malayter's recording session at producer/engineer Jay Vernali's Jay's Place studio in Nashville -- find scenes from that in this video for the Jordan Carriers driver's original "Sunshine" track.

January 8, 2021

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Germann Soeth’s 1976 Kenworth K100, in service after long retirement

Owner-operator Soeth spent three years in off-time working on this vintage K100, nearing working order in the nick of time when his main truck broke down.

December 30, 2020

Germann Trucking 1976 Kenworth K100

The 1982 Kenworth W900A of A.C. ‘Artie’ Daniel

A.C. 'Artie' Daniel talks about the 'most sought-after truck in the world' with his 1982 Kenworth W900A. Check out the video here on Overdrive.

December 16, 2020

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It's 'Absolute Trucking' for two-rig team Rita and Roger Wilson: Truckers of the Month

At its height, the Wilsons' Rita's Absolute Trucking hit 15 trucks running consolidated LTL out of a warehouse the pair operated. Post-Great Recession, however, the pair found a sweet spot with a go-to customer and two trucks. "Life's a lot easier" since.

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68 mph? FMCSA backtracks after ‘inaccurate’ reveal of speed-limiter intentions

Tank And Van On Highway

How bad has owner-operator income loss been this cycle?

Bates Trucking's 1963 Kenworth W925

Guilty by Association Truck Show starts strong in Joplin

Dezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so good

Dezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so good

Meet Tommy Marshall, lead hauler among ESPN College Gameday tour team truckers

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The Business Manual for Owner-Operators

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