- January 30, 2012
When the company Robert Ewing works for, Hi-Plains Leasing, bought a ’97 Mack previously owned by the United States Post Office, turning the truck into a show rig was one use he hadn’t envisioned for the box-bodied, snub-nosed “Gone Postal.
- January 29, 2012
Sherry Martinez's 1990 Peterbilt 379, affectionately known around Southern California as either The Mean Bitch or 666, is visually hell on wheels born from personal trials and tribulations...
- December 12, 2011
Wes Malmgren used bits and pieces of trucks he’d seen through the years to design and build his personal 2004 Peterbilt and its eye-catching paint job by James Jaillet It’s not so much the graphics that capture the attention as it is the color combo of Wes Malmgren’s Peterbilt 379. The black and lime green flattop, an in-house build done at the Malmgren family’s company headquarters in Aurora, Utah, is the rebel amongst a fleet of more refined workhorses. Though Malmgren’s trucking roots ...
- September 22, 2010
Jeff Silberstorf has put his 1972 A-model Peterbilt to work hauling a Brenner X Ring SS 7,800-gallon tanker around Chicago and surrounding areas.
- March 11, 2010
Mercer-leased over-the-road owner-operator and Fast Transport custom shop owner Ted Streit is on a quest to find the right Allis-Chalmers engine for his 1970 Kenworth W900A...
- February 23, 2010
Jersey isn’t the first place one would think of being a hotbed for customizing trucks. Gangsters ripping them off and hijacking their loads? Sure. But truck dealerships ripping a new rig apart and transforming what was once ordinary into an extraordinary work of rolling artisanship and craftsmanship? Fuhgetaboutit. That is unless you're thinking pure Mayhem...
- November 30, 2009
CHARITY ORGANIZATION DELIVERS THE GOODS Illinois-based Haulin' For Humanity provides cargo delivery services for other non-profits In a time when truckers and trucking companies are facing tough times and every operational dollar is watched under a microscope, Haulin' For Humanity is delivering the goods for free. John Gervase, a Burr Ridge, Illinois, owner-operator says “We’re a new non-profit trucking organization focused on helping other non-profits by hauling cargo free of charge.” The rig Gervase’s is using to haul goods is a full-on custom ...
- September 01, 2009
Thousands of CDL holders filled out entry forms during the past three months for a chance to win Custom Rigs "Win big With Custom Rigs" '98 International 9400 customized by the Chrome Shop Mafia and powered by a Reliabilt replacement engine, covered by a three-year, 300,000-mile warranty from Detroit Diesel...but only one name was pulled out of the pile: John Lacusky. "When I get this truck it'll a big step up-a lot bigger and way more fancier than what ...
- May 06, 2009
Installing aluminum diamond-plate flooring brightens up the cab of any custom rig By Bruce W. Smith Ten years and a million miles do a wear-and-tear number on just about anything in a working rig. Just look down by your feet. The floor covering, which was once pristine, probably looks as if half those miles were driven over it. Even if you're diligent keeping the cab floor clean, years of exposure to extreme temperatures and climate conditions take their toll, as does moisture from ...
