10-4 Magazine June 2022

14 10-4 Magazine / June 2022 hard worker, Chad has always included Lisa in everything, and he always gives her the chance to dig in and learn. With Chad, she is par t of a team where they can figure things out, work on projects together, and laugh through it all. He is her sounding board, always there to listen and understand. She also said that Chad tends to put everyone else in front of him. Lisa understands what it takes to not only make a business par tnership work, but also a marriage. I’ve heard her mention in the Rolling CB Interview that “if we want to have a good, strong relationship and this is what he enjoys the most, then I’m going to become a par t of it.” Lisa knew early on that she needed to know and learn about trucks and trucking to be able to spend time with Chad. And their time working together continues to strengthen them as the team everyone has come to know. Taking a little trip down memory lane, 2016 was a formidable year for me. This was the first year I really ventured out to see other truck shows, considering MATS and the Waupun Truck-N-Show were the only ones I had been to. June of 2016 was SuperRigs in Joplin, MO and my first time meeting Chad and Lisa. They gave me a golf car t ride to a nice spot where I could get good photos of the trucks in the convoy. We ended up forming enough of a friendship that I made my way up to Medford, WI in October of 2016 as they welcomed me with an oppor tunity to photograph their aforementioned 386 “Curb Sniffer” Peterbilt (Pictured here below). This sharp aero truck, which was one the first ever built to be truly cool, is one of few that will always hold a special place in my hear t because this was the first truck I ever did an actual photo shoot of... with my phone camera! My life is richer with Chad and Lisa in it, and I’ll never forget the chance they gave me over six and a half years ago. This piece of history in my life is the reason why I am so honored to have been able to photograph this 389 and have the oppor tunity to finally tell their story. Thanks to Chad and Lisa for welcoming me into their home, for the continued friendship, and for being an amazing couple that everyone is happy to know. It was a quick trip, but they have no idea how much I enjoyed being in their area of Nor thwoods nice! As always, to all the drivers out there doing the deal, truck safe. n