Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors Army Veteran Ashley Leiva. After the Army, Ashley began driving truck, inspired by her mom who was also an over the road trucker. Maintaining a level of excellence even after her mother died of cancer last year, Ashley was nominated for the 2022 National Transition Trucking Driving for Excellence Award. On December 16th, Ashley won and her prize was a Kenworth big rig. Ashley believes her mom was looking down on her and helped her win saying, “My mother passed away on the 16th of February, we found out on December the 16th. We found out that my brother was having a little girl on the 16th, so all these days on the 16th, I think it’s a little bit of a sign. My mom’s truck that she had before is a T-680 Kenworth. The truck that we received is a T-680 Kenworth.” Enjoy your new truck Ashley, and THANK YOU for your service.
