Overdrive

Custom Rigs ReadeR Rigs June 2014 | Overdrive | 61 Check out our website for ALL our products www.talladegafi berglass.com $1,100 PER PAIR Check out our website for ALL our products PER PAIR Check out our website for ALL our products New $250 20 IN. BUMPER $400 $400 $400 $400 877-595-3074 • Fuel Tank Light Panel .............. $250 • T-Bar Rear Bumper .................. $450 • Front Bumper: 20" .................. $400 • Front Bumper: 22" .................. $475 • Cowl & Sleeper Panels ............. $200+ • Low Cut Single Hump Fenders.. $600 • Stock Front Fenders ................ $450 • Half Fenders: Low Cut ............. $600 • Half Fenders: Regular .............. $550 • Flat Top Conversions ............... $825+ • Battery Box Covers ................. $350 • Pete 359/379 Roof Caps.......... $600 • Fenders • Bumpers • Visors • Battery & Tool Box Covers Ask about our 6 months same as cash offer! Ask about our 6 months same as cash offer! same as cash offer! FENDERS $725 PER PAIR 877-595-3074 877-595-3074 • • • • • • • • Flat Top Conversions • • Battery Box Covers Battery Box Covers • • Pete 359/379 Roof Caps Pete 359/379 Roof Caps $725 $725 PER PAIR PER PAIR PER PAIR PER PAIR PER PAIR $450 TalladegaFiberglass_OVD0313_PG.indd 1 7/23/13 9:46 PM Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com Construction zone Owner-operator Dave Maley of Verona, N.D., owns Maley Construction and primarily hauls washed sand and rock for a Ready Mix plant with his 2007 Freightliner Classic XL and 2010 R-Way trailer. Born in the U.S.A. Whelen Engineering's rigs, including this 2013 Kenworth W900L, now display the company's new logos that sport an all-American theme. "We're showing off that we manufacture in America," says Rick Alexander. His rig pulls a 2014 Manac van and is powered by a 500-hp Cummins and an Eaton UltraShift transmission. Alexander says the trucks are outfitted with stainless steel and gal- vanized to protect them from icy, snowy roads in Connecticut and New Hampshire. Reader_Rigs_0614.indd 61 6/3/14 11:31 AM

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• A TRUCK FOR EVERYONE - Volvo's VNX takes the best from the aerodynamic VN tractors and rugged VHD vocational truck models.
• COVER STORY: CSA's distorted rankings - Independents are most concerned about reliability of CSA scores, but the system's many flaws haven't halted third-party use of the rankings in business decisions.
• Gaining altitude - Today's glider kits offer the same amenities and similar resale value and warranties as dealer trucks
• Expanded horizons - Bison Transport's Jack Fielding was named 2013 Company Driver of the Year by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive.
• Overdrive's Most Beautiful - Ten finalists have been named in the second year of the contest that recognizes exceptional female drivers.
• BUSINESS - Trucking grabs bigger share of freight.
• HOW TO - Avoid premature failure of bells and hoses.
• GEAR GUIDE - Air fresheners, brake drums, bumpers, more.
• FLEET NEWS - Florida Rock driver wins pickup in safety initiative.
• Readers say 'no' to size/weight change.
• Pulse: CSA safety trap.
• When delays are lifesavers in disguise
• DOT secretary changes his toll tune.
• Rule would prohibit driver coercion.
• Medical examiner registry rule takes effect.
• Groups want to close clearinghouse rule 'loophole'.
• Two trucker-themed rifles being given away.
• Dawes' 1988 Pete 379 all in the family.
• Rethwisch's "Blood, Sweat, and Gass" wins Best of Show at 2014 Shell Rotella SuperRigs.
• Reader Rigs: 2012 Cascadia Black Beauty.
• Nine things owner-operators often lack.
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