Trucker Salute
Celebrating our July, August, and September 2024 Calendar Features
July
“We like old trucks just like someone likes old classic cars. I look at it in a different
aspect of when you’re building an older truck, you can take an old truck and buy it cheaper because it’s beat up and
worn down and restore it and turn it into something brand new. Anybody can go out and buy a brand new truck and they
just have a brand new truck. When you buy an old truck and turn it into a new truck, I feel like you really have
something.” - JR, Crystal & Alex Schleuger, Britt, IA, 1984 Kenworth W900B
August
“I started trucking about 17 years ago back in New Zealand, where I’m from. Started off
just going for rides with my cousin and got the passion for it from there. I like the freedom of being out on the
highway and the people that you meet. I enjoy driving nicer equipment. It makes you feel proud—people going by you,
waving and tooting, other truckers calling you on the radio. It’s cool. We run Shell Rotella® T6.” – Ben Overton,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2020 Kenworth W900B
September
“I’ve been trucking for 26 – 27 years. Best job I can think of having— independent,
free, like cowboys back in the day. It’s an adventure every day. I guess that’s what draws me in. It’s always
something different. Always a new challenge, new experience. It’s America in my opinion. This is my fourth
SuperRigs®. The biggest reason we come is to hang out with friends and have fun. Maybe win something at the end of
the day, but if we don’t, we don’t.” - Brad Harminson, Covington, TX, 2007 Peterbilt 379
