Who doesn’t like a good song? When you’re hitting the road on CRST routes, one of the best ways to make the miles go by quickly is with music—especially if you like to sing or whistle along. Music is a great way to chase stress away, keep you awake, and have fun! Read on to see our top 5 truck driving songs.
You can easily find truck driving songs on Spotify. Head here to get to a compilation of 100 American Trucker Songs.
So, what are the top five truck driving songs that speak to truck driving life and transportation?
Six Days on the Road by Dave Dudley
“Well, I pulled out of Pittsburgh
A-rollin’ down that eastern seaboard
I got my diesel wound up, and she’s a-runnin’ like a-never before
There’s a speed zone ahead, well, alright…”
Bud the Spud by Stompin’ Tom Connors
“It’s bud, the spud from the bright red mud
Rollin’ down the Highway smiling
The Spuds are big on the back of Bud’s rig
And they’re from Prince Edward Island they’re from Prince Edward Island…”
Roll On by Alabama
“You got it
Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on, Daddy, “til you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on, Mama, like I asked you to do
And roll on, eighteen-wheeler, roll on…”
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses by Kathy Mattea
“Charlie’s got a gold watch
Don’t seem like a whole lot
After thirty years of drivin’
Up and down the interstate
But Charlie’s had a good life
And Charlie’s got a good wife
And after tonight she’ll no longer
Be countin’ the days…”
Wolf Creek Pass by C.W. McCall
“Me an’ Earl was haulin’ chickens
On the flatbed out of Wiggins
And we’d spent all night
On the uphill side
Of thirty-seven miles of hell
Called Wolf Creek Pass
Which is up on the Great Divide…”
There are plenty more great songs for truck driving life! In fact, here’s 50 of the best trucking songs of all time. Or if you’re a country music fan, the Top 10 Truck Driving Country Songs. Enjoy!
