June Owner-Operator of the Month

Jun 8, 2011

Kirby Killgore, a 50-year-old reefer hauler and Springfield, Mo., resident, has driven more than 1.5 million accident-free miles in his 26 years trucking, many of them spent at O&S Trucking.

Read more about Killgore and his first truck, a 1986 Freightliner, in the Owner-Operator of the Month feature in Overdrive’s June issue here. Also, view a video of Killgore here.

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