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This 1995 Peterbilt 379 EXT custom semi tractor and trailer has got a lot of custom work on it. There’s custom on just about every part of it, from what I can tell. That grill is very elaborate and very custom. Have you ever seen one like it? The whole unit is orange and chrome, with red Peterbilt labels here and there and the “Reliable” logo.
Reliable Carriers Inc is a Transportation/trucking/railroad company based in Canton, Michigan, and, with over 300 tractor trailers, it services all major auto manufacturers all over the continental US and parts of Canada.
This truck they called “Rock Bottom.” It looked like this when it was entered in the 2007 Big Rig Build Off, and was a winner there. It has a Caterpillar 3406E 435 horsepower engine in it. Not sure what it looks like now, though.
It was built by Jim Raines of S & J Truck Sales in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as well as Raines son and others.
Back when Rock Bottom was made and won the custom semi competition, Ten Four magazine wrote of the truck, “The project started out as a 1995 Pete and two blank frame rails. Tim Whitcomb of Evers Body Shop chopped seven inches off the top of the cab and converted the doors to “suicide” style. Dave Jones of Jones Performance built a custom hood and very oversized fenders for the rig, while Mike from Roadworks produced most of the custom stainless pieces. Michael Raines of S & J designed and built the custom headlight brackets and Hoosier Truck & Trailer sprayed the paint. The truck features a long 310-inch wheelbase, side-pipes, smooth stainless deck plates, super single tires with shaved (narrowed) WTI fenders, and a custom interior done by Marcus from Waynedale, Indiana.”
Pictures of this custom semi have been labeled and posted around the internet as a 1970 Peterbilt done at Knuckle Dragger Customs, according to netizen JesseArkhipobaChaos, who posted the images to Deviant Art. Does anyone know more about “Knuckle Dragger Customs,” though? There’s a Knuckle Dragger Choppers that is no longer available through their Facebook page. And it seems like they might be associated with West Coast Choppers, but I’m not sure. Let us know if you know.
