A new YouTube documentary series titled “Driven” shines a spotlight on professional drivers.
“Driven” was produced by the American Trucking Associations — in association with ACT 1 and the Texas Trucking Association Foundation — as part of its Nothing Without Trucking campaign.
Beginning with professional drivers, the series plans to document the array of roles throughout trucking that come together to form the U.S. supply chain, according to the ATA.
“We believe trucking has storytelling potential that few other industries can match,” said Jeremy Kirkpatrick, ATA’s vice president of public affairs and strategic communications. “This industry touches lives in every community and corner of our country — from the North Slope of Alaska, to the rolling hills of New England, to the streets of South Dallas.
"These stories need to be told – not only to celebrate the skill, resilience, and humanity of these incredible pros who run the nation’s supply chains, but also to ensure trucking always has a seat at the table when government officials are making decisions that affect our industry and the broader economy.”
“Driven’s” pilot episodes deliver a journey chronicling the lives of three professional truck drivers. Later this year, the series plans to profile the vast ecosystem and intricate network of roles throughout the trucking industry that work in tandem to move the U.S. economy.
The three drivers profiled in “Driven” are:
- Roland Bolduc, professional driver for FedEx and two-time National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion. His achievements are the culmination of meticulous preparation, countless hours of practicing precision driving, and a relentless pursuit of safety.
- Tiffany Hargraves, a single mom who drives the Dalton Highway, an iconic stretch that runs up the North Slope of Alaska to the Arctic oil fields. Making the 24-hour roundtrip route requires a spirit of independence and resilience that defines the trucking industry.
- Germany Wiliams, a professional driver whose fortune changed after he earned his CDL. Germany’s story inspired the founding of the South Dallas Driving Academy, a non-profit that is breaking through the systemic barrier of driver’s license access in underserved communities and launching careers in the trucking industry.
