Kathleen CraftKathleen Craft is special projects manager of Overdrive magazine. She helps organize the Trucker Talent Search and Overdrive's Most Beautiful contests. Reach her via email at [email protected].HomeHelen JonesHELEN JONES Hometown: AndersonOccupation: Company driver Company: Justice Freight Services I came along way in my life, homeless, to decided I wanted to help my country and better myself the best way I knew how, Im mixed in race so growing up it was tough for me.March 31, 2014HomeHaley ChampagneHALEY CHAMPAGNEHometown: Washington, Pa.Occupation: Company driverCompany: Oil Field Trucking Because I work in the oil field while still looking like this.March 31, 2014HomeGayl RussellGAYL RUSSELLHometown: Wise River, Mont.Occupation: Owner-operatorCompany: Gayl Russell Livestock I have been in the trucking industry since 1985 owning my first truck in 1991. I also raise, train and show paints. Last year, I qualified for the Regional Championships, held in California. In 2009, I had brain tumor surgery, and was back hauling cows 2 […]March 31, 2014HomeElizabeth LongELIZABETH LONGHometown: Orlando, Fla.Occupation: Owner-operatorCompany: Patriot Star Incorporated I wake up each day and look forward to the day’s adventure! Whether that be driving through NYC, the mountains of Washington, or cruising down I-95 towards Miami, my goal is to have the most fun possible. In my short year and a half of driving, I’ve […]March 31, 2014HomeDesiree CoatesDESIREE COATES Hometown: Marshall Occupation: Company driver Company: MERES Energy. ..QCER I believe that beauty is skin deep. I work in the oilfield hauling crude oil and I love it. I feel that keeping up with my hair and nails causes me to stand out from the other women I have seen in my field. […]March 31, 2014HomeDenise FarringtonDENISE FARRINGTONHometown: Montague, Mich.Occupation: Company driverCompany: ATS I am the most beautiful … why? Because I’m physically fit and an OTR driver! Yep, you can do it. And I’m proof! Check out Wellness on Wheels Facebook. I work with other commercial drivers in order to achieve OTR fitness and nutrition.March 31, 2014HomeCynthia GrayCYNTHIA GRAYHometown: Gorham, MaineOccupation: Company driverCompany: Delhaize America/Hannaford Bros. “Excellence through dedication” is my mantra, whether I am behind the wheel of a semi hauling a 53-foot trailer full of product or at the controls of a CAT 330 excavating a construction site. It is the passion that has kept me safe and accident free and […]March 31, 2014HomeCynthia DelarosaCYNTHIA DELAROSAHometown: Spring, TexasOccupation: Owner-operatorCompany: ACME Truck Line It’s in my blood. I started riding in a truck when I was in my mom’s belly until she was eight months pregnant, and then after I was born as soon as I got 30 days old we got back in the truck with my dad. I […]March 31, 2014HomeCyndi SahlstenCYNDI SAHLSTENHometown: Salt Lake City, UtahOccupation: Owner-operatorCompany: Pecyntransport I married my husband five years ago. He has been an owner-operator for 20 years and for the last two years I have been driving truck with him and love every minute of it and am still a devoted mom to my kids.March 31, 2014HomeChristina OttoCHRISTINA OTTOHometown: Cookeville, Tenn.Occupation: Owner-operatorCompany: Oakley Trucking Three years ago I was sitting in my garage drinking coffee. It was another day without a job. Another day I couldn’t pay the bills. Looking over the help wanted section, there was the trucking ad again. Being a 23-year-old 5-foot-3-inch, 100-pound woman, I had brushed the ad […]March 31, 2014Previous PagePage 13 of 30Next PageTop StoriesBusinessIndiana wants to toll I-70, truckers' worst road in the nationThe state's application for a federal waiver to toll the existing interstate posits a possible 54-cents/mile toll for large trucks along the 156-mile entirety of I-70. In 2025, Overdrive readers named the Indiana route the worst haul road in the nation.Custom RigsArkansas-based Jerry Whittmore's 2005 Peterbilt 379X a 'labor of love'BusinessDiesel nears $5 per gallon national average as spot van, reefer rates retractOverdrive RadioDiesel deja vu, and documenting an independent Trucker of the Month's road aheadTrucker of the YearOverdrive's 2026 Trucker of the Year honors: Enter your business
