Headquartered in Louisiana, oil/gas pipeline pro Jarrett Landy isn't a working owneroperator, but he's a proud truck owner nonetheless so much so that when Peterbilt got wind of the completion of this custom restoration, reps with the truck maker invited Landry to participate in the annual Pride & Class parade and truck show in October 2023.

The 1988 Peterbilt 379 was built originally as a daycab for a North Carolina owner, he said. Functionally, it was veritable "flower pot" when he found it and toted it home on a lowboy with his owneroperator father, Wayde Landry, to start what would be a threeyear odyssey to complete the rig.

Parts from nearly a dozen other trucks including the very chassis on which the entire rig sits went into the build of what's now a 240inchwheelbase, singledriveaxle unit. It's powered by a Landryrebuilt B model Caterpillar, with factory Acert turbos and a Full Tilt manifold, among other mods in the engine bay he details in the video. A 13 speed transmission and 3.36 rears complete the drivetrain.

Landry added a 48inch standup sleeper to make space for two rear seats, anticipating runs to livestockshow events as his kids get older. It's not uncommon when he's out at shows for passersby to comment that he "left the axle at home" when they see the singledriveaxle treatment. Landry's always quick with a response: "It's an oversize dually," he says, "that's all it is."

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Likewise, the owner made an appearance in the February 19, 2023, edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast: https://www.overdriveonline.com/overd...

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