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Oct 8, 2009

Updated Jun 3, 2010

Kelvin Schmidt's 2018 Volvo, parked at home

Always headed home: Owner-op pulls in profit with a single goal in mind

January Trucker of the Month Kelvin Schmidt's decade-plus career as an independent isn't, ultimately, about the trucking or simply making money. His operation's freight and rates consistency delivers profit and time back home where it belongs.

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