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48 | Overdrive | July 2018 Custom Rigs supeRRigs Great American Chrome_OVD1114_PG.indd 1 10/13/14 2:12 PM Jim and Carol Steffey drive this 2016 Kenworth W900 for Lanita Specialized of Mt. Aetna, Pennsylvania, and use it to pull flat- bed, step deck and Conestoga trailers. The truck, owned by Scott Diller, features a 110-inch ARI sleeper and is powered by a Cat engine and an 18-speed. Cecil Wolfe's 1998 Kenworth W900 started out in the early 2000s as a daycab fuel hauler for his fleet. It was green and white to match the rest of his fleet's paint scheme, but after entering it in truck shows, Wolfe realized it wasn't grab- bing enough attention. That's when the bright orange and white scheme came into play. The rig is equipped with a Cat 3406E with 3:55 rears and an 18-speed that recently was converted from a 13-speed. John T. Barker Jr. owns and operates this 1997 Peterbilt 379 for his Middleburg, Virginia- based horse farm, Eight Oaks. The truck was custom-built by Branson Body Works and is powered by a 550-hp Cat 3406 and an 18-speed. The trailer is a 1996 Streamliner Deluxe 15-horse unit. Petro Oil Transport showed this 2016 Peterbilt 389 glider. The truck is powered by a 2000 model 550-hp 6NZ Cat with a Fass Fuel System, an 18-speed Eaton- Fuller and 2:64 rears. The trailer is a 2018 Mac LTT 9,700-gallon four-compartment tanker.

• Cover
• Good prep defuses Roadcheck worries.
• Pulse: Technology opens door for truck mayhem.
• Personal conveyance and “truck stop lawyers.”
• Bullying customer may be shipper of last resort.
• Traversing Georgia’s 190-mile parking desert.
• Freightliner debuts two electric trucks.
• Congress debates livestock/ag hours regulations.
• Bill would repeal excise tax on truck purchases.
• Payments may loom from fradulent services case.
• Brake inspection blitz set for September.
• Coverage from the 36th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs.
• Hot pink 379 stays in the family.
• Reader Rigs: Heavy-hauling ’06 W900L; chromed-out 2000 379; ’16 Coronado glider carves its own path;’16 389 has Georgia power; Canadian reefer-hauling ’06 W900.
• EQUIPMENT SPOTLIGHT Dashcams.
• GEAR GUIDE Window deflector, tires, tape, more.
• FLEET NEWS Carriers still hiking driver pay.
• BETTER HEALTH Knowing risk factors for diabetes.
• TURNING POINT Overdrive’s Dashcam Central shows a trucker’s questionable right turn on red.
• Business: Company driver pay swelling in 2018 Company driver pay per mile surged in the first quarter of 2018 from a year ago, with the refrigerated sector leading the way, according to a survey of mid-size to large carriers.
• COVER STORY: Guaranteed pay Fleets are increasingly introducing plans that promise company drivers a minimum weekly pay. Find out what’s driving the trend and what it could mean for owner-operators.
• Guarding personal data Because of their constant traveling, truckers can be particularly vulnerable to financial loss and a trashed credit rating from identity theft. The resulting legal complications also can threaten their livelihood.
• Talent finalists headed for Dallas James Nelson, Mandi Jo Pinheiro and B.J. Williams will compete next month at The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, where the drivers have been invited to participate in the Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent S
• Mix business, pleasure at GATS A new tailored driver recruitment matchup at the Great American Trucking Show joins established highlights such as Pride & Polish show trucks, live music, business seminars and health screenings.