Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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Drive Test Old school rules s By Jack Roberts A I left the muggy mist of Chicago and headed toward Iowa on Interstate 88, the skies suddenly turned stark blue, spattered with brilliantly puffy clouds. The fields and woods were a fluorescent green that would make the Irish mutter with envy. It was the American Midwest in its summertime glory, and I was driving a truck with an iconic American feel that matched that landscape – International's 9900i. In many ways, this is a truck from an era of cheap diesel fuel, when fleets and drivers alike sneered at the idea of aerodynamic trucks. The 9900i remains in production, satisfy- International's venerable 9900i lives on as its de facto heavyhaul/high-horsepower tractor, but owner-operators who love those old-school lines still can spec a long-haul version. 34 | Overdrive | August 2013 Test_Drive_9900i.indd 34 7/29/13 8:56 PM