Third-gen trucker carries tradition in sharp 2022 Peterbilt 389
Independent owner-op Bryan Edwards got his authority in 2025, but has been a truck owner dating back to 2014 and has driven for...
Third-generation truck driver Bryan Edwards has been driving OTR now for about 36 years after starting at 21. He followed in the footsteps, or tailwinds, of his grandfather and father, likewise four uncles who were also truckers. He and his two brothers, along with several cousins, are now in the trucking business.
Illinois-headquartered Edwards was a company driver up to 2014, when he bought his first truck and became an owner-operator, leasing on with another fleet at the time. He’s since owned a total of three trucks, the most recent of which is the 2022 Peterbilt 389 pictured up top. The accompanying 2025 Utility van is the second trailer he’s owned.
His current truck is powered by a Cummins X15 backed by an 18-speed transmission.
He got his own authority in 2025 as Edwards Trucking when opportunity struck with a contract hauling for agricultural supplier Corteva, whose products he’d been hauling while leased prior.
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