10-4 Magazine / August 2025 39 The paint was done by L&S Truck Painting in Ephrata, PA. A satin matte gray was decided on for the hood, cab and sleeper, and the frame was shot with an International Harvester red. Rick wanted the truck to pop a little, so that’s one of the reasons he went with the matte gray and red scheme. The gray was inspired by Rick’s liking of the Mopar “Destroyer Grey” color. Rounding out the exterior is plenty of pinstriping, which was done by Lady Lines, while the metal polishing was done by Alex Yoder of Black Diamond Polishing. Moving to the interior of the truck, you might notice the unique dash first. “I completely custom built the dash in my shop at home to change the look of the interior,” explained Rick. He also relocated some of the switches and even the tractor and trailer air supply. The rest of the interior was done by Truck’N Awesome – they had someone hand-tool leather panels on each door, giving the truck a cool southwestern vibe inside. The driver and passenger seat are from Knoedler Manufacturing. The clutch, brake and throttle pedals are all unique, as well as the shifter knob. I previously shot the truck for L&S Truck Painting for their annual roundup of favorite projects in August of 2023. The truck quickly caught my attention, and I had been trying for a while to shoot it again, but schedules did not line up. Fast forward to early June of this year and we made it work. Our first stop was the Strasburg Rail Road, located in Ronks, PA (we beat the rush and got some cool shots). The second location was in the City of Lancaster, PA at a tobacco company. The old brick and concrete really made the truck pop.
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