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Custom semi truck enthusiasts, this one might be for you. It’s a custom Pete owned by Black Sheep Trucking.
The company is out of Salisbury, Pa. The custom work on the tractor was done by Murry Signs (art), which is out of Grantsville, Md.
From the photo, you might wonder a bit if there was some photoshop involved. But nope. This one is au naturale.
It’s become pretty popular, too, showing at various truck shows around the U.S. It was seen at the Western Maryland Truck Show and Carlisle All Truck Nationals last year.
So far, opinions on this one are fairly sharply divided. Some people like the “graffiti” look of the paint job, others don’t. What do you all think of it? Both the paint job and the custom work? Also the overall impression?
Four Future Trucks
So, owner operators and truck drivers around the world, you know we’ve been finding interesting future semi truck designs and seeing what you all think of them for a while now. But most of the designs we’ve shared have been American semi trucks or European designs (often the cabovers are European).
But it turns out the Chinese auto graphic designers have been busy recently as well, and here are some of the designs they’ve come up with.
These are mostly cabovers as well — guess they use COEs there like in Europe — but there is that one interesting conventional unit there.
Ok, so what do you think of these designs? How do they stack up against the American ones we’ve shared.
In particular, I’m betting on that white conventional and the other white sort-of-conventional where the cab hangs — the windshield or the front section of it — juts out over the hood.
Update: Since writing this post it has come to my attention that at least some of these designs are actually by Europeans or Russians, although they were shared with Chinese language on them. If anyone knows more about the designers, let us know so we can add them to this write up.
Custom Big Rig Interiors
We often feature the exteriors of custom semi trucks, but for some people, a custom interior is just as important, and for customizers, too, whether semi tractors, motorhomes, or other luxury RVs, the interior can be just as important or even more so than the outside. After all, it is where owner-operator or driver spends the most time.
So whether customized for a modern look or a classic look, shine and sparkle or matte and natural materials, we’ve seleted four top custom interiors that have gotten a fair amount of attention over the past couple of years. Which of these custom interiors is closest to what you would want? What would you change?
#1 is JR Schleuger’s Kenworth. One of the notable things about this custom semi truck is the whole thing is made out of American parts — on purpose — including the custom interior. Schleuger did this to support his countrymen, to take a stand for American products and industry in a time when other countries are on the rise due to cheaper labor, and to make a point.
The truck is a 2003 Kenworth W900L. Schleuger drivse it for IMT Transport out of Garner, Iowa.
#2 is a Heavy Haulage Australia Wester Star working truck. Clean looking interior, wouldn’t you say? It was photographed by Dingos.
#3 is Anthony Fischkelta’s Project 351, of Moonachie, N.J. who built this custom semi to outdo his friend with his own custom rig. It’s a 2009 W900 Kenworth.
#4 is Ryan Derrickson’s 1993 Peterbilt 379 extended hood flat top (63” flat top), which he’s the owner-operator of out in Wisconsin. As you can see from the picture (and the rest of the custom truck has the same theme, its a truck customized based on an old-school airliner theme. You can see the name given by Derrickson on the inside of the door there is also airline themed.
