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].HomeLaura NeelyI’ve had a love for big rigs since I was a little girl. My first driving job was in 1997. I didn’t like being away from my daughter so I decided to stay home until she was 18, then I got my CDL again and went on the road with my husband. We drove the […]March 29, 2013HomePauline VumerI have a great attitude…love my jobMarch 29, 2013HomeSusan DuffieI’m not the average female type. I own and operate my own trucking company. I work hard and play even harder. I love fast and loud trucks. I grew up in the trucking industry and I have always wanted to drive big rigs because of my Dad. I haul nothing but cattle now, from the […]March 29, 2013HomeDorothy FerrellI have been in trucking for 27 years. The fire started when I was very young. I have gone from driving for companies to owner operators and the grand finale of owning my own. I run 2 trucks now 1 flatbed and 1 van .I love to drive tankers too! It’s like the old story, […]March 29, 2013HomeSindy StaartI hope you will consider me for your “calendar-girl candidate” simply said…I am an all-American truck-driving gal, which would make me “way-cool” (along with all the other truck-drivin gals on the planet!) who thinks custom rigs ARE the “coolest cats” around! I would be honored to be chosen to stand along side of one!! I […]March 29, 2013HomeTammy HudsonI’ve been driving for 32 years and I could really use a makeover.March 29, 2013HomeRebecca AurenzI should be selected because I’m very compassionate and enthusiastic about the trucking industry. I’m a third generation heavy duty tow truck operator and couldn’t imagine doing any other job. Even though my job is very dangerous I risk my life to help people who are broken down on the side of the road. It […]March 29, 2013HomeCynthia BegayBeauty is everywhere you look! Beauty inside & outside & around you! Looking your best each day you drive your truck for yourself, what you believe in yourself.March 29, 2013HomeShari DennyI am living the dream I have had since I was a little girl. Always wanted to own and drive a “Big Truck”. I have to admit the truck takes priority over most things. I love to spend time washing, polishing and maintaining this truck and I spare little time in maintaining a feminine appearance. […]March 29, 2013HomeLinda RajicI think driving truck is a very important job. My husband and I have two trucks and three flatbed trailers. I enjoy the challenge of hauling difficult loads safely. My most difficult to date was a 100 ft. steel beams. Its rewarding to be able to see material I haul after its installed. For example […]March 29, 2013Previous PagePage 23 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