Leisa Hepler
LG Hepler Trucking

My father was in the trucking industry in NC for 53 years. After my mother (the bookkeeper for the small fleet) got breast cancer, my father asked if I could help with the family business. I drove and helped manage for 13 years. During that time, we attended our first Mid-America Trucking Show. My father developed Lewy Body Dementia and had to close the company. This year when my bookkeeping job slowed due to COVID, I started the family business back up. Now my 14 year old daughter, who has virtual school, travels with me in the same truck I drove 15 years ago. I never dreamed I could share with my daughter the experiences like I had shared with my father. I hope to share her first truck show experience at the upcoming event.