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This black prime mover owned by Rod Pickett of Pickett Custom Trucks. This 1977 Peterbilt works 5 days per week with Pickett, who’s from Marysville, Washington. The custom semi tractor was built by Picket’s company, Pickett Custom Trucks, and has made the circuit of custom shows since at least the year 2000, it looks like, and under a few changes of appearance. The truck had blue and purple paint stylings in 2000 when it entered “Pride in Your Ride,” a custom truck show in Lynden, Washington.
This Peterbilt used to haul cars, reportedly, but Pickett sold the car hauling trailer to haul race cars exclusively long ago.
Some details from Hanks Truck Pictures: ” Rod bought the trailer from Art Morrison. It was originally 12 feet high. After buying it they came to the conclusion that it was too short to haul three full size race cars so over the winter we added to the top. Its now 13’8″ high and it wouldnt be the Picketts not to add custom wheel wells a custom paint job a whole bunch of lights and some polishing. It was alot of fun actually. Many people think the Picketts are crazy but you have to hand it to them, they (Dale(Rod’s Dad) Rod and Kevin are very talented).”
Rod Pickett did a bunch of custom semi trucks besides this 77 Peterbilt. From what I’ve seen, he customizes pretty much all Peterbilts, mostly 379s, or used to, including dump trucks, cement mixers, rock bed transfer dump trucks, fire trucks — pretty much any type of big semi that someone might want customized. But there’s some other trucks in there too, like Kenworths and an old International custom.
