SELECTED BY THE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE INDIE TEXAS CATALOG

"A deftly crafted novel...a riveting and detailed story of the endurance, the loyalty, the skill, and the grit it takes to keep the wheels turning when everything freezes over and that's just the beginning of things going wrong...an unreservedly recommended pick."—Midwest Book Review

Four classified loads. Ten days. A frozen run from Florida to Newfoundland. And a retired trucker who thought he had walked away for good.

Buck Mercer came off the road to raise his daughter after his wife passed. He's been pouring two cups of coffee every morning ever since—one for him, and one for Maggie. The yard runs without him now, his old W900 sitting quietly in the driveway next to the shop.

Then the phone rings.

Colonel Merritt has four loads of classified military hardware sitting in Cape Canaveral and exactly ten days to get them to St. John's, Newfoundland. The carrier of record is already on the paperwork: Mercer Hauling and Recovery. It's Buck's name. Buck's crew. Buck's call.

Now, he has forty-eight hours to round up his old crew, prep four rigs, and brave a winter route no sane driver would dare touch this time of year.

What starts as a favor for an old friend rapidly spirals into a high-stakes mission where frozen asphalt is the least of their problems.

Written straight from the cab by 30-year veteran heavy-haul driver J.R. Elrod. The trucks do what real trucks do. The drivers sound like the ones you sit next to at the truck stop cafe. If you want a real, gritty story written by a guy who has actually lived the road, jump into the passenger seat, grab a cup of coffee, and join the crew.

Frozen Freight: Iron Reach is Book 1 in the complete 5-book series. Book 2, The Fifth Dot, releases August 2026.