‘Ice road’ trucker Tony Dotson’s weekly route links Fairbanks, Prudhoe’s arctic oil field By Hilary Reeves Tony Dotson’s first memory of Alaska is the snowdrifts piled high on the tarmac as he walked down the stairs of a plane on ...
Jeremy Davenport: ‘My reward is getting to see everyone having fun, staying healthy, and going home to their families every night.’ By Hilary Reeves Carlile Yard Supervisor Jeremy Davenport doesn’t spend much time in the office – you’ll find him ...
Delta Western Safety Director Leon Dwiggins and Carlile Senior Project Manager Christen Van Treeck are always ready for the next adventure. By Hilary Reeves Leon Dwiggins and Christen Van Treeck could have been high school sweethearts. “We actually met right ...
Larry Gifford bluegrass childhood led to another big adventure in faraway Washington State By Hilary Reeves Larry Gifford grew up in Riverside, California, 60 miles east of Los Angeles, an area the locals call the “Inland Empire.” “When I was ...
Tacoma shop manager and Montana native Jake Jacobson joined the company in Alaska. By Hilary Reeves Jake Jacobson has managed Carlile Transportation’s Tacoma, Washington shop since 2006. He grew up in Butte, Montana in the ’60s. “Butte was a very ...
Randy Eyth: ‘Sometimes you have to learn to let things go’ By Hilary Reeves Randy Eyth was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. He grew up working in his father’s fabrication shop. “I spent a lot of time outdoors as ...
Leona Sprinkle: “We knew he was coming, we just didn’t know he was coming home with us that day.” By Hilary Reeves When Leona Sprinkle’s grandson was born in July, the anticipated celebratory title of “Grandma” took a swift backseat ...
Volunteers representing Interstate, Carlile, TOTE Maritime, Foss, and Saltchuk corporate home marked National Wreaths Across America Day with local tributes By Hilary Reeves Forty employee volunteers gathered in four Western Washington cemeteries Saturday to honor fallen veterans by placing holiday ...
Like the company she represents, cross-country skier Sadie Bjornsen is a reliable, committed competitor By Hilary Reeves Laura McCabe left Washington State’s famed Methow Valley to compete as a member of the U.S. Nordic team at the Nagano Olympics when ...
Seattle-native John Parrott’s maritime experience rooted in childhood at sea By Hilary Reeves When John Parrott was five years old, his parents decided to move the family from Seattle to Portugal. It was 1969. “My dad was working (as a ...
