“Driving is My Heart”
Sherri Leach has driven for Bennett Truck Transport (BTT) for 13 years, and not all of it continually. She started with Bennett in 2000 and then left in 2005 to try other transportation companies before coming back, convinced that Bennett is the best company for truck drivers.
“Believe me, Bennett is the best one out there,” Sherri says. “They are more honest about what we get paid. They don’t charge us outlandish fees. If it’s supposed to go to us, it goes to us.” Until winning the Woman Driver of Excellence Award, Sherri had never met anyone from Bennett except terminal agents. “When I got to come to Georgia, I was impressed with the generosity and respect, and how they handle themselves in corporate,” she says. “I was glad to see that they are really Christian-based, because I believe in God, and it’s good to work for a company that believes also.”
Bennett Truck Transport only has a small handful of women drivers, notes BTT Operations Manager January Murphy. “Sherri has withstood the test of time and made her place in the industry,” January says. “She has been described as a “mother figure” to her fellow drivers. She is willing to go anywhere and is easy to work with. Her dispatcher describes her as going above and beyond the call of duty. She has good relationships with our customers and takes great pride in the freight that she pulls.”
Sherri has been claim-free for more than three and a half years. She has no log violations and is up to date on her fuel envelope reporting. Very safety conscious, she always tries to drive a little slower. Hauling modular homes is considered one of the most difficult transportation jobs, and Sherri never forgets that.
