Red, White, and “Little Blue,” by Bobbi McGee
Red, white and 'Little Blue': The story of owner-operator Raiko Graveran Bobbi McGee Nov 7, 2025 Updated Nov 10, 2025 Owner-operator Raiko Graveran might be the "nicest dude in all of trucking," a version of which has been said by more than one truck showgoer who's found him and his 1995 Freightliner FLD 120 parked up. Here he's showing off fairly recent wins at the Old Town Rig Down event in Nacogdoches, Texas. Look for Graveran out at the Stars, Stripes and White Lines event this week in Atlanta . All photos by the author of this story, Bobbi McGee Cuba, 2008: A 27-year-old Raiko Graveran is fighting the current and the waves risking it all to cross the sea on a wooden raft toward his dream of American freedom. We sat in his truck, a beautiful 1995 Freightliner FLD Overdrive previously featured at this link . He openly admitted he’d once illegally immigrated from Cuba dreaming of choice, freedom and opportunity. The risks were great -- he could be immedi...