10-4 Magazine August 2022

36 10-4 Magazine / August 2022 With a “clean truck” mindset, Chris doesn’t like to ride down the road in a dirty truck. He said if he knows he is coming up to rain, he will wash it, because “it has to look good getting dirty.” His desire for a clean truck and the pride he takes in his trucks is evident every time he stops, because he is always wiping or polishing on something. Special thanks from Chris to God as he would be nothing without him, to his wife Heidi for putting up with this crazy lifestyle and long hours, to his parents for his upbringing, and to his kids for learning to understand when he was away from home it was to provide the best life for them that he could. Big thanks to Chris’ father Bobby and his brother Taylor, as they are the biggest influences in his life (his father taught him everything about trucking including how to maintain his own equipment). Taylor learned the same and was a role model for Chris with his work ethic, likeness to his father, the family man he is, and the way he continues to still push Chris to keep succeeding. Thank you Chris for your time to photograph the truck and being able to tell your story. One can learn to love trucks, but the passion that is passed down gets ignited in one’s soul that continues to burn. As always, to all the drivers out there doing the deal, truck safe. n