The top Custom Rigs from 2023
Overdrive Online
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Take a break from the stresses of trucking and enjoy a look back through the top Custom Rigs from 2023.
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The best in custom rigs: Overdrive's 2023 Pride & Polish finalists
Overdrive Online
OCTOBER 11, 2023
After a month-long entry period and a two-week public voting period, three finalists have been named in each of six categories in Overdrive's 2023 virtual Pride & Polish competition. Winners in each category will be named early next month.
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Starting strong: Custom rigs kick off MATS 2024 in new location on-site
Overdrive Online
MARCH 21, 2024
At the Mid-America Trucking Show, the working gems and show trucks served as the unofficial kick-off to the event, with dozens of rigs competing in the annual PKY Truck Championship, this year taking place out front, near the main entry gate.
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The best in custom rigs: Overdrive's 2023 Pride & Polish finale
Overdrive Online
OCTOBER 11, 2023
After a month-long entry period and a two-week public voting period, three finalists were named in each of six categories in Overdrive's 2023 Pride & Polish competition. Winners to be unveiled November 10 -- sign up for the presentation here.
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POW/MIA-tribute 379 dedicated to military vets
Overdrive Online
MARCH 7, 2024
CRST-leased owner-operator Fritz Littlefield has outfitted his rig to honor Prisoners of War and Missing in Action veterans. Customizations on the rig make the theme evident inside and out.
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Owner-operator’s 379 blends hot rod and classic West Coast truck styles
Overdrive Online
AUGUST 24, 2023
The '01 Pete isn't a typical show truck, with flat white paint and other customizations that aren't soon found on award-winning rigs. Jake Bast's vision to blend hot rod flair with 1980s West Coast truck style brought a unique rig to life.
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The 2000 Kenworth W900L of owner-operator Philip Rindelhardt
Overdrive Online
MAY 11, 2023
Owner Philip Rindelhardt has customized the rig from top to bottom, inside and out. Showing the rig at MATS, he brought home a third-place trophy in the Working Bobtail -- Lights category.
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Custom-restored '84 B-model Kenworth still works
Overdrive Online
JULY 13, 2023
Schleuger showed the rig at the 2023 Shell Rotella SuperRigs show, where it won second place in the Classic Division. It was in "very bad shape" when he bought it, but he restored it with custom parts from his Lifetime Nut Covers business.
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The 'Lot Rot' 2014 Peterbilt 389 of Massey Motor Freight
Overdrive Online
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Massey and team rescued the rig from the lot of his Nacogdoches, Texas-based Massey Motor Freight. The heavily-customized 2014 Pete has seen four phases of custom work to date, with a fifth on the way for 2023, Massey said.
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'Bandit' '21 W900L of Kentucky bulk hauler a light in the dark
Overdrive Online
JANUARY 18, 2023
In this video, catch scenes from a run with owner-operator John McCormick in his Pride & Polish champ '21 "Bandit" Kenworth, extending well into the night and showcasing the wealth of lighting he's added to the rig, among a myriad of other custom touches.
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'Gwendolyn' is owner Erik Vaillette's project 2022 Kenworth W900L
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The Commodity Transporters-leased owner-operator built this impressive 295-inch-wheelbase rig in partnership with JDT out of Central Point, Oregon, among plenty others, from 12ga Customs to Two Bee's Upholstery.
Bubba Branch's 1996 Kenworth W900 more than 'Just a Phase'
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
The heavily-customized W9 is the 11th truck in Branch's Atlas Heavy Haul fleet. Catch plenty views of the impressive rig, both inside and out, in this video. It works part-time moving heavy machinery when needed.
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3 Angels, at least as many trucks: Aispuro family's small fleet
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Omar and Ivan Aispuro, father and son, detail the family affair of their 3 Angels Transport fleet -- the pair showed off their respective rigs out in California this past June: Omar's custom 2016 Kenworth W900L and Ivan's 2012 T660.
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The big custom-rigs winners in 17 categories at Kenly 95 East Coast Jamboree
Overdrive Online
MAY 12, 2021
See which trucks wowed the judges at the Kenly 95 East Coast Jamboree last weekend here.
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Wedding getaway vehicle and more: Custom 2016 389 steel hauler
Overdrive Online
JUNE 23, 2022
The owner-operator's custom project rig proceeded with his father-in-law toward a maiden voyage as the chariot that took Phillips and his now wife away from their wedding party at its nadir. Phillips has been full-time hauling with the 2016 Pete since.
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#TeamBRB's custom 2001 Peterbilt 379 flagship, DIY spirit and growing three-truck business
Overdrive Online
AUGUST 18, 2021
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.
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Owner-operators pay tribute to fellow owner, friend Troy Huddleston
Overdrive Online
JUNE 14, 2022
A group of his friends gathered at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show to reflect on what he meant to them, the custom-rigs community, and trucking itself. Showtime Trucking owner Troy Huddleston passed away unexpectedly last week at the age of 54.
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Trevor Hass’ ‘Baby Grape’ 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider
Overdrive Online
JULY 1, 2021
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.
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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Customers can shop the event online, where Walmart says it will offer hyper-personalized content and a curated shopping experience. The robots already work in Agility’s customer sites moving, loading and unloading totes.
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The Perfect Partner for the Owner-Operator with Mandy Morrow
The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
As a young girl, Mandy was fascinated with the big rigs and even got to ride along in the tractor when her father drove. Under that banner, the company provides capacity solutions to a wide customer base throughout North America. Year-round consistent volume with access to large national customers.
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The best nanner pudding on I-75 – and restoration of this 1980 Kenworth W900A
Overdrive Online
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Also: A new build in this custom-restored rig with Dustbusters in Wyoming. Each of the independent truck stops profiled in this funny, moving southbound podcast caper claim to be the first to have advertised the special on the CB decades ago.
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The big reveal: From a Western Star 4900EX to a home on the road for this owner-op with 'celebrity renovator'
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Owner-operator Debbie Desiderato on bottom-line business impacts likely from her TransFix My Rig sweepstakes win, after custom work by Jason Cameron. Also: FMCSA's input on COVID hours of service waiver's reporting requirement, more.
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A final 14 -- plus a 3-hour pause -- to count down to 2022: HOS, in-cab cooks, roadside trends in Overdrive Radio
Overdrive Online
DECEMBER 31, 2021
This special edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast counts down to 2022 with a run back through 17 of our most-listened-to episodes of the year, covering HOS/waivers, roadside trends, custom project rigs and restos, cooking in-cab, and so much more.
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A short trade cycle to a 2020 Peterbilt 389, custom touches shown out at MATS
Overdrive Online
MAY 10, 2019
Independent Tad Schultz hauls step deck freight now in this beautiful rig. The 2020, powered by a 565-hp Cummins X15 engine, he put into service after extensive custom dressing working with Iowa Customs for parts from a variety of suppliers, HD Equipment in Grand Mound for the work in which he also participated.
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We’re thankful for you, drivah! … And Wyo.-based Martin Herman’s 1970 narrow-nose KW
Overdrive Online
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
We're thankful for what you do, likewise for Herman's special rig. Dba HNH Trucking, he hauls tank doubles with the restored, working KW mostly for a dedicated customer. -based owner-operator Martin Herman and home for the holiday tomorrow, enjoy the time off.
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Driving While Deaf: Meet 2 women who beat the odds to become truck drivers
247 Customs Broker
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
When Suzie Helgerson, 54, drives down the highway in her big rig, she sees emergency vehicles before most hearing people hear the sirens. Helgerson has… The post Driving While Deaf: Meet 2 women who beat the odds to become truck drivers appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.
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A final 14 -- plus a 3-hour pause -- to count down to 2022: HOS, in-cab cooks, roadside trends in Overdrive Radio
Overdrive Online
DECEMBER 31, 2021
This special edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast counts down to 2022 with a run back through 17 of our most-listened-to episodes of the year, covering HOS/waivers, roadside trends, custom project rigs and restos, cooking in-cab, and so much more.
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Ross Wilson’s 2018 Peterbilt 389
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
The rig is equipped with a 72-inch sleeper and… The post Ross Wilson’s 2018 Peterbilt 389 appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News. Ross Wilson owns this 2018 Peterbilt 389 that’s coupled with a Boydstun 9107-46 QL 10-car hauler.
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The U.S. Bitcoin Mining Odyssey Meets Logistics
MTS Logistics
MARCH 8, 2024
This era of DIY rigs and dreams of digital wealth laid the foundation for what would become a multi-billion dollar industry. For those not familiar, mining Bitcoin involves using hardware and software to generate, verify, and process transactions so that new Bitcoins are created, aka mined.
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Clayton Warren’s 1999 Peterbilt 379
247 Customs Broker
APRIL 24, 2020
The rig is powered by a… The post Clayton Warren’s 1999 Peterbilt 379 appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News. Clayton Warren owns this 1999 Peterbilt 379 extended hood, hauling aluminum, steel and other flatbed freight for Max Trans.
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Convoy Big Rigs Will Be the First Class 8 Autonomous Trucks to Reach the Market
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 27, 2022
Executives at TORC argue , convincingly in my mind, we won’t see Level 4 autonomous semi-tractor trailer rigs for several years. Locomation has three paying customers. The post Convoy Big Rigs Will Be the First Class 8 Autonomous Trucks to Reach the Market appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
Photos: The dark side of the MATS truck show beauties
Fleet Owner
MARCH 26, 2018
Something unusual amid the custom show rigs at MATS 2018
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This Week in Logistics News (March 4 – 10)
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 10, 2023
While the Biden administration hopes to see zero-emission trucks make up 30 percent of big rig sales by 2030, California has more ambitious plans. It also mandates that, beginning in 2025, any rigs with an engine 13 years or older be replaced with a zero-emissions truck once it hits 800,000 miles. and The Save Mart Cos.,
Zachary Olson’s 2017 Kenworth W900
247 Customs Broker
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
He uses the rig to haul any flatbed freight he can fit on his trailer.… … The post Zachary Olson’s 2017 Kenworth W900 appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News. Zachary Olson, of Zimmerman, Minnesota, owns this 2017 Kenworth W900.
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247 Customs Broker
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
The rig sports a Cummins X15… The post Alan Nauss’ 2020 Kenworth W900L appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News. Alan Nauss drives this 2020 Kenworth W900L hauling reefer and dry van freight coast-to-coast in the U.S. and Canada.
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Oversize/overweight permitting and ‘harmonization’: State of the states, and technology
247 Customs Broker
MARCH 6, 2020
A few panels last month during the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association‘s annual transport symposium looked at the long decades of slow progress toward some… The post Oversize/overweight permitting and ‘harmonization’: State of the states, and technology appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.
Driving While Deaf: 2 truckers show how it’s done
247 Customs Broker
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
When Suzie Helgerson, 54, drives down the highway in her big rig, she sees emergency vehicles before most hearing people hear the sirens. Helgerson has… The post Driving While Deaf: 2 truckers show how it’s done appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.
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SMG Industries Acquires a Leading Midstream Logistics and Rig Move Company Projected to Increase Annual Revenues Approximately 590% to an estimated $60 million for fiscal 2020
247 Customs Broker
MARCH 3, 2020
SMG Continues its Buy and Build Strategy diversifying into Midstream with established compressor heavy haul and drilling rig move services company HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE… The post SMG Industries Acquires a Leading Midstream Logistics and Rig Move Company Projected to Increase Annual Revenues Approximately 590% to an estimated $60 million for (..)
High, wide and ugly: The Hauling Jobs of the Year from specialized carriers
247 Customs Broker
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
I’ve been out at a conference of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association in Charlotte, N.C. the last couple of days, hearing stories of super… The post High, wide and ugly: The Hauling Jobs of the Year from specialized carriers appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.
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247 Customs Broker
MARCH 3, 2020
SMG Continues its Buy and Build Strategy diversifying into Midstream with established compressor heavy haul and drilling rig move services company HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE… The post SMG Industries Acquires a Leading Midstream Logistics and Rig Move Company Projected to Increase Annual Revenues Approximately 590% to an estimated $60 million for (..)
Wade Fischer’s 2004 Peterbilt 379
247 Customs Broker
JUNE 28, 2019
Wade Fischer owns this 2004 Peterbilt 379 and uses the rig to haul propane around the Midwest. The truck is equipped with a 550-hp Cat… The post Wade Fischer’s 2004 Peterbilt 379 appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.
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Penske Logistics Announces 2021 Freight Management Carrier Award Winners
Penske Move Ahead
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
There are several award qualifications: A Penske Logistics enterprise scorecard combined with customer, operations and sourcing feedback. "It These transportation leaders are especially impressive in supporting our freight management customers by going above and beyond during these challenging times."
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247 Customs Broker
APRIL 9, 2019
The rig sports a 500-hp Cat with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller with just 750,000 miles. It features a custom white paint job with the fenders and top of the hood painted Royal Blue. The post Rick Mehlfelt’s 2005 Kenworth W900L appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News. Click here to see more photos […].
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Steve Huff’s 2019 Kenworth W900L
247 Customs Broker
MAY 7, 2019
The rig is powered by a 565-hp Cummins X15 with 1,850 lb.-ft. The post Steve Huff’s 2019 Kenworth W900L appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News. Steve Huff’s 2019 Kenworth W900L is used to haul oversized freight mostly to west Texas for Miller Truck Lines’ specialized division out of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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