Truck Driving Songs
Music keeps us moving. Trucking songs aren’t just any country or rock track—they’re road stories. A true “trucker song” usually talks about the job (long miles, weigh stations, late-night coffee), the equipment (18 wheels, CB chatter), or life away from home. Some classics that feel “trucker-ish” (think “Sweet Home Alabama” with “big wheels keep on turnin’”) aren’t technically trucking songs, but they still live on a lot of drivers’ playlists.
Below you’ll find legendary artists, solid collections, and a quick list of all-time trucker tracks. Click any title or cover to browse on Amazon.
Truck Driving Songs: Artists
C.W. McCall
From Wolf Creek Pass to “Convoy”—CB slang turned pop culture.
Kay Adams
Bakersfield bite and truck-stop sass—“Little Pink Mack.”
Bobby Bare
Plain-spoken two-lane Americana that always lands true.
Boxcar Willie
Hobo poet with plenty of diesel in the veins.
Dick Curless
The Baron’s baritone—trucker hits, blues, and big ballads.
Dave Dudley
“Six Days on the Road”—the spark for truck-drivin’ country.
Slim Dusty
Aussie legend—bush culture and highway grit.
Bill Kirchen
Diesel Telecaster—downshift and grin.
Nev Nicholls
29 albums, five golds—Australian road country staple.
Jerry Reed
Snowman himself—“East Bound and Down.”
Red Simpson
Capitol’s truck-song ace—“Hello, I’m a Truck.”
Red Sovine
Tear-jerkers for the logbook—“Giddy-Up Go,” “Phantom 309.”
Truck Driving Songs: Collections
On the Road Again – 20 Great Truck Driver Hits
“Looking at the World Through a Windshield,” “Six Days on the Road,” more.
Truckin’ On
52 cuts: Sovine, Willis Brothers, Del Reeves—deep diesel dive.
Truck Driver’s Boogie — Big Rig Hits
From 1939’s “Truck Driver’s Blues” forward—history on a disc.
Black Dog — Original Soundtrack
“Road Man,” “Drivin’ All Night Long,” and more road rockers.
Kickin’ Asphalt — Funny Trucking Songs
Goofy gold + legit cuts—great change-up for long hauls.
Rig Rock Deluxe — A Musical Salute to American Truck Drivers
Modern takes + originals—Junior Brown & Red Simpson shine.
Top All-Time Trucker Songs
Quick-hit list you can spin on any run. Click to search on Amazon.
- Dave Dudley — Six Days on the Road
- Jerry Reed — East Bound and Down
- C.W. McCall — Convoy
- Red Sovine — Phantom 309
- Alabama — Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
- Del Reeves — Looking at the World Through a Windshield
- Truck Stop — Truck Drivin’ Man
- Merle Haggard — White Line Fever
- Commander Cody — Hot Rod Lincoln
- Red Simpson — Hello, I’m a Truck
- Kathy Mattea — 455 Rocket
- Johnny Cash — One Piece at a Time
- Keith Whitley — Miami, My Amy
- Grateful Dead — Truckin’
- Alabama — Song of the South
