The Grumpy Pete

As a driver who’s covered almost 2 million miles using nothing but the sun, moon and stars to navigate in Australia, having the latest mobile computing platform from Qualcomm is quite a revelation. The MCP200 (MCP stands for mobile computing platform) transforms the cab into a mobile operations center and it’s definitely a system no [...]

It’s hard to say how many trucks turned up for the 8th Annual Berube’s Customer Appreciation Day, and when asked how many big rigs there were, Dick  Berube said, “The parking lot is full!”……………and that’s all the mattered. This event is in the “best ever” category for the Berube Family and all of their loyal [...]

What an amazing event and many thanks to Richie Acosta for putting on a great truck show! Rain threatened early in the day but it cleared off in time for the crowd of trucking enthusiasts to arrive. In addition to the great trucks there were some true industry characters who made the day all worthwhile. [...]

The Grumpy Pete has become a “wish granter” for the the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. For privacy reasons we can’t talk about individual stories but sufficed to say if sick kids have a wish to ride in a big rig or need a ride to the airport in a big black limo [...]

The Grumpy Pete got 1st place in the Peterbilt “Sleeper Cab” Division at the 2011 Pride & Glory Truck Show. Several hundred people enjoyed a gorgeous sunny summer Connecticut day and were treated to a wide range of working LargeCars. Special thanks to Todd and Beth Roccapriore from Clean Slate Environmental for donating the trophies for [...]