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Custom Rigs ReadeR Rigs January 2018 | Overdrive | 39 Hardworking COE Jeff and Vickie Wiley, owners of J.A. Wiley Trucking of Martinsburg, West Virginia, own this 1985 Kenworth K100 Aerodyne Liberty Edition that features a double bunk. The truck is used to haul mostly military equipment, refrigeration units, construction equipment, pipe and steel. It is powered by a 400-hp A-model Cat and an Eaton 15-speed double-over transmission. The truck still features its original paint job, and the only custom work is a new front bumper and six-inch straight exhaust. Great American Chrome_OVD1114_PG.indd 1 10/13/14 2:12 PM Whiteout Mark Fields bought this 1998 Kenworth W900 in 2005 from his parents' estate after they passed away. He previously had driven the truck for his parents' company and ended up starting his own company, JVF Transport. The truck is pow- ered by a 525-hp Cummins N14+, which is its third engine. Fields added a Jones Performance hood, JJ-style brack- ets, some LED lights and a drop visor and air-bagged the front axle. Rocky Willis Powder Coat and Fab of Carthage, Missouri, powder-coated the wheels and stacks black.

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