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Custom Rigs

Maggie McCaskie’s 2011 Peterbilt 389

The rig sports a 550-hp Cummins backed by an Eaton 18-speed with 3:91 rears and sits on a 283-inch wheelbase.

April 23, 2019

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Michigan doubles at MATS: Chad Smith’s C&J Bark Haulers 389 glider

Smith drives this relatively new Cat-powered 2019 389 glider (just 27,000 miles on it at MATS last month), and showed with East flatbeds in a Michigan B-train set-up capable of 160,000-plus lbs. of legal weight in the Great Lakes state.

April 22, 2019

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Christopher Olmsted’s Transformers-themed 2019 Freightliner Cascadia

Upgrades to the rig mostly include vinyl graphics, which were done by Stripes & Stuff in Springfield, Missouri. The wheels were powder-coated black, and Olmsted added a 24-inch LED light bar on the deer guard, along with two flood lights on the back of the sleeper.

April 19, 2019

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‘Top Three Kenworths’ named at MATS

The trucks honored were a 2014 Kenworth W900L owned by Mark Hollen, a 1995 Kenworth W900 owned by Chad and Lisa Berry, and a 2008 Kenworth W900L owned by James and Malona Williams.

April 16, 2019

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Ben Tate’s 2018 Kenworth W900L

The rig sports a Cummins X15 with an Eaton 18-speed with 3:36 rears and sits on a 310-inch wheelbase.

April 16, 2019

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Halvor Lines’ 50th-anniversary 1974 Peterbilt 352, rescued and restored

The story behind the 1974 Peterbilt 352 of Halvor Lines of Superior, Wis., a special restoration project cabover that hauled for Halvor in its first decade, finished just in time for Christmas last year and the final month of Halvor’s 50th-anniversary year,

April 15, 2019

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Jon Good’s 1994 Peterbilt 379

Jon Good bought the truck in December 2017 and rebuilt it from the ground-up last year, including new paint, panels, LED lights and 7-inch stainless stacks.

April 12, 2019

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Rick Mehlfelt’s 2005 Kenworth W900L

The rig sports a 500-hp Cat with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller with just 750,000 miles.

April 9, 2019

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Phillip Clayton’s 2005 Peterbilt 379

The rig, named “Nitro Circus,” features a 550-hp Acert Cat with an 18-speed and 3:55 rears.

April 5, 2019

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Ohio-based bulk asphalt hauler J.D. Howard’s custom 1995 KW W900L, with an older A-model feel

VIDEO: In addition to a down-to-the-frame refurbishment of many of the mechanical components of the truck, Howard invested in Jones Performance’s older A-model-style hood for the W900L and an 66-inch ICT flattop sleeper built to resemble a classic Double Eagle-style model, giving the rig an overall retro feel.

April 2, 2019

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David Hosteter’s 1988 Hendrickson VT100

It was one of the last Hendrickson trucks built before the company transitioned to focus solely on suspensions and related systems. The truck featured a Cummins N14 with a Fuller 13-speed and 3:70 rears.

April 2, 2019

Custom Rigs

Photos: Antique trucks on display throughout MATS

Members of the American Truck Historical Society’s Kentucky and Indiana chapters brought a fleet’s worth of antique trucks out to the Mid-America Trucking Show. The trucks will be on display throughout the show, March 28-30, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.

March 29, 2019