Minnesota-based owner-operator Fritz Littlefield pulls a flatbed leased to CRST with his 2006 Peterbilt 379, detailed in the video above.
Littlefield has been trucking for the better part of 42 years, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. He pulled a reefer for the first 30 years of his career, before just more than a decade ago moving to flatbed.
Early in his career, he ran a six-truck fleet. When the economy turned in the early 2000s, he sold his equipment and went to work for his then-father-in-law. Yet it wasn't long before he was back in business for himself. He bought this 2006 Pete and put a team in it to run for him. Today, he holds the reins of the 550-hp Acert Cat-powered rig himself, hauling wherever the money takes him.
When the truck's at work, the theme isn’t quite as apparent as it was parked at the Guilty By Association Truck Show in Joplin, Missouri, last Fall. “We’re not a big show truck,” Littlefield said, “but we like to make our presentation.”
That presentation is something near and dear to many in trucking -- a tribute to military veterans and, specifically, Prisoners of War/Missing in Action veterans.
