Robin Bruckner

Mar 31, 2014

ROBIN BRUCKNER
Hometown: DeBeque, Colo.
Occupation: Company driver
Company: CTAP LLC

I have been around trucks all my life. My dad was an OTR driver ever since I was a little girl, and there was nothing better than riding with dad during the summer! As a driver in the oilfields of western Colorado, I have the opportunity to see some beautiful places and drive with other amazing drivers. Many people ask me why I chose driving as a career, and I always reply, “My office view changes every day. Does yours?”

Mark Gordon

January 5, 2021

The 1978 Peterbilt 352 was a model who in earlier years had been driven by Bowerman's father, who passed several years earlier. This one, purchased from a prior owner in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has origins in Illinois, Bowerman said, and is powered by a Cat 3406A run through a 15-speed transmission, 190-inch wheelbase.

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