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'I didn't know you were TikTok-famous': More trucking social media hits the road

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Updated Apr 16, 2021

Do you post at TikTok? The video-centric social media platform allows for livestream and sharing of videos, generally, and popularity with the younger set, as has happened in the past with other platforms, has driven its proliferation among a variety of demographics. The trucking community is most certainly included there. 

I was thinking about it this morning after coming across this CNN piece from the weekend featuring three female truckers among TikTok users -- owner-operator Clarissa Rankin, professional driver Tierra Allen, and Candace Rivers (currently working toward getting her CDL). 

So, today, a few examples of what these three influencers, to use the word the CNN piece applied to them, are up to – there's exuberance, no doubt, and plenty of good humor, particularly in this first vid. It narrates a common-enough, frustrating occurrence for any owner-op out there: the repeated scale house pull-in. There's a TikTok twist at the end, though, so hang tight. ...  

Here's a little workout vid from Tierra Allen, known as "Sassy Trucker" across her social media profiles. ...

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