10-4 Magazine October 2022

12 10-4 Magazine / October 2022 bolts had been countersunk and then filled in. The big sleeper was also swapped with a 48-inch standup, which you don’t see very often. A local body shop, Truck Collision Center, did a perfect job matching the paint colors (metallic black, metallic silver, and Atlas blue) and aligning all the stripes on the now shor ter sleeper. Featuring double square headlights up front with the blinkers shaved, the Peterbilt also has a 20-inch bumper with rolled ends, a front air ride system from House of Air, fiberglass front fenders, chopped air cleaner screens, and 7-inch Lincoln Chrome exhaust. Out back, the rig has fiberglass double hump fenders from Bad Ass Customs, a painted-to-match fiberglass shocks box cover, a polished stainless deck plate made by a local sheet metal company with a sunken air connection box, and an aluminum tail piece with five lights, complete with California connects out the back. The truck also has custom painted mirror brackets, a stainless reverse bowtie visor from 4 State Trucks, cab and sleeper extensions, and custom billet step plates from Roadsknz with matching light blue Peterbilt logos. Under the hood, not much has been done to the juiced-up C15 CAT engine, besides a little added Atlas blue paint on the air intake tubes. Mated to an 18-speed transmission, the truck has a 273-inch wheelbase, and currently has 1.4 million miles on the odometer. Hooked 90% of the time to the 51-foot 2007 Great Dane reefer trailer with a 12-foot spread and a matching Thermo King unit seen here, the trailer also has a host of added stainless-steel pieces and chrome landing gear crank handles. The last thing that was done to the truck was the interior, which features a lot of painted Atlas blue pieces, done by their local shop, Truck Collision Center. The dash panels are painted to match the exterior stripe pattern, and all the light gray upholstery with light blue buttons was done by Daycab Company out of Rockwood, TN. There is also a polished billet steering wheel, black carpet on the floor, metallic black shifter and brake valve knobs, a chrome shifter from SH Tube, and several glass watermelon interior lights. Buying a fiberglass overhead console from 4 State Trucks, Truck Collision Center painted it to match and installed it. The stereo features a Kenwood deck hooked to two amps that power (2) 12-inch subs under the bed, (6) mid-range speakers, and (2) tweeters. A couple years ago at a show in Wisconsin, Boe had the pleasure of meeting one of our past cover truckers, Tim Cody, and he had “Keep Pushin’ On” painted on his truck at the time. For some reason, this really resonated with Boe, so he decided to have that phrase put on the inside of his window chop on the driver’s side as a constant reminder that trucking will not always be easy, but no matter what, you just have to keep pushing on. Later, while at another truck show, Tim saw the phrase on Boe’s truck and was flattered that he felt strong enough about it to use it on his ride, too. The DelaBarre fleet has all sor ts of cool rigs, in addition to Boe’s and Jason’s, including several Peterbilt 379s and 389s, including a few gliders, several W900 Kenwor ths, a couple KW T800s, and even an International Lonestar. Hunter owns his two trucks, which include a bright green 2007 Peterbilt 379 with a standup sleeper, which is currently undergoing a refresh that is scheduled to make its debut at MATS 2023, and Jason’s old black 1997 W9 flat glass, which Hunter also bought from his dad. Married to his wife Kim for 30 years, she is the lifeblood of DelaBarre Trucking and the center of Jason’s world. In addition to being the boy’s mom, she also runs the entire office, and keeps Jason organized and positive. Trucking can be tough, and Jason likes to keep his drivers scheduled out two weeks in advance, which takes a lot of preparation and planning, but Kim helps Jason keep everything straight and get it done. Jason is all about keeping his drivers happy – he pays them well, lets them choose what type of trailer they want to pull and what kind of freight to haul, gives them vacations and paid holidays, and treats them like family. 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