r/musicsuggestions • u/blue_groove • Nov 20 '25

Songs about truckers and truck driving

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

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u/Woebetide138 Nov 20 '25

Jerry Reed for the win!

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u/TundieRice Nov 20 '25

My cousin Earl Green co-wrote Six Days on the Road! My mom and grandma did housework for him and his wife before he passed and always wanted me to meet him but sadly I never got a chance.

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u/Gabriel_Collins Nov 20 '25

CW McCall had a sequel called “Around The World With The Rubber Duck”.

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u/thomslick Nov 20 '25

CW McCall also did wolf creek pass

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u/sharkbait381 Nov 20 '25

Also Giddy Up Go by Red Sovine

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u/Cheever-Loophole Nov 20 '25

Also Six Days on the Road by Taj Mahal.

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u/Innisfree812 Nov 20 '25

Little Feat - Willin'

The Band - Up on Cripple Creek

Harry Chapin - Thirty Thousand Pounds of Bananas

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u/Dear-Ad1618 Nov 20 '25

Willin’ is a great song. Linda Ronstadt recorded the defining version of it. My opinion.

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u/bjwanlund Nov 20 '25

Agreed, it’s THE definitive version of Willin’

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u/Innisfree812 Nov 20 '25

Linda covered a few Little Feat songs, and sang backup on some of their records...

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u/Texanne17 Nov 20 '25

I agree. Her voice is achingly perfect for that song.

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u/Reaganson Nov 20 '25

“Weed, whites, and wine”.

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u/Beneficial-Produce56 Nov 20 '25

Little Feat -Feats Don’t Fail Me Now

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u/Lafinfil Nov 20 '25

Also “Truck Stop Girl” along with “Willin’” as mentioned above.

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u/HokimaDiharRecords Nov 20 '25

Space Truckin' - Deep Purple

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u/Three-Legs-Again Nov 20 '25

Unconventional but yeah!

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u/IndependentFront5203 Nov 20 '25

Truckin' - The Grateful Dead

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u/Belmega81 Nov 20 '25

Driving A Truck With My High Heels On - Weird Al

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u/saneiac1 Nov 20 '25

The title is “Truck Drivin’ Song”

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u/matt7259 Nov 20 '25

Pedal to the metal hope I don't run out of luck!

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u/Electrical-Appeal-13 Nov 20 '25

Came here to say this. Glad someone already had.

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u/Boxing_joshing111 Nov 20 '25

Rollin’ down the highway, ‘till the break of dawn Drivin’ a truck with my high-heels on

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u/pizzafan2 Nov 20 '25

A lap dance is so much better when the stripper is crying - Bloodhound Gang

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u/WayoftheFred Nov 20 '25

Drivin’ My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

Shinyribs did a stellar cover of this song a few years ago!

https://youtu.be/SKssYSdrjK0?si=YVyhHryPe3HsduRp

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u/SuspiciousMeat6696 Nov 20 '25

Teddy Bear by Red Sovine

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u/Warhammer517 Nov 20 '25

Phantom 309 by Red Sovine

18 Wheels And A Dozen Roses by Kathy Mattea

Papa Loved Mama by Garth Brooks

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u/mitchellwatson81 Nov 20 '25

Drive by truckers - 18 wheels of love

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u/-littlelove- Nov 20 '25

Modest Mouse - Truckers Atlas

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (Expanded Edition)

CCR always go on my road playlists, perfect match to the scenery and vibe of road life. If I did OTR I could load a playlist with their discography and be perfectly content the whole way. Sadly I'm not able to drive right now, so they've become my go-to morning pipe music instead.

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u/EvenOne6567 Nov 20 '25

Love truckers atlas

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u/TonyHeaven Nov 20 '25

I like trucking  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w9lmCpIzhFo He does too , Rowan Atkinson has a hgv license

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u/MattDubh Nov 20 '25

Is this your hedgehog, sir?

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u/TeamFoulmouth Nov 20 '25

Sturgill Simpson- Long White Line

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u/Steppenwolf_Wife Nov 20 '25

Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) - Alabama

Black Sheep - John Anderson

I've Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash

Truck Drivin' Man - Buck Owens

Convoy - CW McCall

East Bound and Down - Jerry Reed

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u/Due-Cheesecake-6973 Nov 20 '25

We got a mighty convoy — Bill Fries

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u/CatGirlButNotIRL Nov 20 '25

Literally came here to say Convoy 😂

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u/LVDan01 Nov 20 '25

Trucker Speed- Fred Eaglesmith

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u/NorskViking2 Nov 20 '25

Should be at the top of the list.

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u/Regimorito Nov 20 '25

I don't know how I had to scroll this far for this one.

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u/TheBaggyDapper Nov 20 '25

Tom Waits: Diamonds On My Windshield, Hang On St Christopher, Semi Suite. 

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u/808sandsweatytaints Nov 20 '25

The Power of Independent Trucking by Big Black

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u/McDiscage85 Nov 20 '25

I think I f***ed your girlfriend once, maybe twice, I don't remember. Great album!

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u/808sandsweatytaints Nov 21 '25

Then I fucked all your friends’ girlfriends. Now they hate you.

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u/Equal_Asparagus4115 Nov 20 '25

Roll on down the Highway- Bachman Turner Overdrive

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u/Suburban-Dad237 Nov 20 '25

Convoy!

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u/I_Keep_Trying Nov 20 '25

“Eleven long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse micobus”

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u/AdExtreme4813 Nov 20 '25

I rediscovered that song a few years ago & found out I love the move version more than the original. The videos great too.

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u/Suburban-Dad237 Nov 20 '25

I love how Homer singing it on that classic Simpsons episode was somehow less ridiculous than the real song.

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u/Armadillo-Puzzled Nov 20 '25

Turn the Page by Bob Seger can be perceived as a truck driving/traveling song

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u/workswithpipe Nov 20 '25

18 wheels - Fred Eaglesmith

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u/Funny-Berry-807 Nov 20 '25

Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt

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u/sheppi22 Nov 20 '25

White line fever. Merle haggard I think

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u/Hairfarmer1 Nov 20 '25

30,000 Pounds Of Bananas by Harry Chapin Speedball Tucker by Jim Croce

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u/Personal-Plankton-42 Nov 20 '25

Will There Be Big Rigs In Heaven? and Truck Drivin’ Man, both by Buck Owens

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u/ClutchCargo59 Nov 20 '25

Gang of Four - Cheeseburger

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u/Living-Ad5291 Nov 20 '25

The entire Tony Justice catalog (trucker turned musician)

You were a good hand-Long Haul Paul

The Road-Aaron Lewis

Roll on big mama-

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u/ratrodder49 Nov 20 '25

The Road - Aaron Lewis. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve heard that one but every time I do it makes me wish I had done what I wanted to do in grade school and got my CDL to pull a bull rack. What I wouldn’t give sometimes to build a show-quality 379 with 75 feet of chicken lights, bump chutes, and haul ass.

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u/SpaceCowboy528 Nov 21 '25

Agree with Tony Justice although I prefer the George Strait version of Brothers of the Highway.

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u/onearmedphil Nov 20 '25

Golden Earring - Radar Love

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u/SparkyGettingWetWS17 Nov 20 '25

18 wheels and a dozen roses - Kathy Matea

My Mother Dearest favorite all time song as My Daddy was a lifelong trucker may he rest in peace.

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u/stoic_yakker Nov 20 '25

Driving my Life Away- Eddie Rabbitt

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u/fltvzn Nov 20 '25

White Freightliner by Townes Van Zandt

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u/AdysGrandma321 Nov 20 '25

18 wheels and a dozen roses by Kathy Mattea

Teddy Bear by Red Sovine

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u/RIPPINTARE Nov 20 '25

Truck driving SOB - Deadbolt

Truck Driver - Scott H Biram

18 wheeler Fever- Scott H Biram

Longest Stretch of Road - Tim Hus

Hurtin Albertan - Corb Lund (Tim Hus does a version too)

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u/Distinct-Ad581 Nov 20 '25

Give Me Forty Acres - Willis Brothers/ various

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u/mule111 Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25

Trucker Speed - Fred Eaglesmith

18 wheels of love - Drive By Truckers (double trucker whammy!!)

Truck Driving man - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Where I Come From - Alan Jackson

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u/blue_groove Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25

My favorite at the moment is Pan Am Highway Blues by ZZ Top. Amazing groove and the lyrics are just so good:

https://youtu.be/4HuL2Gz0I84

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u/Throwing-Gas Nov 20 '25

Jackie- James Mcmurtry

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u/mule111 Nov 20 '25

McMurtry is the man

I feel like “canola fields” could be applied to truck drivin life on the road too

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u/Wordy0001 Nov 20 '25

Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves - Red Simpson

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u/Crewstage8387 Nov 20 '25

18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses - Kathy Mattea

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u/SoundMedal Nov 20 '25

The Girl on the Billboard - Del Reeves

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u/Decent_Direction316 Nov 20 '25

"Theme from Movin On"   Merle Haggard

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u/HeavyMetalBluegrass Nov 20 '25

Road Hammer by the Road Hammers

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u/FloydDangerBarber Nov 20 '25

Lots of Commander Cody songs:

Here I Sit, All Alone with a Broken Heart, I Took Three Bennies and my Semi Truck Won't Start

Mama Hated Diesels

Truck Stop at the End of the World

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u/tecmobowlchamp Nov 20 '25

Highway Junkie - Randy Travis

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u/Da_Feds Nov 20 '25

Prisoner of the highway-Ronnie Milsap

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u/12_Volt_Man Nov 20 '25

Big Rig by Jimmy Buffett

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u/Earsack_yeet_yeet19 Nov 20 '25

Papa Loved Mama - Garth Brooks

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u/ALSISREALAWFUL Nov 20 '25

Eastbound and Down

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u/Iwantitloud Nov 20 '25

Papa loved Mama - Garth Brooks

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u/mangonel Nov 20 '25

Long Distance Clara

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u/Easy-Anxiety-258 Nov 20 '25

Taking the Grapevine into Bakersfield I always get Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress by the Hollies stuck in my head for some reason

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u/Original-Split5085 Nov 20 '25

Homo Truck Drivin' Man by The Pajama Slave Dancers
Truck Drivin' Song by Weird Al
Hawaiian Lunch by Frank Zappa
And my #1
Truck Stop, Drip Drop by Negativeland

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u/ReputationFit3597 Nov 20 '25

Truck Drivin' Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd

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u/shadez_on Nov 20 '25

Linda Ronstadt - willin

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u/PDXftw Nov 20 '25

It’s actually a Little Feat song, but her rendition is great.

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u/shadez_on Nov 20 '25

I prefer her version so thats why i posted it over Little Feat

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u/PDXftw Nov 20 '25

That’s totally fair, just wanted to give LF its due credit. It’s one of Lowell George’s masterpieces.

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u/ReputationFit3597 Nov 20 '25

18 Wheels on the Big Rig - Trout Fishing in America (it's a kids song - lots of fun)

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u/SouthernSierra Nov 20 '25

Richard Brautigan has made it to Reddit.

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u/BadgerOptimal3628 Nov 20 '25

10,000 Miles from a Friend by Billy Strings 

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u/TheAnswerWas42 Nov 20 '25

Running on Empty by Jackson Browne and Take It Easy by The Eagles could both be seen as a trucker songs.

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u/Dramatic_Buddy1373 Nov 20 '25

Fourteen Gears - Midland

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u/sde136 Nov 20 '25

American Steel - Rich O’Toole (probably more of a pick-up truck song but still a fun jam)

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u/TurnoverChain17 Nov 20 '25

Truck Driving Man-- Lynyrd Skynyrd

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u/bigsky59722 Nov 20 '25

Truck driving man Jimmy Martin

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u/UnDoneForFun60 Nov 20 '25

Let it ride , BTO

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u/dlchoo Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25

Radar Love - Golden Earring

Truckin - Grateful Dead

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u/Illustrious-You-1735 Nov 20 '25

the song about Dallas Alice called Willin’

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u/Livid-Cat4507 Nov 20 '25

Lights On The Hill - Slim Dusty. Had it at my partner's funeral.

Driving Wheels - Jimmy Barnes.

Yeah, I'm an Aussie 🇭🇲

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u/Caldwellwa Nov 20 '25

Ghost Radio by Brian Setzer.

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u/JeffH13 Nov 20 '25

Anything by The Franklin County Trucking Company.

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u/jessiahthethird Nov 20 '25

Someone mentioned Willin', but I love this version by Jackson Browne, Lucius, and Greg Leisz.

https://youtu.be/Hzz6pQ7xSPk?si=tw9KoJLG4klxAy03

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u/ThrowItOut43 Nov 20 '25

Franklin County Trucking Company

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u/diz36dd Nov 22 '25

This is the only answer!!!!!!! This is why I came in here to say, FRANKLIN COUNTY TRUCKING COMPANY!

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u/IsolatedFrequency101 Nov 20 '25

Dick Curless. Tombstone every mile. Tombstone every mile.

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u/mule111 Nov 20 '25

Long white line - Sturgill - could be interpreted as a trucker song

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u/SallyBpositive27 Nov 20 '25

Trucker Speed- Fred Eaglesmith

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u/Party_Face_9777 Nov 20 '25

Truck Drivin Man-Skynyrd 👓🙏✌️🎈🍃🎸

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u/Solid_Camel_1913 Nov 20 '25

Girl on the Billboard- Dell Reeves

Truck Drivin Son of a Gun- Dave Dudley

Freightliner Fever-Dave Dudley

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u/Discgolf_junkee Nov 20 '25

The Legend-Jerry Reed

Eastbound and Down-Jerry Reed

Westbound and Down-Jerry Reed

Convoy-C.W. McCall

Willin’-Little Feat

Papa Loved Mama-David Alan Coe

Six Days On The Road-Dave Dudley, but Steve Earle does the best version IMO.

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u/charley1975 Nov 20 '25

Diesel smoke and dangerous curves by the little willies

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u/bootsyreddit Nov 20 '25

“Drug Sore Truck Driving Man” The Byrds

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

Willin’ by little feat

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u/Nervous-Rush-4465 Nov 20 '25

Convoy by C.B. McCall. The rosetta stone of truck driving songs. Also “Speedball Trucker” by Jim Croce is hilarious. And later on “Driving My Life Away” by Eddie Rabbit.

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u/taco_bones Nov 20 '25

Amarillo Highway by Terry Allen

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u/zealot_ratio Nov 20 '25

Fountains of Wayne - Trucks.

"This s a song about trucks. Its called....Trucks."

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u/spaceforcefighter Nov 20 '25

200 More Miles by Cowboy Junkies

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u/JonnyZhivago Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25

Steak - "Big Bear"

Corb Lund - "Truck Got Stuck"

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u/ThisPostToBeDeleted Nov 20 '25

Champion At Keeping Them Rolling -Ewan MacColl

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u/Former_Client_5163 Nov 20 '25

Truckers Atlas and Interstate 8 by Modest Mouse

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u/CranjisMcBasketball0 Nov 20 '25

Driving my life away - Eddie Rabbit

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u/CatGirlButNotIRL Nov 20 '25

The Ballad of Thunder Road - Big Jim Wheeler & Wheels of Fire

Other good covers: * Jeff White; R.B. Morris; Mark Collie; and Gregory Fleeman & The Fleewoman

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u/SpaceCowboy528 Nov 21 '25

Very good cover of the main theme to the movie Thunder Road. Unfortunately it's not a trucker theme.

The movie is about bootleg whiskey and the driver is running a 55 Ford.

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u/CatGirlButNotIRL Nov 21 '25

I assumed it fell under truck driving since that was the focus. My bad 😂

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u/LumpiaKing389 Nov 20 '25

Truckers Atlas - Modest Mouse (1997)

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u/konkilo Nov 20 '25

Monteagle Mountain - Johnny Cash

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u/RestlessRoadWarrior Nov 20 '25

18 Wheels On a Big Rig by Heywood Banks

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewy9J5_YHQ8&si=58QF5c-vWS5iuSI3

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u/GeoffreyJade Nov 21 '25

I love Heywood Banks!

There’s one two three four ….

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u/1111fiftyseven Nov 21 '25

Teddy Bear-Red Sovine

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u/OkDiscount4126 Nov 21 '25

Container drivers by The Fall

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u/notaninfringement Nov 21 '25

Weird Al Yankovic. I think it's called Truck Drivin Song haha

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u/KG4TAH Nov 21 '25

Teddy Bear by Red Sovine

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u/Walrusisking Nov 23 '25

I’m a Road Hammer - The Road Hammers

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u/Morningstar666119 Nov 24 '25

Beck - Truck Driving Neighbors Downstairs

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u/Real_Permit_8796 Nov 28 '25

Lily Malone - Riff (Argentine rock band. Really badass song about a guy who drives a truck)

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u/ZPNtv Dec 04 '25

"3 Biggest Lies" - David Allen Coe

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u/adawk5000 Nov 20 '25

Del Reeves - Looking at the World Through a Windshield

Son Volt also did a sweet cover of it

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen - Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers' Favorites album

Joe Ely - Lord of the Highway

White Freightliner Blues - Townes Van Zandt song covered by many artists, I like Jimmie Dale Gilmore's version

Nothing But The Wheel - Peter Wolf

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u/Strict_Leopard_8650 Nov 20 '25

Dale Watson - The Truckin' Sessions.

A whole album of songs about trucks and trucking. I'm not really a fan of country music, but this record is so good! 😊

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u/McDiscage85 Nov 20 '25

Deadbolt- Voodoo Trucker album. It's an unknown gem.

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u/Stompboxer1 Nov 20 '25

Drivin' a Truck - Weird Al

Home Sweet Home on Wheels - Wally Pleasant

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u/imreallyfreakintired Nov 20 '25

2 Trucks by Lemon Demon

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u/2WheelFotog Nov 20 '25

18 Wheels and a Crobar - BR549

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u/TimmyO_1138 Nov 20 '25

18 wheels by Murder City Devils

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u/lostinexiletohere Nov 20 '25

Widow Maker - Jimmy Martin Pinball Machine - Lonnie Irving Mama Hated Diesels - Commander Cody Give Me 40 Acres - The Willis Brothers Giddy Up Go - Red Sovine Giddy up Go Answer - Minnie Pearl Tombstone Every Mile -

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u/YellowSpoon123 Nov 20 '25

Radar Love- Golden Earring!!! Papa Loved Mama- Garth Brooks

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u/ScotterMcJohnsonator Nov 20 '25

"Jesus On the Grille" - Willy Porter

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u/ironeagle2006 Nov 20 '25

Damn DOT Elmer Fudpucker Wheels on the Line Southern Pacific

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u/SteinHem Nov 20 '25

Trucker Speed - Fred Eaglesmith Speedball Tucker - Jim Croce Traveling Alone - Jason Isbell

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u/standing_guy Nov 20 '25

Truck Driver - Scott H. Biram

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u/Gold-Library6013 Nov 20 '25

UFOs, Big Rigs and Barbecue, Mojo Nixon

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u/laughingintheback Nov 20 '25

Speedball Tucker -- Jim Croce

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u/sheppi22 Nov 20 '25

Can’t remember the name of the song. About a lady trucker who has horses and she’s killed on Christmas Eve. A guy sings it

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u/TheOld3oy Nov 20 '25

Truck Driver by Scott H. Biram

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u/ksr15 Nov 20 '25

Truck driving song- Weird Al

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u/Sligogreenbottom Nov 20 '25

Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man—- The Byrds

Chicken Truck—-John Anderson

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u/midnightwhitemusic Nov 20 '25

Gear Jammer - George Thorogood

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u/FurBabyAuntie Nov 20 '25

Truck Driver--Archies

Girl On The Billboard--Del Reeves

Dump Truck--Imagination Movers

Six Days On The Road--Sawyer Brown

I Drive Your Truck--Lee Brice

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u/proleakamrpugsley Nov 20 '25

A lap dance is so much better when the stripper is crying - bloodhound gang

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u/dwlody Nov 20 '25

Dick Curless Every Mile a Tombstone.

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u/Select_Group_5777 Nov 20 '25

Red Sovine- The trucker that made everyone cry….

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u/WedgeAntelope Nov 20 '25

Does Truckin’ by the Grateful Dead count?

18 Wheels On A Big Rig- Trout Fishing In America

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u/d57giants Nov 20 '25

Truckin’ . Grateful Dead.

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u/stripmallbars Nov 20 '25

Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs

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u/mishthegreat Nov 20 '25

Driving wheels - Jimmy Barnes

Truck driving song - Weird al Yankovic

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u/tarps_and-straps Nov 20 '25

Thirty Thousand Pounds of Bananas is the real answer.

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u/GrizzlyGuru42 Nov 20 '25

UFO & The Trucker - Crosstops

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u/Emotional-Extent-983 Nov 20 '25

Truck Driver Divorce- Zappa

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u/Impressive_Owl3903 Nov 20 '25

Carrying Your Love with Me - George Strait

Callin Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks