www.landstar.com 2016 Issue 2 | The Road to Success • 7

Pride & Polish Beauty Contest WinLandstar BCO Chris Grimshaw entered Overdrive

Magazine’s Pride & Polish competition at the 75 Chrome Shop in Wildwood, Florida because he said it was something he always wanted to do.

“I spend a lot of time cleaning and keeping my truck in good working shape, and felt like I needed to participate in an event where people would take notice,” remembers Grimshaw.

Grimshaw spent weeks readying his 2007 Peterbilt 379 EXHD and 2010 Great Dane trailer for the April beauty contest. Every last detail was covered, from the wax and polish, to painting the motor and frame of the truck.

“I spent about 150 hours myself, plus the help of friends and my dad,” says Grimshaw, whose father, Bob, also is a BCO leased on with Landstar.

At the end of the three-day show, Grimshaw’s

elbow grease earned him second place in the Pride & Polish Truck Beauty Contest in the Combo Wash and Shine division.

Grimshaw, who leased on to Landstar in 2009, is already a winner among the Landstar family. The BCO won the Bestway Inc. Truck Beauty Contest twice, and, as a result, his 2007 Peterbilt was featured on the Bestway agency’s annual mousepad calendar.

in the news

Congratulations to Landstar BCO Deb LaBree who was named to the 2016 Women In Trucking Association’s (WIT) Image Team during the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in March.

LaBree is one of 13 women who were selected to be part of this year’s Image Team, which was announced during the 7th annual Salute to Women Behind the Wheel event at MATS in Louisville, Kentucky.

“It is an honor to be part of the Image Team. It’s been a fantastic year so far meeting all the other women involved, seeing the passion they have for this industry, and mentoring and teaching the women who are still in school and looking forward

to becoming part of this industry,” explained LaBree.

The mission of the WIT Image Team is to represent women in the industry while bringing awareness to the need for more female drivers and the challenges they face working in an industry mostly comprised of men. Throughout the year, the Image Team participates in ride-along events for legislators, regulators and

industry leaders, providing them with a deeper understanding of the obstacles women face in the transportation industry.

Deb and her husband, Del, are team drivers who leased on with Landstar in 2014.

BCO Named to Women In Trucking Image Team

Del and Deb LaBree at the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show

Grimshaw’s 2007 Peterbilt 379 EXHD