What is an OBS truck? Lawson Mollica for RealTruck.com Oct 1, 2026 Oct 1, 2026 Updated 27 mins ago 0 A white 1997 Ford F-250 XLT heavy-duty pickup truck parked outdoors. Hrach Hovhannisyan // Shutterstock Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lawson Mollica for RealTruck.com kAmu@C E9@D6 ?6H E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C62=ECF4<]4@>^3=@8^36DE\f_D\ECF4<D^Qm4=2DD:4 ECF4<Dk^2m[ ~q$ :D E96 233C6G:2E65 6?E9FD:2DE E6C> 7@C “@=5 3@5J DEJ=6]” xED C@@ED 52E6 324< E@ H96? u@C5 >@G65 E@ :ED `_E9\86?6C2E:@? u\`d_ 3@5J DEJ=6 :? `hhf[ H9:=6 C6E2:?:?8 E96 6I:DE:?8 3@5J DEJ=6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C62=ECF4<]4@>^3=@8^7@C5\DFA6C\5FEJ\EC:>\=6G6=D\6IA=2:?65^Qm@? :ED u\ad_^u\bd_ A=2E7@C>Dk^2m :? 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