10-4 Magazine June 2022

Prochnow rebuilt wrecked trucks, and this is where Chad’s education on rebuilds flourished. This company prided themselves on doing things the right way with their company and their equipment. Chad went on to work for this company until 2002. This year saw more changes with Chad taking a local truck driving job and meeting Shawn Erickson. Not only did Chad star t driving truck full time, he and Lisa were married on August 31, 2002. Shawn played a big par t in the direction Chad would go, especially by telling Chad he didn’t know why he was working for someone else when he could own his own truck like he did. He showed Chad the ropes, including not spending all his earnings, but to put it in the bank. If it hadn’t been for Shawn talking him into trucking, Chad wouldn’t have turned down the county job he was offered. By now, according to Chad, he knew enough about trucking to be dangerous. In 1990, Lisa began working for a window company, and she stayed there for 13 years. At the end of 2003, not long after she and Chad got married, they star ted Berry Trucking LLC with the purchase of a 1996 International 9200. This was a trial truck – they wanted to see if they could make this all work. That truck lasted for three months, then Chad found a 1996 Peterbilt 379 to replace it. He conver ted this truck to a daycab and drove it until February of 2007. Over the years, the Berrys have owned Peterbilts and Kenwor ths, but Chad and Lisa aren’t par tial to one or the other, just the PACCAR brand. Lisa’s time to shine within the industry star ted when she went to work for Krug’s Towing, where she was responsible for all the scheduling, assisting with overhauls, and ordering par ts. She also became a distributor for the Primrose Oil Company. Lisa is proof you can accomplish anything if you apply yourself. 10-4 Magazine / June 2022 11 There was one truck in par ticular that really put Berry Trucking out there, as not only truck owners, but as truck builders. This happened in 2016 when Chad and Lisa hit the road with their black 2012 Peterbilt 386. Everyone laughed when they bought this truck in 2015, and Chad said, “Oh yeah? Watch this!” This aero truck was decked out with plenty of custom features with the acclaimed “Berry Touch” including their signature purple color incorporated on the truck. Hitting 2016 head-on, Chad and Lisa star ted the year at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY and walked away with Best of Show Working Combo (it was the first aero truck to ever do this), and then they were invited to the prestigious invite-only show at the Peterbilt assembly plant in Denton, TX. In June of 2016 they attended the SuperRigs show in Joplin, MO, winning some hardware and getting the sought-after oppor tunity to get a Rolling CB