Originally Posted by johnnyg2003

His name was Gary Shrout. He had been with the company 14 years (I was told, may have been longer). He run extra out of the big house. I met him on my line run 20-30 times. He was a great guy. Full of spunk for a 69 yr old. He always refered to van tires as being @#$#%^&*** maypops. Drivers that knew him well called him the "Old Man". Not meaning it mean or bad. Me being alot younger than Mr. Shrout couldnt call him that. I think I once called him Mr. Old Man.
Two of his sons still run line haul out of Wilmington. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.