10-4 Magazine December 2021

68 10-4 Magazine / December 2021 Whether it’s the look of a truck, the way a driver presents himself, or maybe a combination of both, the old school ways are very appealing. For those guided or born into it, there is a sense of remembrance of trucking’s past that is shown by those old school ways. It is important to document those who have been in the trucking industry a long time, but what shouldn’t be overlooked is the younger generation that gives everyone hope that these traditions will be carried on. Weston McAllister of McAllister Enterprises, Inc. out of Lindon, UT may only be 25, but his desire to maintain what was started before he was born is something to write about. I met Weston, his father Matt, and the rest of his family during the 2018 Great Salt Lake Truck Show, then had the chance to catch up with them again the following year at the same show, which is where I saw Weston’s current truck for the first time in person. Raised in Highland, UT by his parents, Matt and Andrea, Weston doesn’t remember a time that he didn’t want to be in trucking. He is the third generation of truckers in his family, with his grandfather initially starting with the farm truck he used to haul cattle. Weston’s dad Matt formed McAllister Enterprises in 1994 after getting the opportunity to buy a truck because he saw the need for trucks in the Utah valley. Trucking is definitely in the family, as Weston’s uncle Mark also has a trucking company, with his sons driving for the company, as well. Growing up, Weston rode along with his dad whenever he could. The first truck Matt purchased brand new was a 1999 Peterbilt 379 dump truck, and Weston has many fond memories of riding in that truck with his dad. In 2006, Matt purchased a 2001 Peterbilt 379 that he began driving, which is the truck Weston drives today. Every summer and whenever he didn’t have school, Weston would be with his dad, helping where he could. He remembers one of his favorite things was the candy he would get from the ladies at the quarry scale houses. Matt started teaching Weston how to drive around age 12, and at 14, he drove about 400 miles across I-80, with Matt in the passenger seat. The day after Weston turned 18, he obtained his CDL, and was finally on the road doing what he had wanted to do all along. He started out in a 1992 Peterbilt day cab, pulling a side dump trailer, then moved into the previously mentioned 1999 Peterbilt 379 dump truck, with the matching pup trailer, that his dad had been driving (this can be The Diesel Addict: By Stephanie Haas seen in Weston’s Rolling CB Interview done by Big Rig Videos). He would go on driving this truck until December of 2018, when the newly restored 2001 Peterbilt 379 rolled out of the paint shop. This is the same truck Matt was driving when Weston started driving. On May 18, 2019, Weston got married to his wife Taylor and, later that summer, he got to show off the 379 at the truck show. The 2001 Peterbilt 379 pictured here has a CAT 6NZ under the hood, an 18-speed transmission, 3.55 gear ratio, and a 285-inch wheelbase. Weston’s goal with this truck started with the paint scheme. The truck was originally red with a black frame and fenders and had a 63-inch flat top bunk. They took the truck to Peterbilt of Salt Lake to make their vision come to life. Peterbilt had the original factory layout of the stripes, which was a pattern they wanted to use to give the truck an old school flair, that they knew many would appreciate. The 63-inch bunk was swapped out for a 36-inch flat top, and then the interior of that 63-inch was cut out and installed to match the interior of the cab. OLD SCHOOL WAYS