Returning for another year, the MATS Big Rig Build-Off will feature five of the most talented and innovative truck builders in a winner-takes-all competition with $25,000 on the line.

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“I got it last June. It’s a 1987 Peterbuilt 359. It has a B-model Caterpillar in it, and it works every day,” said Williamson. “We have these drop down on headlight brackets.

Last but not least in a three-part series highlighting the three trucks that participated in the 2025 Mid-America Trucking Show’s Big Rig Build-Off, we’re taking a look at Bill Warner Jr. and ...

A 10-wheel big rig (“18-wheeler” when a tandem-axle trailer is attached to it) isn’t the typical truck that you’ll find on the digital screens or printed pages of HOT ROD.

Super Truck II's designers sketch with the truck's 13 L powertrain in the background. Credit: Daimler Trucks NA But there's clever stuff happening in the drivetrain, too.