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At an average speed of 55 mph you will spend
18,181.81 hours driving your truck.
At an average of 6 miles per gallon you will have used 166,666.6
gallons of fuel.
At an average of $1.89 per gallon you would have spent $315,000.06
on fuel..
At an average of 150,000 per set of tires you would have used 6.33
sets.
You could have driven from New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA 360
times.
You could have driven around the Earth at the equator 40 times.
You could have driven to the moon and back twice.
You will have accomplished something very few will. Thanks a
MILLION.
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Joe Stan Hicks
Family: Wife Crystal, eight children and four grandchildren
Hobbies: Hunting, motorcycles and VW’s
Where do you call home: Jayton, TX. Very small town in west Texas between Lubbock and Abilene
How long have you been driving: 44 years with a couple of breaks
Favorite meal: A good steak
Memorable Experience: While driving for Seattle Transfer many years ago, a girl ran a stop sign and was broadsided by another car. Her auto spun around and ended up under my trailer. An artery in her neck was cut and I gave her first aide for over 20 minutes until the ambulance arrived. It turned out she worked in the office of the FBI in Seattle, and they gave me a commendation for saving her life.
Who has influenced your life: Both my father and mother were strong influences. Any accomplishments or good I have done, is because of the things I learned from them.
What the best advice you received: Find what you really like to do, and want to do and do it the best you possibly can.
What advice will you pass on: I have tried to pass on the above advice to my children and others I might have had an influence on.
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Don Van Ert
Family: Wife Sharon
Hobbies: Grand Children
Where do you call home: Union, NE
How long have you been driving: 40 year
Favorite meal: Steak
What the best advice you received: Work hard...Don’t Bitch
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Jerome Reischel
Where do you call home: St. Joseph, MN
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Bill Wang
Family: Children - Todd, Joddi and Tina and 2 Grandchildren
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, truck rodeo, NASCAR racing, being around friends and the challenge of the "Heavy Haul"
Where do you call home: Menomonie, WI
How long have you been driving: 30 years
Favorite meal: NIce thick juicy pork chops
Memorable Experience:There have been so many, I can’t pick just one. Lets just say I have many memories and stories and I am just glad that I have had the opportunity to do what I enjoy and will cherish a lot of memories.
Who has influenced your life:There have been many people that have influenced my life, so I feel it would be kinda unfair to so many of them to try and pick just one.
What the best advice you received:You can go down a hill too slow as many times as you want, but only once to fast.
What advice will you pass on:Have patience, be courteous, use common sense, drive within you limits and take pride in yourself and what you do. Remember no matter how many safe miles you have driven no one can take them away from you.
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Bob McCracken
Family: Wife Janice
Hobbies: Collect coins and stamps
Where do you call home: Omaha, NE
How long have you been driving: 30 Years
Favorite meal: Soup and salad
Memorable Experience:
Who has influenced your life: Too many people to name, mostly old people
What the best advice you received: Never leave home mad
What advice will you pass on:Never get in a big hurry
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James Raine
Family: Wife five children and three grandchildren
Hobbies: Golfing
Where do you call home: Cab of my truck and deck on my house
How long have you been driving: 35 years
Favorite meal: Pork chops - broiled
Memorable Experience: Meeting all different kinds of people and their attitudes
Who has influenced your life: Harold Anderson
What the best advice you received:Never give up and always smile
What advice will you pass on:Same advice I received.
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N Pfannenstein
Family: Daughters - Cheryl Ann, Robin Roe and Wendy
Hobbies: Playing cribbage and going to the casino once a month
Where do you call home: St. Cloud, MN
How long have you been driving: 60 years
Favorite meal: Ham steak and eggs, hashbrowns at Whiskey Pete’s casino & truck stop
Memorable Experience: Twice I took the ditch to avoid demolishing an automobile that pulled out directly in front of me. Once in Colorado and once in Montana. Would have taken many lives
Who has influenced your life: My wife Rosa Bell (deceased) and Harold Anderson
What the best advice you received: Treat people the way you want to be treated...really works
What advice will you pass on: See above, also on the road keep your attention on driving at all times and follow the rules. Keeps you out of a lot of trouble
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Robert Kozak
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing and woodworking
Where do you call home: Weyerhaeuser, WI
How long have you been driving: 24 years
Favorite meal: Big skillet breakfast
Memorable Experience: I had a load going to Canada. It was on 13 axles grossing over 200,000 pounds. It was just before Christmas and it had snowed. The load kept spinning out and had a state truck pull me up the hills.
Who has influenced your life: My wife Karen
What the best advice you received:Don’t be afraid to ask questions. If your not sure ask.
What advice will you pass on:Have an open mind, don’t always think your right.
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Roy Kowski
Family: Wife - Lynne
Hobbies: Golfing, enjoying my grandchildren
Where do you call home: Barre, VT
How long have you been driving: 28 years
Favorite meal: Hamburger Steak
Memorable Experience:
Who has influenced your life: My Dad
What the best advice you received: When you do a job, do it right
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Robert Spiller
Family: Wife Susan
Hobbies: Fishing and dancing
Where do you call home: Wildwood, FL
How long have you been driving: 34 years
Favorite meal: Meatloaf
Memorable Experience: I’ve met a lot of nice people on the road
Who has influenced your life: My wife and friends in the trucking industry
What the best advice you received: Respect other people and treat them the way you want to be treated.
What advice will you pass on: Drive defensively and stay safe.
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Dale Mahon
Family: 2 daughters, 1 son
Hobbies: Relaxing
Where do you call home: Lake City, IA
How long have you been driving: 33 years
Favorite meal: Chinese;
Memorable Experience: When I cut my eye.
Who has influenced you life: My dispatcher
What the best advice you received: Sit down, shut up and hang on!
What advice will you pass on: Sit down, shut up and hang on!
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Michael Toomire
Family: Father - Merle Toomire, Lee Christensen
Hobbies: Cooking
Where do you call home: LaGrange, GA
How long have you been driving: 21 years for ATS - 28 total
Favorite meal:Beans & Ham and Bread
Memorable Experience: Visited, drank and ate with Evil Knevel
Who has influenced you life: My father Merle Toomire
What the best advice you received: Life is GOOD
What advice will you pass on: "IT’S TRUE"
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Edwin Supan
Family: Wife and 3 girls
Hobbies: Woodworking, skiing, street hockey, camping and playing softball
Where do you call home: St. Joseph, MN
How long have you been driving: 37 years
Favorite meal: Oat meal and toast
Memorable Experience: Meeting Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas
Who has influenced your life: Dave my baseball manager
What the best advice you received: Enjoy and make everyday a good day.
What advice will you pass on: Let everyone you meet be your friend and enjoy life.
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Robert Stecher
Family: Yes
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing and Cooking
Where do you call home: Billings, MT
How long have you been driving: 21 years
Favorite meal: Turkey
Memorable Experience: The insanity of it all.
Who has influenced you life: Harold Anderson
What the best advice you received:DRive what your comfortable.
What advice will you pass on: Same
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Elmer Pliska
Family: Margaret wife of 42 years, Children: Diane, Laurie, Donald, Gerald and 4 grandchildren
Hobbies: Deer hunting. Classic Ford cars, rabbit ranching, and being a Green Bay Packer fan.
Where do you call home: Portland, TN
How long have you been driving: 35 Years
Favorite meal: Can’t pass up a Flying J buffet
Memorable Experience: Was the action and concern of the ATS President and staff when my son was seriously injured when a drunk driver ran into him. They went out of their way to get me home and it was very much appreciated.
Who has influenced your life: My family, they play a big role in my accomplishment.
What the best advice you received: Be good to others and they will be good to you.
What advice will you pass on:Practice defensive driving, keep your equipment safe, and to the motoring public always check your blind spot. All driver sharing the road should be sure to get enough rest, not rush, stay alert and leave your personal problems off the road. Never panic and use common sense while driving.
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Bill Borger
Family: Wife - Jeanette, Daughters - Robin, Kim and Jackie, Son - Thomas, Grandchildren - Kelsey and Nathan
Where do you call home: Minn City, MN
How long have you been driving: 28 years
Favorite meal: At home
Memorable Experience: Staying on the legal side of the industry
Who has influenced your life: My wife Jeanette, being my best friend
What the best advice you received: Patience;
What advice will you pass on: Patience
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Wayne Behrendt
Family: Wife, Carolyn, six children, 4 step children and 29 grand children
Where do you call home: Sartell, MN
How long have you been driving: 32 Years
Favorite meal: Hambuger steak, grilled onions, crisp hash browns.
Memorable Experience:
Who has influenced your life:
What the best advice you received: Take one day at a time.
What advice will you pass on:
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Russell Berg
Family: Sandy and Rocky
Hobbies: Hunting,Pool
Where do you call home: Avon, MN
How long have you been driving: 261/2 years
Favorite meal: BBQ steak
Memorable Experience: Driving from Spokane to Portland the morning Mt. St. Helens erupted.
Who has influenced you life: My Grandma
What the best advice you received: Save and invest money.
What advice will you pass on: Have fun, but learn to save.
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Ken Spandl
Where do you call home: Staples, MN
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Merlyn Bruns
Family: Wife Leone, four children and three grandchildren
Hobbies:Hunting, motorcycles and VW's
Where do you call home:Ft. Dodge, IA
How long have you been driving:34 years
Favorite meal: Steak & eggs
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Milton Larson
Family: Rita, Tonya and Chad
Hobbies: Restoring old gas pumps and gas station equipment. Restoring old cars and tractors
Where do you call home: Kingsville, MO
How long have you been driving: 25 years
Favorite meal:Breakfast, hamburger steak and eggs
Memorable Experience:Can't repeat most of them.
Who has influenced you life:Father
What the best advice you received:Keep your nose to the grindstone.
What advice will you pass on:Don't rely on anyone but yourself and don't blame others for your situation.
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M Olmsheid
Where do you call home: Cold Spring, MN
How long have you been driving:Since 1972
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John Gilles
Family: Yes
Hobbies: Fishing
Where do you call home:Sauk Centre, MN
How long have you been driving:17 years
Favorite meal:A good steak
What the best advice you received:Share the Road
What advice will you pass on:Share the Road
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Allen Ritter
Where do you call home: St. Cloud, MN
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D Van Drisse
Where do you call home: Coleman, WI
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James Chaney
Family:Single
Hobbies: Putting together models (NASCAR) playing on computer
Where do you call home: Fouke, AR
How long have you been driving: 25 years
Favorite meal: Patty Melt and Chicken fried steak
Memorable Experience: Met my wife Debbie
Who has influenced you life: Harold Anderson - the way he honestly runs the company. Clint Swanson - Clint got me into Anderson & into the trucking business
What the best advice you received: Always be aware of what going on around you
What advice will you pass on: Watch out for other people on the road, they may not watch out for you or themselves. Always think ahead.
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James Miller
Where do you call home: Abingdon, IL
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Ken Lokken
Where do you call home:Hamilton, MT
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Robert Taylor
Family: Grown and gone
Hobbies: Golf, Hunting and Fishing
Where do you call home: Springfield, IL
How long have you been driving: Since 1954
Favorite meal: Steak
Memorable Experience: Hauling the horizontal control and the azimuth control console boxes from Edwards AFB to Cape Canaviral for space shuttle.
Who has influenced you life: Father
What the best advice you received:Be careful and think
What advice will you pass on: Be careful and think
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George Wren
Where do you call home: Buffalo, MN
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Leroy Knox
Family:Wife, 5 children, 8 Grand Children
Hobbies:Auto repair and Hunting
Where do you call home:High Point, NC
How long have you been driving:29 years
Favorite meal:Fish & Chicken salads
Who has influenced you life:My father, a christian man and retired military.
What the best advice you received:Education is essential to success. Stay out of trouble and never volunteer.
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Ray Doeden
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Richard Gray
Family: Yes
Hobbies: Motorcycles
Where do you call home: Yuma, AZ
How long have you been driving: 14 years
Favorite meal: Steak
Memorable Experience: Delivered a baby
Who has influenced you life: My Dad
What the best advice you received: Give up the credit cards.
What advice will you pass on: Stay Home
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Dan Tauber
Family: Wife Joann, Daughter Sara
Hobbies: Fishing and Deer hunting
Where do you call home: Jillard, MN
How long have you been driving: Since 1977
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James Cooper
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Sidney Crowe
Family: Wife Floy L. Crowe
Hobbies: Working on old cars, camping and motorcycling
Where do you call home: Cleveland, GA
How long have you been driving: 20+ years
Favorite meal: Breakfast
Memorable Experience: Bungie jumping off a bridge in West Virginia and the Nothern Lights
Who has influenced you life: US Marines
What the best advice you received: Enjoy your work and life
What advice will you pass on: Enjoy your work and life
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Rod Ireland
Family: Me
Hobbies: None
Where do you call home: West Virginia
How long have you been driving:26 years
Favorite meal:stuff
Memorable Experience: Nothing exciting ever happens to me. Everyone else has all the fun. I've heard about it in the truck stops and on the CB's
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Richard Jacobs
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David Zandstra
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Leroy Rausch
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Bonner Alligood
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Jerry Hanks
Family: Wife - Robin Oliva, Sons - Jonathan and Dustin, Daughters - Valerie, Christa and Caitlyn
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing and rebuilding old cars
Where do you call home: McAlister, OK
How long have you been driving: 12 years
Favorite meal: T-bone steak dinner;
Memorable Experience: I had to bobtail across the Hoover Dam and down H193 to Kingman AZ. from Las Vegas NV. The scenery was beautiful. Also once I saw the Northern lights, I slowed down to about 40mph and another driver asked if I was O.K., I replied "Yes isn’t that beautiful"
Who has influenced you life:Dan Nash my father-in-law said trucking has never let me down, I always made a good living. It has it’s ups and downs but it always came through. He retired from trucking after 40 years...hope I can.
What the best advice you received:Always think before you talk and when you get tired...Park It.
What advice will you pass on:Trucking is a way of life, not a job. The better you get to like it the better you’ll do. Life is what you make it. Learn to live it.
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William Wolf
Family: Leslie, Patrick, Raymond and Christopher
Hobbies: A good card game (Sheepshead), hunting, woodworking and spending time with my grandchildren
Where do you call home: Lander, WY
How long have you been driving: 29 years, 19 with ATS
Favorite meal:A good steak with real mashed potatos
Memorable Experience: When running Alaska and up to Prudoe Bay. Many sights and experiences happening
Who has influenced you life: My dad in every day life and in business together Wolf Lumber & Supply
What the best advice you received: No matter how bad the situation is someone always has it worse
What advice will you pass on:Do the job the best you can and don’t worry about how much someone else is or isn’t doing
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Ken Sersch
Family: Wife Diane, Sons - Bill Charlie and Bob, Daughters - Peggy Louise and Mary, nine grandchildren, 1 great grandson
Hobbies: Golf, watching NASCAR racing, working in the yard. Whitewater Lions Club
Where do you call home: Whitewater, WI
How long have you been driving: 40 years
Favorite meal: Meals prepared at home to warm up in the microwave
Memorable Experience: Watching the space shuttle take off from Cape Kennedy several years ago. More recently descending into the Glen Canyon Dam through the mountain tunnel. Also scenery on trips to Alaska.
Who has influenced you life: My wife Diane
What the best advice you received: Stop smoking and lose weight.
What advice will you pass on: Work hard, be honest and remember safety first.
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Luverne Kuechle
Family: Wife Joan, 4 daughters and 2 sons
Hobbies: Woodworking, hunting and fishing
Where do you call home: Litchfield, MN
How long have you been driving:19 years. Dispatched and had other transportation responsibilities for 21 years
Favorite meal:Hamburger steak
Memorable Experience:Probably the storms in westen Montana and Washington the winter of 1997
My wife Joan Kuechle for her support and understanding while I was out on the road. She had the family to take care of and many times she had to take care of other business while I was away
What the best advice you received:Save your money.
What advice will you pass on:Keep to the right, keep your sights high and ask the Lord to ride with you, he’s good company.
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Ruben Rodriguez
Family: Wife Audelia, Children - Joseph, Jimmy, Anita and Benjamin. Granchildren - Christina, Stephanie and Rebecca
Hobbies: Woodwork, home gardening, fishing and hunting. Play a twelve string guitar and tell stories.
Where do you call home: Grand Prairie, TX since 1974. I was born in South Bend Indiana and was raised in Elsa, TX
How long have you been driving: 32 years with a commercial driver license
Favorite meal:BBQ and hot peppers if my wife did not pack my lunch
Memorable Experience:The worse was a blown tire on the steering axle in heavy traffic doing 60 MPH in heavy traffic and hauling atop heavy load. The good is that no one was hurt and only the tire was damaged,
Who has influenced you life: My father Adan Rodriguez and his safe driving record of over 30 years over the road. And the many old timers a ATS.
What the best advice you received:Drive safe friendly and enjoy your work.
What advice will you pass on:Same as above, and don’t forget the road belongs to everyone around you.
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Richard Falconer
Family:Wife - Beverly, Son - Dennis, Daughters - Teree Ann and Kimberly Ann
Hobbies:Working on the truck and using my John Deere mower. My wife waits for me to come home to do the mowing in the backyard and when it snows to clear the driveways
Where do you call home:Coeur D’Alene, ID
How long have you been driving:46 years
Favorite meal:The buffets at the Petro Truck Stops
Memorable Experience:The changing of the once gas powered trucks to the ones they have today, all the country side has changed from 2 lane highways to interstates. Traveling all of the states and Canada + BC, all the beautiful scenery
Who has influenced you life:It was my first boss George Pillers. He owned a car carrier company in Clinton, IA. I bought my first truck from him and started to haul cars. He gave me a chance.
What’s the best advice you received:George Pillers - Do the best you can and listen and you will gain experience.
What advice will you pass on:Nothing is impossible if you try.
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Mack Wilkins
Family: Wife Betty, sons - James and Lyndal. Daughters - Jennifer, Tina and Jalisa. Grandson Hunter and grand daughters - Megan, Morgan, Miranda and Joelle
Hobbies: Antique autos, trucks and tractors (farm)
Where do you call home: #22695 and Layrel Hill, FL
How long have you been driving:35 1/2 years
Favorite meal:Sausage and eggs, scrambled with grits
Memorable Experience: On Mothers Day in 1979, I picked up my wife on the side of Hwy 114 in Texas. Dallas Fort Worth airport is located there.
Who has influenced your life:My first employers Mr. Ellis E. Shelly owner of A&A Warehouse Co. in Fort Walton Beach, FL When I applied for a job he asked me if I could drive a tractor trailer and I said NO. He asked me if I thought I could learn how and I asked him if he could. He said yes. Then I said if you can I can learn the same as you did.
What the best advice you received: Make sure your information is correct, before going on.
What advice will you pass on: If you can’t say good about a person, don’t say anything.
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Thomas Crookshank
Family: Wife - Kathleen, 2 sons - Gary and Mike, 2 daughters - Michelle and Wendie
Hobbies: Camping and Motorcycle Riding
Where do you call home: Lakeview, Oregon
How long have you been driving: On and off for 25 years
Favorite meal:Steak!
Memorable Experience: You won’t believe it, but I saw a deer jump off a cliff right into a pick-up truck. It went right through the windshield and ended up right next to the driver... Alive.
Who has influenced you life: My Grandmother, she always told me to work hard at whatever I do and I would be a success.
What the best advice you received: Don’t sign anything until you read it... Ha Ha
What advice will you pass on: Watch out for the other guy, he isn’t watching out for you!!
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Richard Tanner
Family: Son - Nick, Daughters - Hollie, KatieSue and Olivia
Where do you call home: Ogallala, NE
Hobbies: Old cars
How long have you been driving: 23 years
Favorite meal: Lasagna
Memorable Experience: Going to Alaska
Who has influenced your life: Richard Falconer, LeRoy Rausch, Don DuPois, Bob McCracken. Being the best pals and passing on wisdom and good times.
What the best advice you received: Learn how to laugh at life.
What advice will you pass on: Learn from life... how to flow with it.
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Ken Widness
Family: Wife-Goldie, Daughter-MarJean, Sons-Warren, Steven & Gary
Hobbies: Yardwork, Fishing, and writing to old friends
Where do you call home: Clitherall, MN
How long have you been driving: Was with ATS for 28 years.
Favorite meal: Hamburger Steak
Memorable Experience: Taking loads of granite to Washington D.C. to use in constructing the Vietnam Memorial.
Who has influenced you life: My family and Harold Anderson
What the best advice you received: Watch out for the other vehicle!
What advice will you pass on: Life is so short...do the best you know how.
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Michael Ranson
Family: Yes
Hobbies:Fishing, baseball, basketball and hunting.
Where do you call home: Auburn, IL
How long have you been driving: 14 Years
Favorite meal: Steak & Potatoes
Memorable Experience: My Millionth mile when it passed without incident.
Who has influenced you life: My best firnd (HoJo) Howard Johnsen.
What the best advice you received:Keep it between the lines, keep it safe.
What advice will you pass on: The same.
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A Van Roekel
Family: Wife Vinny, 4 sons Mark in Waterloo, IA, Kent in Hudson, IA, Ryan in Plymouth, MN, Bradley in Bakersfield, CA and Shawna in Eagan, MN plus 7 grandchildren
Hobbies: Fishing, golf, hunting, skiing, gardening and reading
Where do you call home: Park Rapids, MN
How long have you been driving:14 Years
Favorite meal: Caesar Salad or hamburger steak
Memorable Experience: Stopped in traffic on I-10 in Louisana and a family gave me a plate of asst. sandwiches. Seeing the Babe Ruth monument
Who has influenced your life: My parents by doing a good job well
What the best advice you received: Try to stay positive in all aspects of life
What advice will you pass on: Be respectful, patient and courteous and it will get you a long way safely
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Barbara McNinch
Family: Yes, 2 sons, 3 Grandsons
Hobbies: Reading, Hunting and Fishing
Where do you call home: New York Mills, MN
How long have you been driving: 15 years
Favorite meal: Fried Chicken
Memorable Experience: People I have met
Who has influenced your life: My father, always being their. Bernie Flath for teaching me to drive, and Harold Anderson for giving me the chance to buy a truck, when nobody else would.
What the best advice you received: When I think I know everything there is to know about trucking, walk away and take the first bus home.
What advice will you pass on:Same as above
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Barry Dieters
Family: Wife- Diane, Daughters Kristi and Edith, Son Kyle
Hobbies: Classic cars, glider airplanes and chasing mama around the house
Where do you call home: Where the heart is: Chicopee MA, Houston TX and Phoenix AZ
How long have you been driving: 14 Years
Favorite meal: Home cooked meals at relatives and friends homes
Memorable Experience: Belmont, AZ. we received 28 1/2 inches of snow overnite and I volunteered to help the national guard clear the roads and helped people with food and gas.
Who has influenced you life: My Dad taught me all the rights, and my wife Diana deserves a lot of credit also.
What the best advice your received: Was from my Dad. What you expect and receive out of life is what you put into it.
What advice will you pass on: Hang in there. Think positive, take it in perspective... success is around the corner
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Bernie Flath
Family: Brothers, Leroy and Tom
Hobbies: Hunting and Fishing
Where do you call home: New York Mills, MN
How long have you been driving: 31 years
Favorite meal: Hamburger steak and mashed potatos
Memorable Experience: People I have met
Who has influenced your life: My GrandPa
What the best advice you received: Keep an open mind
What advice will you pass on:Have a good attitude, Keep things in perspective
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Bill Richards
Family: Wife, Joanne
Hobbies: Restoring old cars & fabrication work
Where do you call home: Cissna Park, IL
How long have you been driving: 15 Years
Favorite meal: A good Prime Rib
Memorable Experience: When I was in Canada last winter (2004) I was shut down by a bad snow strom. It was Christmas Eve and I was parked on the side of the road in a small town. MY RCMP escorts took me back to there house to spend Christmas with them. They and all the people in that town made me feel at home. The generosity of people can still amaze me.
Who has influenced your life: I think no one person, but an accumulation of many people have influenced the direction of my life has taken. (Family, co-workers, teachers and friends have kept me on the right path)
What the best advice you received: Take your time and don’t let anybody rush you, and take the time to think about what you do, before you do it.
What advice will you pass on: Same
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David Lucey
Family: 2 dogs
Hobbies: Sailing
Where do you call home: Bristol, VT
How long have you been driving: 20 Years
Favorite meal: Lobster
Memorable Experience: Seeing the space shuttle launch.
What the best advice you received: Take it one step at a time, don’t make it any more complicated than it already is.
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Don Dempsey
Family: Ex-wife, 2 - Daughters, 2 - Grand Daughters, 1 - Grandson
Hobbies: Fishing, Gardening and Landscape work
Where do you call home: Parme, MI (Home of my oldest daughter)
How long have you been driving: 38 years
Favorite meal: Breakfast, steak and eggs
Memorable Experience: Would have to be all the nice people I met while working local in Florida for three months
Who has influenced your life: Mr. Harold Keyser - My Father-in-law for 36 years and still a good friend
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Donovan Dupuis
Family: Wife, four children and seven grandchildren
Hobbies: Hunting, farming
Where do you call home: Mosinee, WI
How long have you been driving:4 9 years
Favorite meal: Chicken or good buffet
Memorable Experience: Trips to Newfoundland and Alaska
Who has influenced your life: My dad Donal Dupuis, and my good neighbor of 64 years from across the road.
What the best advice you received: If a job is worth doing it is worth doing right and safely.
What advice will you pass on: Be trustworthy, honest and dependable.
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Edward Cullinan
Family: Wife Birgit 2 sons Kirk and Bret
Hobbies: Fishing, boating, collecting baseball cards and going to the Mets game
Where do you call home: Dover, TN
How long have you been driving: 34 Years
Favorite meal: Surf and Turf
Memorable Experience: Delivered a load to a nudist resort.
Who has influenced your life: Bernie Flath. When I met him I forgot what a good person was all about.
What the best advice you received: Keep it in the high hole
What advice will you pass on: Life is to short, enjoy every moment
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Edward Mallard
Family: Wife and 2 sons
Hobbies: Fishing and Bowling
Where do you call home: Middleburg, FL
How long have you been driving: Since August 15, 1958
Favorite meal: Fried Chicken or ham
Memorable Experience: Saving a life in an accident that occured.
Who has influenced your life: Wife - Sylvia
What the best advice you received: Always be honest.
What advice will you pass on: Always be true to yourself.
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G Stageberg
Family: Wife: Linda, 6 children, 10 Grandchildren
Hobbies: Raquetball, dancing and international travel
Where do you call home: Minnetonka, MN
How long have you been driving: 47 years
Favorite meal: My own meat loaf
Memorable Experience: Took mt tractor to Liberty Island by bagre when they were rebuilding the Statue of Liberty.
Who has influenced your life: My father taught me to appreciate knowledge and honor.
What the best advice you received: Since you can’t change the past, don’t worry about it - just deal with the situation at hand
What advice will you pass on: Ditto
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Gaither Jackson
Family: Bob, Lucy and Patty
Where do you call home: Odessa TX
How long have you been driving: 21 Years
Favorite meal: Steak and eggs
Who has influenced your life: .Dallas Wills and Jeff Lock
What the best advice you received: BE SAFE by Gary Schloeder
What advice will you pass on: Keep the good work up and Know the job abd load your on!
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Gene Forstrom
Family: Wife; Jo, 3 children, Gene Jr and 2 daughters Dawn and Teea. 7 Grandchildren
Hobbies: Old motorcycles, fishing
Where do you call home: Charlestown, NH
How long have you been driving: 40 Years
Favorite meal: None... Louisiana Food
Memorable Experience: To many to name one
Who has influenced your life: God
What the best advice you received: Be yourself.
What advice will you pass on: Be yourself and be honest
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Howard Johnsen
Family: Wife, Donna, Son: Donald, Daughter: Katrina, Granddaughter: Danielle
Hobbies: Cars, Cub Scouts, Outdoors and Trucker Buddies
Where do you call home: Hope Mills, NC
How long have you been driving: 14 Years
Favorite meal: Chefs Salad now, it use to be steak.
Memorable Experience: Making a delivery to the Vermont Teddy Bear Company.
Who has influenced your life: My Uncle Bob, and my father in law Bobby Miller.
What the best advice you received: Just about the time, you think you know everything about what your doing, throw the key in the field and walk home.
What advice will you pass on: Use your ears...Not your mouth.
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Ian Anderson
Family: Widower, two grown children Duane and Linda and three grandchildren
Hobbies: Flower gardens, stock Car races and Hot Rods. 1980 Fiesta under construction. Member Hope Covenant Church, St. Cloud, MN
Where do you call home: Clearwater, MN
How long have you been driving: 25 years
Favorite meal: Eggs-sausage, hash browns, whole wheat toast and coffee
Memorable Experience: I saw the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. Also saw the Spruce Goose and the Queen Mary in Long Beach
Who has influenced your life: My father ingrained in me the need to work everyday and to be prompt
What the best advice you received: Don’t judge others by yourself.
What advice will you pass on:
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James Carroll
Family: Single
Hobbies: Hunting and Fishing
Where do you call home: Spring Lake, NC
How long have you been driving: 15 Years
Favorite meal: Anything Spicy
Memorable Experience: Good - Getting a tour of the space shuttle. Bad - Delivering a crane to a barge across from the twin towers after 9-11.
Who has influenced your life: Mom and Dad, they raised 8 good kids
What the best advice you received: Go to work and stay busy doing your best
What advice will you pass on: Do your best
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JD Northrup
Family: Girlfriend Donna, 2 daughters April and Sarah
Hobbies: Golfing, Fishing & Hunting
Where do you call home: Rockport, TX
How long have you been driving: 37 years
Memorable Experience: 9-11-2001
Who has influenced your life: My Dad taught me to work hard.
What the best advice you received: Enjoy life.
What advice will you pass on: If you are going to work at a job, do it well and you will enjoy your job. When you enjoy your job, you will enjoy your life as well.
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Jeff Lofgren
Family: Wife - Kathy, Son - Mike
Hobbies: Collecting John Deere 2 cylinder tractors
Where do you call home: Sauk, Rapids, MN
How long have you been driving: 24 years
Favorite meal: Little Smokies and eggs
Memorable Experience: Most memorable have been when I’ve done something to get in trouble...so let sleeping dogs lie.
Who has influenced your life: My father who instilled a strong work ethic in me. My wife Kathy of 23 years who has hung in there and helped me through the years.
What the best advice you received: No matter what happens...look out for #1
What advice will you pass on: Don’t jump from trucking company to trucking company. Put in some time and get some seniority and reallly learn how your company works in and out. Both side of the system, the driver side and the office side.
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Jo Raines
Family: 2 Sons Bill & Darrell, 2 Daughters Janet & Cheryl - 10 Grandchildren - 1 Great Grandson
Hobbies: Arts & Crafts, Reading and Grandchildren
Where do you call home: Woodbine, IA
How long have you been driving: 31 Years
Favorite meal: Any meal I had the time to sit down relax and enjoy
Memorable Experience: How could you pick just one? Being able to take family and friends on the road with me. ATS being so understanding and getting me loads to Disney World when had Grandkids on the truck with me. The places I’ve seen, the people. Sun sets and sun rises only God could paint.
Who has influenced your life: My mother and father that set such good examples for my 2 brothers, sister and me. Most of all Bill Darrell, Janet and Cheryl that have been the greatest blessing in my life. They influenced me and taught me so much.
What the best advice you received: I can remember my Dad saying to me "Jody, you can do anything you set your mind too". If you want something go out and work for it. If someone hires you for a $1.00 an hour - give them $1.50 worth of work.
What advice will you pass on: You have only one life to live - make it a happy one - walk with God!
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John Greene
Family: Wife - Patricia Anne, Sons - John Jr. and Joshua, Daughter Kimberly
Hobbies: Yardwork,gardening, collect toy metal trucks. I have close to 200.
Where do you call home:Petersburg, IL
How long have you been driving: 27 years
Favorite meal: Steak and Lobster
Memorable Experience: The day I met Frank DiPerna, about ten years ago. He talked me into buying my first truck.
Who has influenced your life: Many have Ralph Anderson, Frank Diperna and Uncle Paul Lagrange
What the best advice you received: Expect the unexpected at any given time. This was told to me many years ago and it still holds true today
What advice will you pass on: Expect the unexpected at any given time.
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John Trapp
Family: 5 Children, 3 Grand Daughters
Hobbies: Fishing, Hunting and working in the yard
Where do you call home: Monroe, MI
How long have you been driving: 30 Years
Favorite meal: Hamburger Steak
Memorable Experience: Once on a highway in SD, about a dozen cows were in the middle of the road when I came over the hill. No way to stop. Blew my horn and the cows parted. I went through a hole in them. When I stopped I had cow hairs on both my turn signals.
Who has influenced your life: Has to be my wife Francis. I lost her last September 7, 2000
What the best advice you received: Never sleep over the steering wheel.
What advice will you pass on: When your tired, pull off the road in a safe place and take a nap. Don’t take any "keep awake" pills, you can’t trust them
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Tony Gulie
Family:
Hobbies:
Where do you call home: Seattle, WA
How long have you been driving:
Favorite meal:
Memorable Experience:
Who has influenced your life:
What the best advice you received:
What advice will you pass on:
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Frank Blair
Family: Wife Sarah, Mother Helene and Brother Jon
Hobbies: HIking in the mountains, camping, playing cards. Enjoying every minute I have together with Sarah and watching NASCAR & NFL football.
Where do you call home: Barre, VT
How long have you been driving: Since 1988 for Anderson Trucking.
Favorite meal: Soup & salad with fruit and bottled water.
Memorable Experience: While on layover in Barre, VT in 1991, I met my wife to be, Sarah, while asking for directions to the capital theater that was playing Terminator II.
Who has influenced your life: My mother (Helene), as an army wife, practically raised two sons on her own, while dad was away a lot serving his country. Through that I learned how important it is to be responsible.
What’s the best advice you received: "Treat others as you would like them to treat you." (Sarah)
What advice will you pass on: Aspire to be the best at what you do, and above all do it safely
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Henry Craft
Family: Love my Family
Hobbies: Motorcycle rider
Where do you call home: Milwaukee, WI
How long have you been driving: 19 Years
Favorite meal: Steak.
Memorable Experience: Going down the side of a mountain in a snow storm.
Who has influenced your life: My wife.
What the best advice you received: Never give on what you want.
What advice will you pass on: Whatever you do, do your best.
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Chris McGee
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Marty Walters
Family: Wife, Linda. Daughters, Erika, Deirdra, Kimberly and Christine. Sons, Mike and Lance
Hobbies: Camping and Fishing
Where do you call home: Woodbury, CT
How long have you been driving: 31 years
Favorite meal: Good Italian Food
Memorable Experience: Being asked by Virgil Sabby, to be a heavy haul driver when he went into the office to become a dispatcher.
Who has influenced you life: Harold & Brent Anderson and Virgil Sabby. Three very honest people.
What is the best advice you received: Believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see.
What advice will you pass on: Relax, be cool, you can’t haul it all!
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Julius McDonald
Family: Wife and 2 sons and 3 Grandchildren.
Hobbies: Repairing old pontiacs. Currently 2 of the a 63 and 74.
Where do you call home: Macon, NC
How long have you been driving: 33 years
Favorite meal: Steak & Shrimp.
Memorable Experience: I hauled 2 Hummers for President Bush’s G-8 Summit Meeting in South Carolina.
Who has influenced your life: My Dad
What the best advice you received: Don’t rush and get plenty of rest.
What advice will you pass on: Leave plenty of room between you and the vehicle you are following.
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Terry (Gunny) Nagunst
Family: Wife, Cathy and three sons Charles, Tom and Mile.
Hobbies: Guns and shooting.
Where do you call home: Kinston, NC
How long have you been driving: 12 years
Favorite meal: Pork chops, corn on the cob and green beans
Memorable Experience:
Who has influenced your life: My father Melvin Nagunst. He said " Do it right the first time or don't do it at all".
What’s the best advice you received: Take care of your equipment and it will take care of you.
What advice will you pass on: The same.
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Phil Campanella
Family: 1 son Mark
Hobbies: Deep sea fishing, golf and motorcycle riding.
Where do you call home: Where Clearwater, FL
How long have you been driving: 12 Years
Favorite meal: Steak and eggs
Memorable Experience: First wind tower blde load.
Someone who has influenced your life: My Father.
What the best advice your received: Do the best you can.
What advice will you pass on: Do the best you can, while you can.
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Mark Sherburn
Family: I have a daughter Judy that will graduate high school in 2007. I remarried in 2006 to a great person.
Hobbies: I like to fix things around the house, and sometime the car or truck. I like to get out in the woods for a walk to be with nature and relax.
Where do you call home: Buchanan, MI part time and Crambell, IN where my wife lives.
How long have you been driving: I have spent my whole time driving for ATS. I am working on my 17th year here at ATS, they have been fair with me over the years.
Favorite meal on the road: something that will satisfy me an not add alot of weight to my body. I do eat alot of green foods. It is hard to find meals that don’t have pork in them, I don’t eat pork. It seems that I eat alot of the same foods.
Memorable Experience: Just keep your mind clear and be alert, the next mile may be when you need to react to save your life or someone else's. Accidents aren’t fun!
Who has influenced your life: I thunk my father was the shinning light in my life. He was a single parent after the death of my Mother. I was 7 when this happened, he worked hard to keep it all together.
What the best advice you received: Put your life in God’s hands. You don’t know, today may be your last.
What advice will you pass on: Don’t let the stress of the road get under your skin. It leads to road rage. That doesn’t help you get down the road. Keep your head clear to react to what’s coming up next.
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Steve French
Family: I am the second son of Ray and Rosie French. I am happily married to Nancy French who by the way is a driver for ATS, and I have 4 great and almost grown kids, Devin, Scott, Ashley and Sabrina.
Hobbies: I enjoy golf, football and shooting hoops with my kids.
Where do you call home: Waddington, NY
How long have you been driving: 11 years with ATS, driving for 22 years altogether
Favorite meal: My wifes cooking
Memorable Experience: There have been many: Going to Alaska and running after a Lynx with my camera. Taking a 7 hour ferry to deliver to St. John Newfoundland. Walking through the Carlsbad Caverns and seeing the bats.
Who has influenced your life: My wife.
What the best advice you received: Before you get into a tight spot, get out of the truck and walk it! It’s allot easier to walk back to the truck than it is to try and back out of a bad situation.
Treat others like you would want to be treated. What advice will you pass on: Be respectful, patient and courteous and it will get you a long way safely
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Emma Brooks
Family: My Mom, 4 brothers, 1 sister, 6 nieces, 3 nephews
Hobbies: Working in the garden.
Where do you call home: Lavernia, TX
How long have you been driving: 17 years.
Favorite meal: Grilled Chicken.
Memorable Experience: All the new people and friends I have met over the years.
Who has influenced your life: My mother and Henry Cattleberry
What’s the best advice you received: Be true to yourself, be safe and work hard.
What advice will you pass on: The same.
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Rick Hiemenz
Family: Wife Karen, Dad Lee and Mom Del
Hobbies: Driving.
Where do you call home: Cold Spring, MN
How long have you been driving: 10 years
Favorite meal: Steaks ans sea food.
Memorable Experience: Going to Alaska on the Alcan Highway, I had a moose that was running along side of the highway, next to my truck.
Who has influenced your life: Harold Anderson and Erling Anderson. Their influence on my life helped me to find a rewarding career
What’s the best advice you received: "When your driving, stay alert to all aspects of the road and conditions around you.
What advice will you pass on: Do your very best. Be friendly to people, it will get you far in this world.
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Jerry Connor
Family: Wife Zayna, Son Stan, Mother Ella Mae, Mother-in-law Imo Gene McGinnis, Brothers, Marsh and Randy and Sisters Donna and Denette
Hobbies: Motorcycles and old cars.
Where do you call home: Our farm outside of Trivoli, IL.
How long have you been driving: 25 years.
Favorite meal: Left overs. My wife send them with me when I leave.
Memorable Experience: Approximately 20 years ago, I was walking around having my morning coffee. It was in the Arizona desert after a spring rain. The sun was just coming up and it was the prettiest morning I can remember.
Who has influenced your life: Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith.
What’s the best advice you received: Everything in life is exactly as it is supposed to be at this very moment.
What advice will you pass on: Live your life, one day at a time.
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Ronald Jurchen
Family: 3 children, Jenny is in Ft Bennig GA, with her husband, Justin is in the Army at Fort Riley, Ashley is in Wright City KS with her mother, she is a senior in HS.
Hobbies: Fishing and working on old cars.
Where do you call home: Griswold, IA.
How long have you been driving: 20 years
Favorite meal: A good Steak.
Memorable Experience: Just meeting people. No one this stands out.
Who has influenced your life: My father, no matter how bad it gets, just keep trying and you will come out ahead.
What’s the best advice you received: Work hard and be honest.
What advice will you pass on: Be good to people you meet, some day you might need them.
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Jaime Mercado
Family: Wife and kids, Delmas (wife) Benny, Jaime Jr., Robert, Tammy. Grand kids Tamara, Angela, Melina
Hobbies: Working in my garden, Fishing and DJ music
Where do you call home: Salley, SC
How long have you been driving: 17 Years
Favorite meal: Fish & Steak dinner
Memorable Experience: Being able to meet peole, as well as other drivers and learn about their lives.
Who has influenced your life: My wife and best friend. Stands by me no matter hard or good times.
What the best advice you received: Take time to enjoy life and treat people like you want to be treated. respect and relax your mind and you will live longer. Learn to listen and learn from the Anderson Trucking staff.
What advice will you pass on: relieve stress, take care of yourself better. Take time for yourself, slow down and you will see the bigger picture of life.
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The following drivers have driven over a Million Safe Mile for
ATS, and have retired or their pictures are not available.
Robert Velmer
Terry Handl
Michael LaCoy
J. Atkinson
C. Fitchtinger
Terry Lenzer
Steve Swift
If you are a million mile driver and don't see your picture here,
it is probably because we don't have your picture. Call Safety at
320-255-7400.
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