10-4 Magazine November 2023

14 10-4 Magazine / November 2023 doing,” and gave him a passing grade on his physical. He was now cleared to get back behind the wheel, but he still took it slow, not trucking at all between September 2022 and April 2023. This was his second chance, and he didn’t want to do anything to jeopardize it. In February 2023, Ber t and Lisa star ted researching what type of trailer they should buy for Ber t’s return and decided an aluminum end dump would have lots of work, so they found a dealer that had a build slot and ordered a new MAC half-round end dump. The trailer arrived in June, but they didn’t get it on the road until July. This beautiful polished 2024 MAC end dump features a painted purple ram, a liner inside that can accommodate up to 5-inch river rock without denting the side walls, 242 mini watermelon “Hero” lights from RoadWorks, and two purple stripes along the rails down each side of the trailer. Jamie Crytzer at TarpStop installed the trailer’s purple Side-Lok cable tarp system. The truck and trailer combo recently made its truck show debut at the Soza Memorial Truck Show in Turlock, CA in September 2023 and did really well, earning four big trophies, including 1st Place in the Construction class, Best Engine, Best Lights, and Competitor’s Choice! Having met Ber t and Lisa previously at a show in 2022, we were so relieved and happy to hear of his recovery and return to trucking, and knew it was a story that needed to be told (and a truck and trailer that needed to be featured). Getting to know this nice couple at the shows and at our photo shoot, which took place at two different dairies near Kerman, CA on a very hot day, we really enjoyed our time with Ber t and Lisa. Both Ber t and Lisa have been married three times prior, and both have grown kids from these three previous marriages. Ber t and Lisa met in November 2018 and had their first date in December 2018. After moving things forward and moving in together, the couple got engaged on Christmas Day in 2019 when Ber t surprised Lisa with a ring, wrapped in a giant box filled with hundreds of pieces of crumpled newspaper, and then proposed in front of all the family right then and there. Married on November 13, 2020 (on a Friday the 13th during the covid pandemic) in Boise, ID, at Ber t’s sister’s house, the couple will celebrate their third anniversary this month. Lisa holds two master’s degrees that were conferred within two weeks of each other back in 2014 – one is an MA in Psychology and Addiction Counseling and the other is an MS in Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy. She primarily worked with children aged 3-10, and did Sand Tray Therapy, which she really enjoyed. However, covid put a damper on that as “Zoom” meetings with that age group was impossible, especially when they were used to play therapy. She also did drug and alcohol counseling during her master’s programs at a troubled youth camp. These days, her passion is fitness, and along with working out a lot, she is currently in the process of getting licensed to become a fitness instructor at a local senior center. As with most truck owners and operators, there is not a lot of time left for hobbies, but Ber t and Lisa do enjoy getting out and riding their 2019 Harley Davidson Street Glide motorcycle, and also like driving and taking care of their Ford F250 diesel pickup, which is painted purple and white to match the big truck. The couple also loves their dog “Frankie” and takes her just about everywhere they go. The three-year-old pug pup loves going in the truck and was with Ber t and Lisa at the photo shoot, too. A few people Ber t wanted to thank include everyone at Boise Peterbilt (especially Sales Manager Drew and Paint Shop Foreman Mel), Lane Walker at Solo Signs for all his amazing paint work and detail, Billy at Double E Trucking, his wash and detail guy Junior at JMD, and Billy’s driver (and nephew) Andrew, who not only helped us find our photo shoot locations, but also hung out with us all day and helped out, as we took the pictures for this feature. And, of course, last but not least, his wife Lisa for all her love and suppor t. Without her, none of this would have been possible, and Ber t wanted her to know that she means the world to him. As for the future, Ber t is content to remain a one-truck owner operator, but as Ber t has recently realized, the future is guaranteed to no one, so it is impor tant to live every day to its fullest. He loves pulling the end dump and plans to continue doing that. Ber t wishes his father was still alive to see all that he has accomplished (he passed away in 2014), because he would have loved this truck. Ber t has been told many times that he’d never make it as an owner operator, so he is proud of what he has been able to do and is excited to be featured on our cover. Not everyone gets a second chance, but Ber t and Lisa Greene did – and they are not taking anything for granted anymore! n EDITOR’S NOTE: Big thanks go out to Ber t for providing the night shot of the truck!