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Overdrive
| August 2016
Custom Rigs
U.S.
Xpress held a special
ceremony last month
before Independence
Day to unveil six new patriotic- and
military-themed trucks and introduce the
truckers who will drive them.
The six specially designed 2017
Freightliner Cascadia Evolution tractors
New fleet of military-themed trucks from U.S. Xpress
By
Todd
Dills
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Pete and Lori Ingram, a husband-wife team,
will drive the Navy-themed tractor. Pete, a
U.S. Navy veteran, was selected from more
than 100 applicants to drive the rig.
John Omaster served in the U.S. Air Force
between 1988 and 1998 in both Desert
Storm and Desert Shield. He will haul in
this Air Force-themed tractor.
pay tribute to various
branches of the U.S.
military, including the
Navy, Air Force, Ma-
rines, Coast Guard
and Army.
To see more photos
of the trucks and
meet their owners,
visit OverdriveOn-
line.com and search
"military."