FEBRUARY 2025 COVER FEATURE: Mason Smith (25) of Burns, Kansas owns and operates this clean 1999 Peterbilt 379 and 2023 Wilson livestock trailer. Featuring a 1LW Caterpillar 3406E hooked to an 18-speed and 3.36 rears, the Light Saddle Metallic truck rides on a 279” wheelbase. This is just one of three trucks Mason owns and operates, along with help from one company driver, as well. JDK Trucking (started in 1996 by Mason’s grandfather, father and uncle) and MAD Cattle Company (started in 2014 by Mason, his brother Austin, and their dad David) are just two of the operations Mason and his family operate, along with their cattle ranch, starting yard, row crop farm, custom hay farming, and more. Mason is the third generation in their family to ranch and truck, and he loves it!
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