Jeff Clark

Jeff is a veteran of the trucking and logistics industry. He earned a BA degree in Business Administration from Governors State University. He did this by going to school at night and working in warehousing during the day. He has been a professional truck driver for 32 years. For 17 of those years Jeff owned Clark Trucking. Along the way he started running. He has finished 11 marathons. Been featured in Runners World magazine and been written about in several newspapers including the Chicago Tribune. He is an advocate for drivers especially when it comes to their health issues. Jeff had steady writing jobs from 2008 – 2018. He had written monthly columns for Drivers Health and Truckers News magazines until joining Freightliner’s Team Run Smart in 2012. While writing for Freightliner Jeff was also able to drive the newest, safest and most efficient trucks on the market. Jeff always joked that his specialty was translating between driver and engineer. Jeff left Freightliner and Team Run Smart in 2018. It was just time to start easing into retirement. He wanted to work less and write when he wanted.