
S4 Episode 15: The Long Haul with Salena Lettera – Bound by the Cloak
In this episode we hit the open road with Salena Lettera, a trailblazing truck driver who’s been navigating the highways and byways of the trucking industry for years. Salena shares her unique journey, what inspired her to get behind the wheel, the evolving landscape of trucking, the importance of community and support within the industry, and her insights on what it takes to succeed in this demanding profession.
Salena is a long distance truck driver who travels across the United States as part of an owner-operator team with her husband, Ed. She is also the author of The Daily Rant, the longest running daily blog in the world written by a female truck driver. In addition to her daily blog, she has written articles for Highway Health Magazine, Long Haul Magazine, and the Guardian UK daily newspaper. She loves travel, photography, cooking, napping, ice cold air-conditioning, and occasional snorkeling.

Show Notes:
Articles:
Women truck drivers carry their voices on the road (2024)
ATRI Research Identifies Challenges for Female Truck Drivers (2024)
Paradise Highway Star Juliette Binoche Learned How to Drive a Truck From a Real Woman Truck Driver (2024)
Read a rant from the road by this woman driver (2017)
Long-haul driver talks about benefits, challenges of the job (2017)
The 9 Best Rest Stops For Food In America (2015)
