10-4 MAGAZINE - TRUCKING ON-LINE MAGAZINE FOR TRUCKERS

This month’s "Readers And Their Rigs" comes all the way from Breslau, Ontario, Canada. Brent Kurtz of Brian Kurtz Trucking sent us some "before" and "after" photos of their 1968 Kenworth conventional they found in a Canadian scrap yard back in 1998. Beginning work immediately, they fully restored the truck to better-than-new condition in just under two years. Built as a company showpiece to partly work and partly have fun with, the truck’s old 335 Cummins was removed and replaced with a 370 horsepower electronic N14 engine. The rig’s Eaton 18-speed tranny and 4:11 rears provide plenty of torque and top speed to not only drag race it on occasion but also participate in Quebec’s annual truck rodeo. One of the events at this rodeo features big rigs drag racing while pulling a 90,000 lb. load of lumber up a 12% grade. Now that’s rough! The ‘68, which has a 235" wheelbase and is painted white with blue fenders, also enters truck pull races, where rigs see how far they can drag a huge chunk of concrete. Those boys up in the Great White North really love to have fun with their beloved trucks. "The truck has been great for company morale," said Brent Kurtz, service manager and part owner of the family-run trucking company. "We showed the truck all summer and won lots of awards," continued Brent. Brian Kurtz Trucking was started back in 1975 out of Brent’s father’s home. Today, the company owns and operates over 50 trucks, hauling LTL throughout Canada and the lower 48 states. If you’d like to be featured in "Readers And Their Rigs" send some photos and information to: 10-4 Magazine, P.O. Box 7377, Huntington Beach, CA 92615.