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Most dynamic interior award: Steve Hurleyâs classic 1987 Peterbilt 359
Truck features unique license plate floorboards, old signs on sleeper walls
September 30, 2016
Pride & Polish
2016 GATS Best of Show winner, Limited-Mileage Combo: Crème de la crème
Freddy Velascoâs 2003 Peterbilt 379 was given an overhaul before the 2015 Great American Trucking Show, perhaps highlighted by Velascoâs unique paint scheme of purple and âcrème brule.â The rigâs âCalifornia Dreaminââ moniker was suggested to Velasco by, what else, the model year. It wonât be picking up produce out in the Golden State anytime soon, he says.
September 30, 2016
Custom Rigs
More on the Kelty Farms 1976 International TranStar COE
Current owner Kyle Kelty tells the rest of the story around his restoration of his grandfather Jack Keltyâs 1976 International TranStar cabover, a big part of the Kelty family for decades now.
September 29, 2016
Business
The ghost of flames
âWeâve done some pretty cool things and met some pretty cool people during our time on the road, but I think the experience we had with Greg Stahl painting our truck is the coolest, on both accounts.â
September 28, 2016
Custom Rigs
Jay Holsomback and his workhorse 1996 KW W900L
From late 2016: This truck is nothing short of a work of hardworking art, powered by a 550-hp Cat with an 18-speed transmission, 3:55 rears and a 305-inch wheelbase. Take a video tour through its modifications here.
September 27, 2016
Custom Rigs
Amanda Myersâ 2001 Peterbilt 379 with 126-inch sleeper
The sleeper features a full bed, dinette table, shower, toilet, refrigerator, convection oven, single burner cook top and a kitchen sink. The truck is powered by a Caterpillar C15 6NZ with an 18-speed Eaton-Fuller.
September 27, 2016
Custom Rigs
2016 Pride & Polish National Champion, Builders Class Combo: A fatherâs special truck build
Nearly 2,000 metal puzzle pieces adorn the inside and outside of Michael Manuelâs âOne of Many.â Manuel built the rig for his 23-year-old daughter, Kara, who has autism.
September 27, 2016
Custom Rigs
Can I get a radio check?
CB fouls turned into great illustrations of its proper use in two convoys over the weekend in Joplin, including a hundred-mile, 14-driver/truck video shoot âin the regular flow of traffic that came off like it was butter.â
September 26, 2016
Pride & Polish
2016 Pride & Polish National Champion, Limited-Mileage Combo: Jordan Jay takes the family mantle
Jayâs company, Jay Transport out of Rigdy, Idaho, hauls specialized over-length shipments on the West Coast. The fleet runs 23 trucks total, most of them leased owner-operators. But the seven fleet trucks owned by Jay himself all sport the two-tone look. âItâs kind of my thing,â he says. âMy dad kinda had his theme, and I have my theme. I wanted it to be similar â classy and clean just like his, but in my own way.â
September 26, 2016
Custom Rigs
Big comeback for this cabover, one of 550-plus trucking stories at Guilty by Association
A tale of triumph from near-ruin September 10, 1987 in Pratt, Kansas, for this 1976 Kelty Farms International Transtar. And: More from Joplin, Mo.
September 24, 2016
Custom Rigs
Wayne Proudfootâs â95 Peterbilt 379
Wayne Proudfoot found this 1995 Peterbilt 379 extended hood âin the weeds,â where he says it sat three years before he bought it.
September 23, 2016
Pride & Polish
2016 Pride & Polish National Champion, Working Bobtail: The original âIconâ
The 2015 Kenworth W900 Icon shown jointly by Kyle Cousins and Sid Calangelo is a rarity on the show circuit simply by way of being an Icon. However, Cousinsâ KW is even more of a rarity: Itâs the first-ever Icon edition built by Kenworth, numbered 000.
September 22, 2016
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