Owner-Operator of the Month for July

Jul 5, 2011

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.

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