New Jersey produce hauler's flattop 2017 Peterbilt 389 company rig

Vito Mangiaracina's 2017 Peterbilt 389

Vito Mangiaracina drives this 2017 Peterbilt 389 for R.J. Ferrari out of Vineland, New Jersey. The company grows and ships its own produce from Florida to Boston. The company has five flattop Petes that are identical, ranging in model year from 2014 to 2018, Mangiaracina said. The truckers, who's been with the company for 30 years, pulls with 2017 model, powered by a 565-hp Cummins with an 18-speed, coupled with a 53-foot stainless 2017 Utility reefer.

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