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I was raised in a blue-collar home where hard work wasn't something we talked about—it was simply expected. My father worked as a contractor laying tile, and watching him work taught me early that your reputation is built on showing up, doing the job right, and taking care of the people who put their trust in you. That work ethic has followed me throughout my career.

My career in sales started long before insurance. I sold just about everything you can imagine, from shoes and cell phones to satellite television, and even gourmet steaks, chicken, pork, and seafood door-to-door. Those experiences taught me something that still shapes the way I do business today: people want to work with someone who listens, responds, solves problems, and genuinely values their business.

I eventually brought those lessons into the insurance industry, beginning my insurance career with Allstate in California, where I sold home, auto, and life insurance. I focused on building relationships within the community where I lived rather than simply selling policies. As my career progressed, however, I became increasingly interested in the more complex world of commercial insurance.

About eight years ago, I joined Alex Rue Insurance in Sacramento, California, where I began learning the ins and outs of trucking insurance. Transportation quickly became my specialty. Trucking is a challenging industry to insure, but that's also what drew me to it. Every fleet is different, and getting the right result often requires understanding far more than what appears on an application.

Since then, I've experienced the transportation insurance business from several different perspectives. I've worked as a retail insurance agent, as a wholesale agent and underwriter, owned my own wholesale insurance brokerage, and ultimately returned to the retail side through my relationship with TrueNorth Companies, where I offer insurance products and services through TrueNorth. I also registered Suchevits Insurance, Inc. in Ohio in 2026. That experience allows me to understand not only what my clients need, but also how underwriters evaluate a trucking company and what information can help them become comfortable with an account.

Technology is also a major part of how I approach insurance. I have a genuine passion for new technology and look for ways to use data, telematics, safety information, and modern insurance tools to create a better experience for both my clients and underwriters. My goal isn't simply to send an application to an insurance company and ask for a quote. I want to understand the operation, identify its strengths and challenges, and give an underwriter a compelling, fact-based reason why the terms we're asking for make sense.

Most importantly, I enjoy seeing the companies I work with succeed.

That means my job doesn't end when a policy is bound. Sometimes providing value means developing a strategy months before a renewal. Sometimes it means helping a company better present its safety program or understand what is affecting its insurance costs. And sometimes it simply means helping get a certificate issued on a Friday night after the office has closed because a truck needs to move and my client has a business to run.

I try to bring that same urgency, work ethic, and personal responsibility to every relationship. The companies I work with are putting their trust in me to protect an important part of their business. My responsibility is to repay that trust by working quickly and efficiently, being available when I'm needed, and helping them strengthen both the financial and safety sides of their operation.

For me, trucking insurance isn't just about finding a policy. It's about becoming a resource that helps good transportation companies build stronger businesses.