by Women In Trucking Staff, on Apr 1, 2021 6:30:00 AM
Plover, WI 鈥� Apr. 1, 2021 鈥� The 一品探花 (WIT) has announced Reanee Swiger-Gray as its April Member of the Month. Reanee is a professional driver for Brenny Specialized, Inc.
Reanee has been driving since 2012 and is well over a million miles as an OTR driver. She is consistently one of Brenny鈥檚 highest mileage drivers with an impeccable safety record. She is always looking for ways to improve skills and be a safer driver.
A few months ago, Reanee was taking some home time near Austin, TX. During this particular rainy day, she and her mother had taken her father to the hospital for a check-up. As they were finishing up with the doctor, Reanee couldn鈥檛 help but notice a scene unfolding at the bus stop nearby. There was a man trying to get on the bus and was told 鈥渘o鈥� over and over. The man was shouting, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have shoes.鈥� She could hear the desperation in the man鈥檚 voice that he just wanted to get on the bus, take a load off and get out of the rain. Well, the bus zoomed off, leaving the man in the cold rain.
Reanee turned to her mother and said, 鈥淢omma, that man has no shoes! I need to find him!鈥� So up and down the blocks near the hospital she went. When she finally located this man, Reanee shouted out her window, 鈥淗ey Bubba, what size shoe do you wear?鈥� The man sheepishly replied, 鈥�8 or 9.鈥� Reanee called the man to the truck and said, 鈥淭ake these!鈥� Her mother said later, 鈥淵ou gave that man your new fancy blue tennis shoes?鈥� Reanee said without hesitation, 鈥淭hat man can鈥檛 walk around in the rain without shoes, Momma!鈥� They smiled at each other knowing that man could now get out of the rain.
This is just one of many stories Reanee will share with her co-workers when she is in the office. She is a trucking angel. She is always working to make sure someone that needs a hot meal, a cold bottle of water, a listening ear, and on that day鈥� a pair of shoes.
She is one of the drivers that will leave a legacy as an angel, keeping this industry looking and acting professional.
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