Midwest Truckers Hauling Hope: Kevin Tucker & Shelli Conaway

A Tale of Two Truckers: Hauling Hope Across America

Truckers make the world go round, especially these days with serious supply chain disruptions, the ongoing crisis of the pandemic, and the ever-increasing importance of front-line workers. We talk with two truckers out there delivering hope and crucial supplies on rough roads, in bad weather, in the face of loneliness, isolation and invisibility. They’re risking their lives for us every day, and they have some great stories to tell. 


From a truck stop in Kentucky, we hear from Shelli Conaway who started Trucks with Room to Spare to bring life-giving supplies to victims of natural disaster; and in a forest in Ohio, Kate talks with her dad, Kevin Tucker, because it was riding shotgun in his semi, that she learned to love the road and all its unpredictable adventure.

“Seeing America is the best part of this job. Driving over the Grand Canyon, across the Hoover Dam, going by the salt flats, experiencing everything that America has to offer is what makes it perfect.”

Shelli Conaway, Founder of Trucks with Room to Spare

“I’ve had quite a few what I consider epiphanies behind the wheel.”

Kevin Tucker, City Driver

“We’ve have quite a different type of life than most people have. And I do not regret one minute of it. ”

Ed Tucker, Long Distance Trucker

“Seeing America is the best part of this job. Driving over the Grand Canyon, across the Hoover Dam, going by the salt flats, experiencing everything that America has to offer is what makes it perfect.”

Shelli Conaway, Founder of Trucks with Room to Spare

“I’ve had quite a few what I consider epiphanies behind the wheel.”

Kevin Tucker, City Driver

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Hosted and executive-produced by Kate Tucker, Hope Is My Middle Name is a podcast by Consensus Digital Media produced in association with Reasonable Volume.


This episode was produced and edited by Rachel Swaby. Sound design and mixing by Mark Bush. Music by the artists at Epidemic Sound, Soundstripe, and Kate Tucker. Big thanks to Conor Gaughan, publisher and CEO of Consensus Digital Media.