Peterbilt held its 2021 Vocational Dealers Meeting at the Gateway Canyon Resort in Gateway, Colorado. Set in the high desert on the Utah border, the resort, founded by Discovery Channel entrepreneur John Hendricks, features a world-class car museum as well as a host of other activities including ATV tours, horseback riding and hiking. HDT's Jack Roberts got an exclusive look and has these photos.
Peterbilt Shows Off Vocational, Medium-Duty Trucks [Photos]
Peterbilt’s Model 567 tractors have been making steady inroads into North American vocational fleets over the past couple of years.
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What’s a car museum without a Cadillac Woody Sedan?
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A 1958 Chevrolet Corvette turned heads during Happy Hour at the Peterbilt Dealer Meeting at the Hendricks Car Museum.
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The Gateway Canyon Resort sits in Colorado’s high desert and features stunning western views.
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The Gateway Canyon Resort at night.
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The Model 579 day cab can be configured with a sleeper option for regional haul work.
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First of the Stingrays – This 1963 Corvette holds a place of honor on the floor of the Hendricks Car Museum.
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This 1937 Terraplane Convertible shows off its early aerodynamic design.
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Designed as a long-haul tractor, day cab versions of the Peterbilt Model 579 are gaining popularity in heavier-duty vocational fleets.
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A Ford Model T roadster in the Hendricks Car Museum in Gateway, Colorado.
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Vintage pickup trucks like this early ‘50s Chevy are always popular with a vocational truck crowd.
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ATV rides take resort guests out into the desert highlands and into Utah.
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The Peterbilt Model 567 has made serious in-roads with vocational dump truck fleets.
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A Model 567 tractor waits in the high desert for another lap around the track.
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A few motorcycles, like this very early Indian model, also grace the Hendricks Car Museum floor.
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Peterbilt’s medium-duty line-up, including this Model 536, received an all-new cab, among other enhancements earlier in 2021.
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A Peterbilt Model 536 stake truck prepares to take a lap around the off road course in Gateway, Colorado.
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A massive, striking rock formation called “The Palisades” dominates views at the Gateway Canyon Resort.
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A Peterbilt Model 579 takes a lap around the dirt track on the Gateway Canyon Resort.
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Rough terrain is no problem for the Peterbilt New Model 579 (front) and the newly updated Model 567.
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Ford took an early stab at a sports car with this special edition Model T Speedster.
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