Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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CUSTOM RIGS READER RIGS 64 | Overdrive | June 2015 Custom Rigs house ad_OVD1213_PG.indd 1 11/15/13 10:17 AM Owner-operator Shane Becker of Ramona, Calif., runs this 1999 Peterbilt 379 throughout the West, hauling military equipment, jet engines and oversized aerospace equipment. The truck is powered by a 625-hp Caterpillar engine and a 10-speed transmission and is loaded with custom features, including a Jones Performance hood and fenders, 20-inch Valley Chrome bumper with a flip kit, drop visor, 1,200-watt sound system, LED flatscreen TV and more. Becker and his son, Mikey, did the bulk of the custom work. Custom military aerospace hauler Anything that pays Owner-operator Darrell Hepker of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says he hauls anything that pays with his 1999 Kenworth W900L, including electric motors, machinery, pharmaceuticals, press brakes, farm equipment and some general freight. The truck, shown loading up trade show equip- ment at the Los Angeles Civic Center, has a custom paint job, stretched frame, WTI fenders, in-frame chain box, 6-inch stacks, 20-inch bumper and powder-coated dash.