Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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April 2018 | Overdrive | 61 Custom Rigs ReadeR Rigs Great American Chrome_OVD1114_PG.indd 1 10/13/14 2:12 PM Living on the Edge Calvin Edge, owner of Edge's Transport of Milner, Georgia, hauls sand, gravel and other commodities throughout the Southeast with his 2016 Peterbilt 389 glider and 2017 Mac 39-foot half-round dump. The truck is from Fitzgeralad Glider Kits and is powered by a 500-hp 12.7-liter Detroit and an Eaton 13-speed. Built for the heavy haul Vladimirs Putjatins, owner of Lawrenceville, Georgia- based Vimana Logistics, custom-ordered both this heavy-hauling 2017 Freightliner Coronado glider and 2017 45-ton 3-axle hydraulic Trail King RGN. The truck is driven by Antonyo Hill, who hauls heavy machinery and over- sized equipment across the United States and Canada. It is powered by a 14-liter 550-hp Detroit Series 60, an 18-speed Eaton-Fuller and 3.91 rears. Putjatins added Minimizer fenders for all three rear axles and a 20,000- pound steerable pusher axle.