‘We’re Literally Making It Up As We Go:’ A Truck Driver Amidst A Pandemic

Jess Graham works for GTO Trucking in Snellville, Georgia. She’s been driving trucks since 2012.

Courtesy of Jess Graham

As many parts of life have slowed, our country’s supply chain hasn’t. And commercial truck drivers are a crucial part of that chain.

Jess Graham is an over-the-road, owner-operator truck driver working for GTO Trucking in Snellville, Georgia. She’s been driving trucks since 2012.

The coronavirus pandemic, she said, has sped up the pace of her job as food and medicine are being shipped at much higher volume. She’s doing about double her normal weekly mileage.