Elena did a story for Road and Track about long haul truckers, by riding along with them.

 https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a39829688/what-you-learn-after-a-night-on-the-road-with-a-long-haul-trucker/

But first, to get past the paywall, go to https://12ft.io/  then cut and paste that link into the empty box, and BOOM! Reading that article! 

She's a good writer, it's probably worth whatever they charge to read it.... and the other articles she writes.