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ELECTRICIAN TURNED TRUCKER
This month’s Readers And Their Rigs comes to us from George (Rocky) DeWick of Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Originally an electrician by trade, Rocky decided in 1971 to venture into trucking. Over the years, he has hauled various types of freight including asphalt, aggregate, produce and fuel oil, to name a few. After running long haul for many years, Rocky decided he wanted to be home more often, so in 2000 he sold his two reefer trailers and bought a couple 4-axle end-dumps. Quite content to be home every night, Rocky hoped this contract would last a while. Unfortunately, as is so common today, rate-cuts in the form of local competition made it unprofitable for him to operate. This was not Rocky’s first lucrative contract to dry up, but it should be the last. After 30 years of working for himself, Rocky (61) has decided to sell everything and run as a team with his son Dave (31) until he retires. One of Rocky’s trucks, pictured here, is a 1987 Kenworth W900B with a 3406B Cat that puts out about 657 flywheel horsepower (with an average of 550 HP to the ground), an 18-speed overdrive transmission, 3.73 rears, (4) 150 gallon fuel tanks, and a competition-quality CD stereo with 13 speakers and 6 amplifiers. This truck has ran over two million miles and is still going strong. The trailer, which has since been sold, is a fully polished 4-axle Raglan 43 foot end dump. This truck is currently for sale, so if anybody is interested contact the magazine and we’ll get you in touch with Rocky. Rocky’s son Dave is currently doing a complete frame-off restoration to a 1981 Kenworth W900A. We’d like to thank the DeWick family for their continued support and for subscribing to 10-4 Magazine. We’re not in Canada yet, but who knows - maybe someday. |
