Jae and Brandi Elsbree's pair of 2021 Kenworth W900s

Jul 26, 2022

Jae Elsbree worked for Browning & Browning Inc., a logging company out of Port Angeles, Washington, for 14 years before going over-the-road three years ago. Around that time, he married Brandi and got her to start with him at Browning & Browning. Now hauling for Hermann Bros. out of Port Angeles, the couple usually gets dispatched together in their 2021 Kenworth W900s. The trucks are powered by 600-hp (Jae) and 565-hp (Brandi) Cummins X15s, both with 18-speeds.

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