Joe Ferini's 2003 Peterbilt 379

Dec 13, 2022

Updated Dec 14, 2022

Joe Ferini, with Larry M. Karl Trucking out of Crestline, Ohio, drives this 2003 Peterbilt 379. The truck is powered by a 550-hp Cat C15 with a 13-speed. It's equipped with a wet line for dump trailers, but it's mostly used to pull a tank or hopper bottom.

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