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50 | Overdrive | July 2018 Custom Rigs ReadeR Rigs Chromed-out 379 Zach Kirch drives this 2000 Peterbilt 379 long-nose owned by Severs Trucking of Monett, Montana, hauling grade-A raw milk from dairy farms. The truck is powered by a 550-hp Cat 6NZ and an Eaton-Fuller 10-speed. It features 8-inch chrome straight pipes with turnouts, chrome quarter fenders, chrome fuel tanks and chrome plates below the doors with eight LED chicken lights. It also has LED light panels on both sides of each breather, chrome Peterbilt plates under each headlamp, chrome visors over the head- lights, a 12-inch chrome drop bumper and a 16-inch chrome drop visor. Inside the truck is a 16-gauge dashboard, a leather driver's seat, an extended shifter, chrome toggle switches and more. Heavy-hauling W9 Charles Yarian, owner of Englewood Express Heavy Haul and Recovery, is leased to Trailer Transit of Porter, Indiana. He uses his 2006 Kenworth W900L to haul extra-length and overweight loads up to 175,000 pounds. The truck is powered by a Cat C15 and an Eaton-Fuller 18-speed. The 20-inch bumper and 13-inch visor are from Outlaw Customs of Henderson, Colorado. Yarian also added Hogebuilt fenders. SHOW US YOUR RIG Reader Rigs submissions can be made online at overdriveon- line.com/custom-rigs-gallery.

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• 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.