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Originally Posted by D33-PAC (Post 3310651)
If it's of any help, you can notice really odd looking reflectors on the truck to let the oncoming traffic guesstimate its size and proportions.
I have never seen those reflectors on Peterbilts in USA or any truck in USA for that matter.

Hi D33-PAC ,
A very nice find .
Saw these kind of trucks only in the USA.:D

I've seen one of these plying on the Vadodara-Dahej road, near Jambusar. Could not take pics any though, was busy droolinglol:

Nice find.
Mods, can we merge it to this thread?

Peterbilt and kenworth have been used by ONGC for very long. I have a whole thread dedicated to it.

Saw this LHD Peterbilt truck today on the Surat-Bombay NH8. While overtaking the truck, I noticed the massive front tires which were different from the usual Volvo/MAN trucks. Then it struck, damn this is the Peterbilt! Went a bit ahead, parked the car by the side and clicked this:

Peterbilt Trailer Puller (aka Optimus Prime) in India-wp_20151219_13_36_12_pro.jpg

Had an MH registration and was hauling some heavy machinery.

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Originally Posted by Gannu_1 (Post 3873669)
Then it struck, damn this is the Peterbilt! Went a bit ahead, parked the car by the side and clicked this:


Great find ! Does it belong to ONGC or Cairn ?

Solid proof.

Peterbilt 379 in India, property of GVK Group.

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Originally Posted by D33-PAC (Post 3304445)
Don't ask me how it got there, but it did. The truck is in Uttarakhand at the Shrinagar hydropower project on the Alaknanda river. It's being used by L&T/GVK.

I have seen it standing at a toll plaza many times for many years, and it looks to be the same place in this picture. I think its on route to Jaipur - Ajmer. I spotted it standing on the same toll plaza and everytime I would cross that place I would stop to gaze at it, oh it looked beautiful what a monster. Will try to get pics if I spot it again.
This picture is of Rajasthan as well as that bus that is partially in the picture belongs to RSRTC.

The Peterbilt found a new home:

https://youtu.be/rRB53QxcD58?si=WUICTk-DXGqqScp2

Now it’s in private hands. We may see more videos of it.


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