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June 2017 | Overdrive | 47 Custom Rigs ReadeR Rigs PDQ_OVD1215_PG.indd 1 11/18/15 10:17 AM SHOW US YOUR RIG Reader Rigs submissions can be made online at overdriveonline.com/ custom-rigs-gallery. Pride and class Jason Allison of Habersham, Ga., uses this 2015 Peterbilt 389 Pride & Class Fitzgerald glider to haul anything from lumber to masonry rock. The truck is powered by a Detroit Series 60 and a 13-speed Eaton. Allison added a 14-inch drop visor and 8-inch stacks, as well as chrome accents in the interior. Desert runner Jerry Torgerson of Fredonia, Ariz., uses this 2007 Kenworth W900L to haul mostly rock, sand and gravel. During the winter, he hauls road salt for the Arizona Department of Transportation. The truck is powered by a Cummins and a 13-speed transmission, along with a PDI turbo and mani- fold. Torgerson added 7-inch Dynaflex stacks, a custom visor and a 20-inch boltless bumper from Valley Chrome. Flying like an Eagle Barry Laite of Ponoka, Alberta, uses this 2005 International 9400i Eagle to haul anything that can be loaded onto a deck, either full load or LTL. The truck is powered by a 450- hp Cummins and a 12-speed Meritor.

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• CAT ON A GREASY FIFTH WHEEL Wendy Parker’s pet feline snaps and nearly ruins her new couches.
• BUSINESS: Uber enters freight-matching market “Uber for trucking,” a descriptor long touted by app-based load-matching services, has taken a literal form now that the ride-sharing giant last month unveiled its Uber Freight app. It’s aimed at the owner-op
• COVER STORY: Path to prosperity Overdrive’s Most Beautiful winner Stephanie Klang spreads the word of how trucking served as her ticket to the good life.
• Where the rubber meets the road A tire might look like a simple component – a round piece of rubber with a tread design – though it’s anything but.
• The crazy quilt of intrastate logging States failing to adopt an e-logging mandate. State hours of service differing from the federal rule. ELDs missing state-specific features. For the intrastate driver required to use e-logs, the change could get compl
• Diversions Re-creation of “Bandit” bridge jump set; Trucker Talent Search winner teams with fellow finalists; a new book from one of Overdrive’s own.
• The safety flaw of 14 straight hours.
• Pulse: Uber’s load plan.
• Bringing apnea experts into the truck.
• Indie truck stops remain popular.
• TSA warns of truck- ramming terrorism.
• Wireless roadside inspections hit brakes.
• Trailer emissions order in question.
• Florida, Texas rank highest for congestion costs.
• Car haulers’ touching tribute to police.
• Rethwisch wins Shell Rotella’s SuperRigs.
• Proffitt racks up Bandit Series wins.
• Custom KW’s interior gets a facelift.
• Reader Rigs: ’07 W900L a desert runner; ’05 9400i flying like an Eagle; ’15 389 has Pride and Class; ’09 389 a quad-axle Pete; ’14 389 has northern exposure; ’16 389 steps across borders.