Cochise, Geronimo and Zeus

Nov 3, 2013

Updated Dec 23, 2013

My oldest Zeus has been trucking with us for almost 15yrs. My other boys have trucking for 5yrs.. We take our family with us every trip.

Shawna Frantz | Owner-operator, PAM Transport

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