60 10-4 Magazine / October 2025 Kenworth customer ever since.” Having owned seven Kenworths since that first one in 1991, her 1999 Kenworth W900L, the first green and gold Packer themed truck, was even featured in Kenworth’s “World’s Best” Magazine. An ambassador to the industry, Mary is one to promote trucking in a positive manner. As a Trucker Buddy for over 30 years, she had five schools during that time and would visit the kids at her schools with her iconic truck. “I retired from Trucker Buddy this year,” said Mary. During her 40-plus year career behind the wheel, Mary has been recognized for her professionalism, most recently receiving the Female Driver of the Year Award from the National Association of Small Trucking Companies (NASTC) in 2014. “When I began trucking, I was leased to APX, which was part of Schneider, and then was at Packerland Express for about 16 years,” said Mary. Leased to Bob Erickson Trucking out of Lino Lakes, Minnesota since 2003, Mary’s T660 “Jordy” is the pride of the fleet. “I’ve always run west to California and still do, and our customers know my truck,” added Mary. Mary works the truck hard (it currently has over 1,120,000 miles on its odometer) and it, along with her traveling companion, an 8-year-old Shitzu named Casey, are a common sight at truck shows around the Midwest, as well. “I enjoy going to truck shows and talking to people, letting children get up in the truck and sharing my pride and passion for the Packers and trucking,” said Mary. While there are millions of Packer fans throughout the country, the truck gets a lot of attention from the general public, as well. Telling me how people react to her truck when she’s either working it or showing it, Mary said, “When cars pass me, a lot of times, I notice them slowing down and they will get out their phone to snap a photo, or when I’m parked or fueling, I get fans of other NFL teams, and even a lot of non-football fans, coming up to me and asking if they can take a photograph of my truck.” As one of the invited Kenworths to the 2025 Kenworth Truck Show and Parade, Mary brought her T660 home to Chillicothe, Ohio, where it rolled off the assembly line in November 2013. “It was truly an honor to be invited,” said Mary. With her dog Casey and longtime friend Linda Biddle joining her at the show, the truck was a huge hit with Kenworth employees and parade goers. While I was photographing the trucks rollin’ in the parade, when Mary came by, chants of “Go Pack Go!” and “Go Packers!” could be heard along the route. Mary concluded with, “When I rolled up under the Majestic Theatre arch and paused for photos, I heard the announcer say over the PA system to the parade audience: Hey folks, you’ll never guess where this truck is from!” n
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