The Lime Shaker

Jun 1, 2013

Tom Riley of Chesapeake Bay, Md., drives this 2003 Peterbilt 379 equipped with a Caterpillar C12 and 10-speed transmission. Riley hauls agricultural lime for the Maryland Farm Bureau and others with the pictured ’08 Maximizer dump trailer. He owns and manages the eight-truck Riley Enterprises, which he started in 1989, and he’s kept his personal rig mostly stock.

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