Bulldog Spirit

Keep on Truckin’

Photos by Cary Edmondson (’03)

Shannon Bros. Company makes it abundantly clear which university it supports. The branding is all over the 18-wheeler, from the “Pride of the Valley” emblazoned across the back of the trailer to the “Fresno State” repeated all along the chrome lining down the side.

This fall will mark the 10th year the company has partnered with Fresno State football to haul the team’s equipment all across the United States to make sure the Bulldogs have everything they need on game day. From Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Oxford, Mississippi, to the snowy roads of Boise, Idaho and dozens of other sites, driver Michael O’Leary (right) often departs days ahead of the team to make sure the gear arrives on time. And no money changes hands, says Chris Shannon (left), one of the owners of the company and an avid Bulldogs supporter.

“We just do it for the school. We don’t do it for us. It helps the kids out and that’s what it’s all about.”
– Chris Shannon
Shannon Bros. Company