James Stephens

Sep 10, 2014

Updated Sep 12, 2014

James Stephens, owner-operator
Nominated by Darrell Lynn Rhodes, friend

Been trucking since 50. Will help any one. Loves God. Sings all the time. Has cancer and is taking radiation and chemo. Had to sell truck. Lost about 100 pounds. Tubes in stomach to feed. Wants to go back driving. Trying to fix old truck to go back to road. God bless.

Third-generation owner-operator's beautifully-rebuilt 1990 Kenworth W900L

After the truck was retired about three years ago, owner Joel Anker had it rebuilt into a show truck. The hard work paid off, with a fifth-place finish in the Limited Mileage -- Bobtail with Miles class at MATS in March.

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