This
month's Readers Ride comes to us from Jason Brons of Canada. Jason
owns this awesome 2000 379 Pete. Jason's Pete is powered by a
C-15 475 Cat routed through an 18 speed trans and 3.90 rears.
The dump body and trailer are aluminum and manufactured by Trojan
out of Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Jason says the truck is one of
the lightest dump trucks in Canada,. weighing in at only 31,500
pounds empty.
Exterior
accessories include train horns, custom light bars on Calgary
aluminum and is loaded with Panelite accessories. Inside the truck
has leather seats and rockwood interior accessories. Jason leases
to a small family owned crushing and trucking company called Sundre
Contracting. His main hauls are sand to golf courses, aggregate
to concrete plants and a little off road gravel. Hauling all for
his good friends the Harders. Most of his runs keep him in Alberta
British Columbia, with an occasional run to and from Montana for
decorative landscaping stone. Jason is 29 years old and has driven
for 12 years. He lives in small town northwest of Calgory Alberta
Canada.