Owner-Operator of the Month for July

Jul 5, 2011

Jeff Ledbetter

In the July Overdrive, read about Jeff Ledbetter’s 30-year career in trucking and his secrets for logging more than 1.3 million accident-free miles.

A Michigander, Ledbetter has become a role model to younger drivers at Hogan Transport Inc., where he is leased for dedicated runs with Target Corp.

ARI sleeper of Frank and Ivonne Trujillo's 2021 Peterbilt 389

Custom 2021 Peterbilt 'home away from home' with a 168-inch ARI big bunk

This 389 of F.T. Trucking small fleet owners Frank and Ivonne Trujillo is well-appointed inside with the comforts of a rolling home and office, not to mention an old-school dash display. Outside? Plenty of custom touches completing the build with class.

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