Andy Bledsoe's 1997 Freightliner FLD132 Classic XL
Feb 05, 2021 Andy Bledsoe, the owner of Gladbrook, Iowa-based Triple J Transport is leased onto Garrison, Iowa-based Grand View LLC with his 1997 Freightliner FLD132 Classic XL. Bledsoe bought the truck with 1,032,000 miles on it, and he has added about 100,000 since the purchase. The truck sports a 600-hp 12.7-liter 60 Series Detroit with a 13-speed. The engine was originally setup at 430-hp, and it had been rebuilt at some point, Bledsoe says. He had it rebuilt and upgraded to 600-hp. It got an in-frame overhaul with block top end counterbore and remanufactured head to eliminate pis...