August Feature
'Big Deal'
2013 Peterbilt 389

I am Keith Smart Jr., owner of Big Deal Transport LLC and leased on to Leslie Transport LLC. I started Big Deal Transport in 2011. I have been involved in trucking all my life watching what to do and not to do from all kinds of people through the years, and am putting that knowledge into hopefully a successful business someday. I am still very young at only 28 years old, but have come along way with help from good friends and a lot of hard work. 

I custom built my 2013 Peterbilt 389 in March of 2012. I ordered it with a 308 w.b. and 600 Cummins. as well as Peterbilt air ride on steer axle and low air leaf suspension on rear. Once I got it from the factory Gordy Poad with GJ Services from Lone Rock WI made custom in frame deck panels, I-panel and rear light bar. Then both GJ Services and I also installed the visor, cab and sleeper drop panels And mounted fiberglass fenders on truck and trailer as well as lots of other custom things.

Once all that work was done Juneau Auto Body and I stripped down the truck to paint the frame, stripe the hood and fenders and many other things on the truck. The trailer also got painted on the rails and fenders to match the truck.

This truck runs LTL from Wisconsin to California mostly. I got into LTL about 5 years ago after I meet Ray Leslie who decided to give a young kid a shot! With the help of him and my hard work I was able to have something like this to drive down the road and take pride in!