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March 2018

Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info

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March 2018 | Overdrive | 53 CUSTOM RIGS READER RIGS Cow-haulin' 379 Jason and Brenda Lundergard of Logan, Iowa, use their 2013 Peterbilt 379 to haul livestock, grain, fertilizer and seed. The truck is powered by a Cat C16 and an 18-speed Eaton Fuller. Untitled-13 1 2/6/18 1:48 PM Kings of lu mber Danny King is owner of Danny King Lumber of Oneida, Tennessee. The company buys and sells lumber in the Southeast and has a fleet that consists of nine Peterbilts rang- ing from 2003 to 2016 models, including this 2005 Peterbilt 379X. The truck is powered by a 550-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed Eaton Fuller with 3:36 rears. Jacob King, Danny's son, says they are in the process of building a 600-hp Caterpillar C16 for the truck. High-powered COE Arthur Boudreau of Garland, Maine, uses his 1995 Freightliner FLB cabover to haul general dry van and reefer freight. The truck is powered by a 775- hp Caterpillar 6NZ with a Pittsburgh Power turbo, a 13-speed Eaton and 3.73 full-locking Rockwell rears. It sits on a 256-inch factory wheelbase and features 7-inch Miter stacks and a 12-inch stainless drop visor.

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