WASHINGTON, D.C. During a special ceremony held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the nation’s capital, the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence recognition program awarded a brand new, fully-loaded Kenworth T680 highway tractor to Gregg Softy, a 28-year U.S. Army veteran turned truck driver for refrigerated carrier Stevens Transport.
Softy, a former lieutenant colonel who served in the Second Armored “Hell on Wheels” division during Operation desert Storm, hopes to eventually start his own small trucking company.
“I’ve had a passion for trucks since I was three years old and I love driving,” he told American Trucker. “I’ve hoped to start my own trucking business for a while. Winning this truck certainly accelerates that timeline.”
Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.