the Peterbilt 379 isn’t the quintessential Optimus Prime, if you will. The original design, as seen in the Transformers animated series, was based on a Freightliner FL86 cab over semi-truck.

Any longtime fan of animation, collectible toys, or 1980s-era nostalgia knows the series "Transformers." They're more than meets the eye, robots in disguise. Over the course of the franchise's 30 ...

a Peterbilt 379 retrofitted with a diesel-hybrid drivetrain. This first-of-its-kind semi was designed with the American trucker in mind, the company said, by using "common sense [to] build a ...