Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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CUSTOM RIGS READER RIGS A load of classic Dana Thomason of Dickens, Iowa, hauls antique cars with his 2007 Kenworth T600 powered by a 500-hp Cummins ISX and 13-speed transmission. Thomason drives under his own authority for Three Sons Trucking and hauls almost exclusively for dealers selling classic cars. The interior of the 86-inch sleeper has been customized to fit custom-made cabinets and a full-size fridge. Pictured in the photo are a 1950 Ford F4, a 1937 Chevy half-ton pickup and a 1931 Ford Model A, among others. Red-light entertainment Owner-operator J.R. King of Houston drives this 2013 Peterbilt 389 for his King's Construction and Trucking business. The Pete's equipped with a 600-hp Cummins and 18-speed transmission. King's added aftermarket fenders, a visor and a deck plate, along with a few lights. He named the rig "Stop Staring" after he noticed passers-by doing just that – it doesn't help that he hauls oversize loads, including parts for oil rigs. Deere people Vance Auman, a native of Seagrove, N.C., hauls wood, sawdust and lumber with this 1971 Kenworth 924. The rig, which has a 350-hp Cummins and 13-speed transmission, also is used to haul six John Deere tractors to local parades. Auman's added a 1999 Ford Ranger bench seat to accommodate three people in the cab, as well as chrome, a dropdown visor, LED lights and a custom bumper. You can see the rig in person, he says, at the American Truck Historical Society show this summer in Yakima, Wash. WANT TO SEE YOUR TRUCK HERE? Upload your photo into our gallery for the chance to have your truck in the Reader Rigs section. Visit overdriveonline. com/upload-a-photo. 62 | Overdrive | March 2013 Reader_Rigs_0313.indd 62 2/27/13 11:48 PM