Cheyenne, Wyoming-based Kenny Ziglar, proprietor of four-truck Ziglar Transport, pulls tankers hauling chemical substances, oils, and each hazmat and non-hazmat merchandise.
Kenny Ziglar
His resolution to hang around his shingle was pushed by a want to “get out from below any person else’s thumb,” he stated, to „just about do my very own factor.“
Throughout his 20 years behind the wheel of a truck, Ziglar has hauled automobiles, pulled flatbed freight and executed tanker work — a lot of that being oil-field work.
He began his enterprise hauling crude and has since branched out to do different tanker work. Ziglar’s spouse, Heather, runs the workplace, managing that aspect of the enterprise. She additionally helps out on the street when she will be able to, as was the case when her husband wanted it most.
In 2021, Kenny Ziglar was down for the rely with double pneumonia and on oxygen for a time when he received again to the street. On the time, he was pulling a conestoga flatbed and actually having a tough time throwing straps and tightening issues down. “She was out right here with me throwing straps, tightening these items down,” he stated. “We made it work.”
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On the 2024 Stars, Stripes and White Traces Truck Present at Atlanta Motor Speedway final Fall, Ziglar confirmed off fleet’s flagship 2007 Peterbilt 379, which was the primary truck he purchased firstly of Ziglar Transport. He is since constructed it right into a working present truck. Imagine it or not, this pristine 379 boasts greater than 1.8 million miles.
The 379 takes its „Scrapin‘ By“ nickname from its origin within the operation at start-up for Ziglar’s small fleet, when „we had been actually scraping by. And right here we’re,“ Ziglar stated. „So grateful for everyone that had a hand on this proper right here.“
The unit is totally {custom}, with many components made particularly for it. Ziglar purchased the truck outfitted for automotive hauling with a rack over the cab. “We took the rack off and made it an ordinary truck,” he stated. “Put it to work straight away. … The truck clearly didn’t seem like this after I received it. She was fairly tough, however we received her fastened up fairly good.”
Initially Viper Pink, Ziglar modified it with an excellent brighter crimson. “I wished it vibrant; I wished it flashy, so when individuals see it, they’re like ‘Dang, that’s crimson,’” he stated. The paint work was executed by Kiser Customized Collision in Martinsville, Virginia. Heather did the knowledgeable pinstriping on the deck plate you may see within the video up prime.
Lots of the {custom} components had been made by Beger Industries out of Roseisle, Manitoba, together with the grille, mirror lights, mirror brackets, IFTA bracket with mild and extra.
Begar Industries made this practice IFTA bracket.
The Weld Store in Leavenworth, Kansas, made the visor, window chops, panels and items particularly for the truck. A&A Stainless constructed the step bars, breather bars and tank straps.
On the again of the truck, the deck plate, fenders and T-bar are from Talladega Fiberglass.
The gas tanks are sprayed with Line-X, courting again to his time within the oil fields to maintain them from getting broken.
Whereas he would not want the safety as a lot as he used to on the tanks, he is stored them as they had been „as a result of that takes us again to the start the place we began. And you do not see it a lot, it is distinctive,“ Ziglar stated.
The truck’s entrance fenders was once the identical because the tanks, however he swapped them out for painted fenders when he stopped doing oil-field work.
The truck’s inside is usually inventory with some coloration matching of the outside right here and there, he stated. It has a laminate wooden flooring, however in any other case the remainder of the inside will probably be up to date down the street.
„Scrapin‘ By“ boasts a Cat engine tuned as much as 900-hp by Elite Efficiency in Colorado, coupled with an 18-speed and three.36 rears. The truck, at the time of the present in November, sat on a 265-inch wheelbase with plans to stretch it to 285 this Spring. Ziglar stated he’d prefer to have it at 300 or extra, however a number of the refineries he is in may be tight, even along with his present setup, he famous.
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Kenny Ziglar: Kenny Ziglar. We’re out of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Ziglar Transport. We do tankers — chemical substances, oils, hazmat, non-hazmat, all that. I am a third-generation trucker. So, you already know, protected to say it runs in my blood. Cannot get away from it. I attempted. Right here I’m.
This one was the primary one we purchased. We received it, about 4 years in the past. Began as a automotive hauler. We took the rack off, made it a you know, an ordinary truck. Put it to work straight away. We began within the oil discipline hauling crude, and simply labored up from there to the place we’re at now.
The truck clearly did not seem like this after I received it. She was fairly tough, however we received her fastened up fairly good. The truck was initially Viper Pink, so we had been making an attempt to return with Viper Pink, however the paint store the place we painted it could not match it, so we ended up getting a {custom}, actually crimson, which, that is what I wished. I wished it vibrant. I wished it flashy. So individuals see it, they’re like, „Dang, that is crimson.“
Matt Cole: Did he do the pinstriping on the deck plate too?
Ziglar: My spouse really executed that.
Every part on right here is just about {custom}. Not one thing you are going to get from an everyday chrome store. A&A Stainless, they hooked me up on these proper right here. The step bars, the breather bars, the strapless equipment.
We shaved the headlights ourself. The bumper, just an ordinary stainless bumper. The grille — I’ve to think about the man’s title. He executed the grille. He executed the mirror lights. He executed the mirror brackets. He executed the IFTA mild combo over right here on the aspect. Bub’s Fab Store out of Leavenworth, Kansas, he executed the visor, the chops, the panels, the packing containers, the visor on the again. And all the things was made for this truck.
Roadworks hooked me up with these proper right here. These are fairly cool. You do not see plenty of them.
It is received lights below below the panels. I wished all the things to look clear, however, you already know, while you reduce the lights on they’re there.
The tank straps had been executed by A&A stainless. It is Line-X. Truly Line-X of Cheyenne executed this proper right here. Mary Leavenworth, nice individuals. She executed this proper right here. Gas tanks, air tanks match despite the fact that you cannot see the air tanks. Simply working on the market within the oil discipline and dust roads. That was the perfect possibility, as a result of polished tanks was not going to occur. And we initially had the entrance fenders the identical method, however as soon as I received out of the oil discipline, tried to slick it up. However I nonetheless wished to go away this proper right here as a result of that takes us again to the start after we began. And, you do not see it a lot. It is distinctive.
Talladega fenders. Hadvert a neighborhood native store executed the quilts on the fenders. He executed the fifth wheel cowl as properly, so it might all match. The truck the place it was a automotive hauler. It is received the low suspension entrance and rear, so it does experience fairly low.
I forgot the emblems. They had been made by a man, he purchased one of many unique molds from Peterbilt. And he is one of many few guys that has a patent, the approval from Peterbilt to make them. Those are all, you already know, handmade. I imply, each piece on right here was hand-picked.
Cole: The nickname is „Scraping By“?
Ziglar: „Scraping By.“ Sure, sir. When we received began, we had been actually scraping by, and, you already know, right here we’re. So grateful for everyone that had a hand on this proper right here. You recognize, received us to the place we’re at now. Means lots.
