Building a heavy haul business with purpose

D.Ann Shiffler Editor in Chief, American Cranes & Transport

04 March 2025

Alana Lyons: “Strength doesn’t come from what we can do; it comes from overcoming the things we once thought we couldn’t do. From legal flatbed loads to 20-axle set ups that can haul up to 440,000-pound loads, we feel like the sky is the limit with our growth potential.”

As chief financial officer for Advanced Freight Dynamics, (AFD), Alana Lyons wears a lot of hats. Like many small business owners, she and her husband Steven Lyons move from one challenge to the next, all in a day’s work.

For Lyons, a typical day involves her chief financial officer tasks…

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