The Diesel Addict: By Stephanie Haas Life doesn’t just happen, but it provides the tools for someone to build off of. Hustle, dedication, perseverance, and support is what makes a vision a reality. High school sweethearts Dustin (32) and Emily (31) Stieneke, owners of Silver Steer Trucking, Inc. out of Correctionville, IA, had a vision, grabbed life by the horns, and began a journey of building together. As far back as Dustin remembers, he liked trucks and wanted to be a trucker. He is the third generation of truckers in his family following his grandfather Marvin and his father Bryan. Dustin met his now wife Emily during the summer of 2009 leading into his junior year and into Emily’s sophomore year of high school. Dustin always knew that he wanted to work for himself one day. One would probably say that Dustin is motivationally driven with regard to learning how to drive, as he basically taught himself, followed by the hours sitting in the passenger seat, riding around with his buddy before he turned 18. In 2011, at the age of 18, Dustin started driving for a farm where he hauled grain during the day and hauled groceries from a Distribution Center at night. After a year, he bought his first truck, started Silver Steer Trucking in November of 2011, and began pulling a livestock trailer owned by Dillon Kunkel. A year later, he went to Hoetling Trucking, hauling livestock under them for almost seven years. During that time, on September 7, 2019, Dustin and Emily were married. After seven years with Hoetling, they decided to embark on growing their company, adding grain trailers and belly dumps to the mix, while upping their fleet to five trucks, and started running for Andy Goettsch of Goettsch Dispatch. In 2021, Dustin and Emily started upgrading their fleet by ordering brand new trucks. This less maintenance advantage is something that they wish they would’ve started sooner. At the beginning of 2024, the Stieneke’s had an opportunity to put a truck on with McRoberts Trucking, Inc., owned by LeRoy and Amanda McRoberts (October 2018 feature) out of Sergeant Bluff, IA. As time went on, a few more were added. Also in 2024, Dustin and Emily, after losing their beloved blue heeler dog of 11 years, finally decided to begin looking for another dog. They wanted something that didn’t shed and small enough to be Dustin’s co-pilot when he went trucking. In May, they found just that dog – a tiny Yorkie they named Tammy. They laugh because they think they found the smallest one. Adorable doesn’t begin to describe this little dog with a big, happy personality. 46 10-4 Magazine / July 2025 BUILDING TOGETHER
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