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Independence Day rewind: '78 W900A's transformation into 'Patriot' hot rod
The finished product from owner Brad Hartwick is about as patriotic as a truck can get. It features American flag graphics on the front end of the rig, the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights and more.
October 10, 2017
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
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
Custom Rigs
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
Custom Rigs
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
Pride & Polish
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
Custom Rigs
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
Custom Rigs
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
Custom Rigs
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
Custom Rigs
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
Custom Rigs
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
Custom Rigs
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
Regulations
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
Custom Rigs
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
Custom Rigs
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
Custom Rigs
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
Trucker Talent Search
'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
Custom Rigs
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
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