Alpena trucking company owner Stan Kopfmann is receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award in Trucking at this year’s Wheel Jam vehicle exposition at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds. Scott Marone is president of 18-Wheel Truck Promotions, the group that organizes Wheel Jam…
Kopfmann’s trucking career began in 1964 when he ground his first load of feed on the farm with a tractor and grinder, for a profit of…four bucks…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/05/stans2.mp3|titles=stans2]Kopfmann now employs over 150 people and through out his lifetime has managed 170 trucks that have run over 75 million miles. Kopfmann’s fleet consists of grain hoppers, bulk feed trucks and reefer rigs, many of which haul products for Jack Links Beef Jerky.