Portrait Photography of Truckdrivers

• Linda is based in Texas. She has been driving an 18 wheeler truck for the past 4 years from coast to coast. In her previous profession she worked as a dental assistant. She loves working in a world where men are dominating the business and since her partner is also a truck driver they find ways to spend free time in beautiful places together.

• Chad had just arrived from Virginia and he was the first driver that I had I met for this project.  He reminded me of a rock musician when I first saw him.  He has been driving an 18 wheeler truck for many years,  loves seeing the country during his travel and is enjoying his freedom.

• Dalton, 24 years old, is from Missouri, where he lives with his family and his 3 siblings on a farm. He usually drives from LA to Chicago and is transporting food in his gigantic cooling trailer. He the proud owner of his state of the art Peterbilt truck which has 700 HP.

• Lauro who lives in Riverside, California, has been driving a truck for over 48 years. His tours are from Mexico to Canada. He is a proud dad of 2 kids, 5 grand kids  and 2 grand grand kids.

• Lee, who had just arrived from a long drive from Nebraska when I met him.  He just needed to go to sleep but he gave us 10 minutes to take his photo and his story. He has been driving a truck across the US for over 20 years and  lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

• Nique is from Pearl, Mississippi. She has been driving an 18 wheeler Peterbilt for the past 7 months. Previously she was babysitting, doing food delivery and working in a nursing home. She has 3 small pitbulls at home. 

• The moment we set up our shots and make sure the lighting is perfect because we need to work fast. The truck drivers don't always have a lot of extra time to waste.

          Shot by ©2026 Marc A. Dumont

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