High-profile coverage of a rising tide of TikTok influencers among female truckers yields a question: Are you sharing vids there? One of our own contributors is.
Female truckers have become TikTok influencers, and they re changing the transportation game
Updated 6:00 AM ET, Sat April 10, 2021 (CNN)Before Clarissa Rankin goes out on a job, a few things need to be in order. First up, a morning meditation. ( Dealing in transportation, you have to be calm to be a great driver, she says.) Then, she heads to the yard to hitch up Sparkle, her 2019 Freightliner Cascadia. Sparkle s a big girl: With a full load, the truck can weigh up to 80,000 pounds.]
In the back of the spacious cab, Rankin has set up what she calls her mommy getaway apartment: a twin bed, a stash of food, some decor, cleaning supplies, and a few wig stands. She occasionally likes to switch up her style on long hauls maybe long and wavy one day, and bright green or deep, curly red the next.