In 2016, Victor Shepherd, a contractor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, broke an astonishing record. Driving an average of 10,000 miles per month (or 120,000 miles annually), he put exactly 1 million miles on his 2007 Toyota Tundra Crew Max in just nine years. He used his truck for work and regularly hauled materials from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic and back.

Since Shepherd relied on his Toyota for work and personal use, he was avid about maintaining it. Over the course of its life, the Tundra visited the dealership for repairs 117 times. All it ever needed was routine maintenance, despite towing and hauling regularly.

Shepherd anticipated expensive maintenance on his million-miler, so he bought himself a 2014 Tundra as a replacement from the same dealership. Toyota corporate got word, and offered him a deal: they’d give him a brand new 2016 model, if he surrendered his 2007 for analysis. You know, so Toyota could tear it apart to understand just how it was able to perform so well.

He accepted the deal and drove home with two new Tundras, reported Pickup Truck Talk.

You probably guessed where this is going… The Tundra did it again

Now with two trucks to choose from, Shepherd divided the work between the two. The 2014 Tundra was used for work, while the 2016 was used for personal use. The 2014 needed an alternator and a transmission replacement, but after that, he reached 1 million miles again after nine years.

The 2016 Tundra is still going strong, too. He attributes the truck’s success and reliability to the robust V8 engines. So, it’s a little nerve-racking to see Toyota drifting away from V8s in the Tundras. Maybe the teardown will inspire them to continue using them.

When both trucks need replacing, Shepherd says he’ll stick to what he knows best: Toyota Tundras.

Readers are nervous about Toyota’s future

Since this is his second time hitting 1 million miles in a Toyota Tundra, readers of The Drive‘s coverage are hoping to see Toyota give him another truck. One reader said their buying decision depends on it.

“If Toyota still genuinely cares about their customers and are still building a quality truck for their customers, they’ll definitely give him a new one!” they wrote. “I’m definitely going to base my decision on buying a new Tundra on if Toyota gives him a new truck.”

Another said it would be a great durability test if he were given a 2025 model.

“Oh, I hope they give him a 2025,” they wrote. “I want to hear about how that holds up.”

After doing the math, one reader was curious about how much those trips cost Shepherd.

“Think of all the gasoline he had to pay for!”