Nancy Mickey
Payroll / Billing
Nancy has over 31 years of experience in the trucking industry. She enjoys helping the drivers understand their pay and answer any questions they may have. She’s known for her dependability, sense of humor, honesty, and loyalty. When she’s not working Nancy enjoys spending time with her family and grandchildren. She’s also been known to enjoy a cold beer while gardening.
Dena Toovey
Safety Director
Dena has 36 years of experience in the trucking industry. She enjoys helping the drivers understand how the regulations benefit them. She also enjoys visiting with drivers about their families and the industry as a whole – trucking is a family industry.
NATMI – Director of Safety • Multiple training courses over the years from the Insurance Industry
Safety Director of the Year 1996 • Chair of Nebraska Safety Council 1999-2001 • Chair of Nebraska Truck Driving Championships 1999 • 2008 Nebraska Trucking Woman of Distinction
Spending 6 years on the road with her husband from 80-86 gives Dena the ability to understand the industry from multiple angles. Dena believes trucking is an honorable and respectful profession, and hard workers dedicated to safety.
Married to husband Bob for 40 years, they have two adult children and one granddaughter. When Dena’s not working she enjoys time with family, boating, yard work, and road trips with Bob.
Kurt Kruse
Trailer MechanicKurt has 36 years of experience in the trucking industry. He enjoys keeping drivers happy and safe. He comes to work every day ready to get the job done efficiently and safely. He enjoy that he’s able to learn new things every day.
Northern Iowa Community College • Iowa Western Community College
Kurt is married with kids and enjoys fishing and hunting when not working on trucks.
Bobby Gillespie
Wash BayBobby has 13 years of experience in the trucking industry. Bobby enjoys keeping the truck clean and the drivers happy.
Aric Will
MechanicAric has 6 years of experience in the trucking industry. He was a fabricator for three years before transitioning to mechanic. He enjoys getting the job done efficiently and getting onto the next job. Working as a mechanic gives him the opportunity to learn something new every day. When he’s not working Aric enjoys reading a good book.
AAS in Diesel Technology • Stich/Mig welding
Darrell Andrews
Wash Bay TechnicianDarrell has 23 years of experience in the trucking industry. He was a driver with Zeitner’s for 20 years. He likes people, and hopes to be friends with everyone he meets. He’s a hard worker, enjoys math, is mechanically inclined, and is
interested in time and space travel.
2001 Driver of the Year Award for Zeitner’s • Several other Driving Awards
Darrell has been married for 24 years and has three adult children.
Al Zeitner
Dispatcher – East CoastAl has 41 years of experience in the trucking industry. He started out as a driver from 1979 – 1999, and was an owner and operator from 1980 – 1999. He worked in safety from 1999 – 2000, and has been in dispatch ever since. He enjoys keeping the drivers busy, making sure they get their home time, and keeping his staff happy.
Safe Driving Awards • Million Miles No Accidents
Al treats people the way he wants to be treated. Treating people with respect is the most productive way to interact. He believes the world could not be serviced without trucks, and is proud to be a part of an essential profession.
Al is married to Michele and they have two children, Zach and Zandra.
When not working Al enjoys dirt late model racing, watching pro football, and pheasant hunting.
Austin Russell
Diesel TechnicianAustin has 5 years of experience in the trucking industry. His strengths are after treatment diagnostics and electrical diagnostics. He believes the trucking
industry keeps the world going because almost everything you use daily was brought to you on an 18-wheeler.
Associates Degree in Applied Diesel Technology
T2 & T4 ASE Certified • J Pro Certified • 608 Universal Certified • Heavy Duty Truck Certified
Pam Thomas
AccountingPam has 7 years of experience in the trucking industry and 20+ years of experience in accounting. She enjoys helping people understand accounting and treating them the way she wants to be treated.
4 years of college
When Pam is not doing accounting work she enjoys reading and learning.
Sherrell Zeitner
Payroll & BillingSherrell has 24 years of experience in the trucking industry. She loves everything about helping drivers and Zeitner & Sons customers. She’s mastered multi-
tasking and loves the face to face time she has with the people she helps.
Sherrill is married to Leon Zeitner, and they have two kids, and two grandkids.
When she’s not working Sherrill enjoys pool parties and travel.
Brien Black
Shop ForemanBrien has 32 years of experience in the industry. He’s been shop foreman for six years, and before that he was a general manager for four years.
Diesel Tech. Certification • CAT Engine Certified • Cummins Engine Certified • Eaton Transmission Certified • Nebraska Super Tech State Qualifier
Brien excels his knowledge of trucks, part management and listening to people. He believes that the trucking industry is built to survive the long haul, and will adapt to changes in new technology.
Brien is married and has two boys and a grandson.
When he’s not working on trucks and managing the shop Brien enjoys hunting, fishing, motor sports. He also enjoys building performance diesel engines and craft beer – in moderation of course.