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  • Doug McCallister - LLP Company

    Robert Conrad
    August 2021
    When Doug McCallister started driving this 2003 Peterbilt 379 for LLP Company, it was a basic 275" wheelbase truck that had potential but needed some upgrades to make it stand out in a crowd. Company owner Forest Peaslee gave the reins to Doug, letti...
  • Dave Mitchell

    Robert Conrad
    July 2021
    Dave Mitchell calls his '95 Western Star Annabelle, and he purchased her back in May of 2003. He says that he's trucked with Annabelle in all 48 states, logging almost 2 million miles. Typical loads are machinery, construction equipment, vehicles, an...
  • Hill Constructions Services Dan Hill & Kyle Pelletier, Truck Builders of CT

    Robert Conrad
    June 2021
    This stunning blue 2020 Peterbilt 389 tri-axle dump is owned by Hill Construction Services based in Thomaston, CT.  Company owner Dan Hill worked closely with Kyle Pelletier and Truck Builders of CT on this truck, and the end results were nothing sh...
  • Scott Shaw - Scott Shaw Trucking

    Robert Conrad
    May 2021
    Running a truck that is always working and keeping it looking show ready is no easy task, especially if you live in Maine and run the Northeast where the Winter months are always rough.  Owner Scott Shaw definitely gets the job done and this 2002 Pe...
  • Racz's Towing - Driver - Tomas (Tom) Sanchez, Jr.

    Robert Conrad
    April 2021
    Racz's Towing Co. has been "towing the line since '39" and their NJ-based fleet has always been a familiar sight with their signature bright yellow trucks. This 2002 Peterbilt is driven by Tomas Sanchez Jr. whose father, Tomas Sanchez Sr., was also a...
  • Kenny Mackrell - Mackrell Diversified

    Robert Conrad
    March 2021
    Kenny Mackrell, like many young boys, grew up around the trucks and the trucking industry since his father, Ken, was a trucker and instilled a passion for trucks into him. Kenny says his father taught him how to drive, take care of, and work on truck...
  • Jake Stewart

    Robert Conrad
    February 2021
    Jake Stewart is a member of the new school of truckers, but he certainly exemplifies old school trucking, with a strong work ethic and pride in his ride that his predecessors had before him.  Out on the open road, sitting in the driver's seat of his...
  • Cecil Wolfe

    Robert Conrad
    January 2021
    Cecil Wolfe used to dream of driving trucks as a young boy riding with his dad in his GMC "Crackerbox" tractor, along with the F-Model & H-Model Macks that he used to own. After years of riding with him, Cecil got his chance to get behind the ste...
  • Tasha Trucking - Owners: Hurst & Cheryl Tasha/Driver: Chris Shaw

    Robert Conrad
    December 2020
    There are countless sights to see down on Cape Cod Massachusetts with rock jetties leading into the ocean, picturesque beaches, and several lighthouses and historic locations such as Plymouth Plantation. If you vacation on Cape Cod you just might see...
  • Matt Brown's Truck Repair & Towing

    Robert Conrad
    November 2020
    Matt Brown's Truck Repair & Towing has always had a cool fleet of trucks, but their latest creation is definitely head & shoulders above the rest of the fleet! This 2020 Peterbilt 389 wrecker has been outfitted with a 50 ton Jerr-Dan wrecker ...
  • Mike Hennum - Young Truck Lines

    Robert Conrad
    October 2020
    Mike Hennum has been around trucks for pretty much his entire life, and he says it was his dad who got him into trucking by taking him on deliveries when he was around 15. Mike's dad has since retired after a 40 year career as a beer delivery driver,...
  • Scott Matheson - Spring Brook Farm

    Robert Conrad
    September 2020
    Trucking and farming have close ties to each other, since most farmers also have trucks tucked away in their sheds with their tractors. The Spring Brook Farm, located on Great Road in Littleton, MA, has plenty of cool tractors along with some cool tr...
  • Jeff Kuchel / J. L. Kuchel Trucking

    Robert Conrad
    August 2020
    Jeff Kuchel definitely has a little bit of diesel fuel running thru his veins, partly due to the fact he'd always ride with his dad as a young boy and dream of owning his own truck someday! Jeff knew that he wanted to eventually be a trucker just lik...
  • Richard Stone

    Robert Conrad
    July 2020
    Many of us get to a point in life where change is needed and it's time to rethink the path, we our walking and start over. As far as trucks are concerned, when they get old enough or are involved in an accident, most owners will move another to anoth...
  • Patrick Sutyla /  Reznik Transport

    Robert Conrad
    May 2020
    Patrick Sutyla always seems to have his 2006 KW W-900L looking it's best, whether he's hauling garbage into a landfill or pulling nursery stock out of the Midwest. Patrick is the manager of Reznik Transport, which was founded in 2011 by company owner...
  • Bernie Champagne - Wideload Trucking

    Robert Conrad
    April 2020
    Bernie Champagne has been fascinated with trucks since age 5 when he and his best friend Christian had their very own construction site, which was 100% real in their eyes as five year old boys, and they even put a sign in the driveway so that everyon...
  • Gary & Devery Jones -  SPB Trucking, LLC

    Robert Conrad
    April 2020
    There is definitely a lot of trucking experience and history is the Jones family, and Gary Jones is following in the footsteps of his grandfather and his father, Gary Jones, Sr., every time he steps up into the driver's seat of his 1999 Peterbilt 379...
  • ​Owner: Bob Taylor.- Sundowner Inc., Driver: Dave Tarmin

    Robert Conrad
    March 2020
    Bill (Pop) and Bob Taylor founded Sundowner Inc., a dump truck service that hauls sand, stone, blacktop, millings and dirt, in the early 80's. Bill's wife, the late Carolyn (Mom) Taylor ran the office until Bob's wife Lillian Taylor took over the day...
  • Feeser Trucking

    Robert Conrad
    February 2020
    Owners: Helen & Delmar Feeser/ Driver: Bruce Folks Taneytown, Maryland is the home of Feeser Trucking and one of the coolest dump trucks on the road today! Delmar (Sam) and Helen Feeser founded the company all the way back in 1970 and they are celebr...
  • ​Anthony Squeglia/Squeglia Hauling

    Robert Conrad
    January 2020
    Anthony Squeglia is from a trucking family and he basically grew up in his dad's Peterbilts. Riding with his dad definitely showed him the career path he wanted to take, and he bought his 2002 Peterbilt 379 when he was just 19. Anthony had the truck ...