Smile at the birdy

Apr 9, 2010

Denver-based Swift Transportation driver Bill Kast shoots with a 35-millimeter film camera, digitizing his photos when he gets the film processed. This shot is of a driver he met at a rest stop on EB I-90 at the Coeur d'Alene port-of-entry scale house and his unique passenger named Mugsy.

Denver-based Swift Transportation driver Bill Kast’s photo of a driver and his unique passenger is one of many he’s posted to the The Photographer: Truckers News Photo Group on Flickr. Find more photos from the road, and share your own, at www.flickr.com/groups/truckersnews

The heavy-haul/oversize trucking niche can be lucrative for owner-operators who know the ins and outs of the business. That doesn't come immediately, nor without significant challenges. Shown here is owner-operator Jason Chamberlain's 1985 Kenworth W900B, powered by a Big Cam Cummins with a 13-speed. He owns two trailers -- a 55-ton, three-axle XL Specialized RGN and a 2017 Benson three-axle, low-pro step deck.

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