Truck driving is not just a job. It is a lifestyle.
Truck drivers have their language, movies and music. Driving with good music can make their time on the road much better and memorable.
We have made a list of 100 Truck driver songs.
1. Roll On by Alabama
“Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)” is a song written by Dave Loggins, and recorded by American country music band Alabama.
It was released in January 1984
2. Convoy by C.W. McCall
Convoy is a novelty song created in 1975. C.W.McCall is a co-created character and voiced by Bill Fries, along with Chip Davis.
3. Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses by Kathy Mattea
“Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses” is created by country music artist Kathy Mattea.
It was recorded in March 1988.
4. I`ve Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash
It is a song written by Australian country singer Geoff Mack in 1959, and made popular by Lucky Starr in 1962.
5. Truckin` by The Grateful Dead
In Anthem To Beauty, a documentary covering the making of the American Beauty album, Dead guitarist/vocalist Bob Weir talks about the romance of striking out on the road.
It was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure.
6. On The Road Again by Willie Nelson
“On the Road Again” is a song written and made famous by American country music singer Willie Nelson in 1980.
The song, about life on tour, came about when the executive producer of the film Honeysuckle Rose approached Nelson about writing the song for the film’s soundtrack.
This song became Nelson’s 9th Country & Western No. 1 hit overall.
7. White Line Fever by Merle Haggard
8. Brothers of The Highway by Tony Justice
Tony Justice have a double career, as a truck driver and a singer/songwriter.
“Brothers” was written by songwriters Doug Johnson, Nicole Witt and Justice collaborator Kim Williams.
Justice words: “To still play my music, and have all these truck drivers listening to it—they don’t know how much I appreciate them. I wouldn’t be doing this without their support. It’s a mutual feeling of gratitude that goes a long way.”
9. Driving My Life Away by Eddie Rabbit
Drivin’ My Life Away” is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbit in 1980.
10. I’m a Road Hammer by The Road Hammers
The Road Hammers is a Canadian country rock group composed of Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne.
Their song “I`m a road hammer” became popular after their album release in 2005.
11. Going to California by Led Zeppelin
“Going to California” is a ballad recorded by the English rock band Led Zeppelin.
It was released on their untitled fourth album in 1971.
12. Trucker Man by Gretchen Wilson
13. 6 Days On The Road by Dave Dudley
“Six Days on the Road” is an American song written by Earl Green and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery, made famous by country music singer Dave Dudley.
In 1963, the song became a major hit.
14. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
“Born to Run” was released on August 25, 1975 and it helped Springsteen to reach mainstream popularity.
15. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas by Harry Chapin
“30,000 pounds of bananas “is a folk rock song by Harry Chapin from his 1974 album.
It became very popular because it`s was based on a true story about an accident in Scranton, Pennsylvania where a driver lost control of a truck full of bananas he was delivering.
16. East, Bound and Down by Jerry Reed
“East Bound and Down” is a song written by Jerry Reed and Dick Feller, and recorded by Reed for the soundtrack for the film Smokey and the Bandit.
It was released in 1977.
17. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
“Sweet Home Alabama” is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974.
18. Phantom 309 by Red Sovine
“Phantom 309” is a song written by Tommy Faile and released as a single by Red Sovine in 1967.
The song tells of a hitchhiker trying to return home from the West Coast.
On the third day of his trip, while at a crossroads in a driving rain, the hitchhiker is picked up by “Big Joe” driving his tractor-trailer named “Phantom 309.”
19. Life Is A Highway by Tom Cochrane
“Life Is a Highway” is a song by Tom Cochrane from his second studio album, Mad Mad World in 1991.
It was originally conceived in the 1980s as “Love is a Highway”.
20. A Tombstone Every Mile by Dick Curless
“A Tombstone Every Mile” is a song written by Dan Fulkerson and recorded by American country music artist Dick Curless.
It was released in January 1965.
The song refers to the “Haynesville Woods”, an area around the small town of Haynesville in Aroostook County in northern Maine noted for many automobile crashes.
Truck drivers would ship potatoes to market in Boston and a dangerous hairpin turn in the route through Haynesville was the inspiration for the song.
21. Good Luck “N’ Good Truckin’ Tonight by Dale Watson
Dale Watson is an American country/Texas country singer.
It was released in 1998.
22. Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver
It’s a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver about West Virginia.
It was released in 1971.
In March 2014, it became one of the four official state anthems of West Virginia.
23. Big Wheels In The Moonlight by Dan Seals
“Big Wheels in the Moonlight” is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals.
It was released in September 1988.
It is about a young man’s childhood memories of watching semitrailer trucks travel along a nearby highway, listening at night to the roar of the trucks’ diesel engines in the distance and dreaming one day of being a truck driver.
The dream never comes to pass, as he begins a family and is working at other jobs, but still finds peace in envisioning the trucks in his mind, the trucks illuminated only by their lights and the moonlight of a clear evening.
24. Paradise City by Guns and Roses
“Paradise City” is a song by the American rock band Guns N’ Roses, featured on their debut album, Appetite for Destruction (1987).
It was released as a single in January 1989.
25. Prisoner Of The Highway by Mark Wills
The song tells the story of a truck driver who “imprisoned” by the highway.
Yet, he somehow finds freedom behind the wheel.
It was released in 1992.
26. Speed Traps, Weigh Stations & Detour Signs by Chris Sprague
27. I’m Coming Home by Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton was one of the biggest honky-tonk country singers in the ’50s and ’60s.
28. 18 Wheels and a Crowbar by BR549
29. Truck Drivin’ Cat With Nine Wives by Charlie Walker
30. Diesel Driving Daddy by Aaron Watson
31. Blue Highway by John Conlee
“Blue Highway” is a song written by David Womack and Don Henry, and recorded by American country music artist John Conlee.
It was released in July 1985.
32. A Girl Who Loves to Truck by The Road Hammers
33. Peterbilt 379 by Tony Justice
34. Roll On Big Mama by Joe Stampley
This song was recorded by American country artist Joe Stampley.
It was released in January 1975.
35. That’s Truck Drivin’ by Slim Jacobs
36. Space Truckin’ by Deep Purple
“Space Truckin'” is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple.
37. Highways Run On Forever by Johnny Lee
38. Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show
This song is released in 1973 and it`s about a hitchhiking journey south along the eastern coast of the United States from New England in the northeast through Roanoke, Virginia, with the intended destination of Raleigh, North Carolina, where the narrator hopes to see his lover.
As the narrator is walking south of Roanoke, he meets a trucker who is traveling from Philadelphia through Virginia westward toward the Cumberland Gap and Johnson City, Tennessee.
39. We Rode In Trucks by Luke Bryan
“We Rode In Trucks” is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan.
It was released in October 2007.
The speaker imagines driving down a back road in his truck and it`s a tribute to growing up in rural America.
40. Mack by Bob Wayne
41. All I Do Is Drive by Johnny Cash
42. My Big Ole Truck by Buddy Brown
43. Speedball Tucker by Jim Croce42
44. Nowhere Road by Steve Earle
“Nowhere Road” is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Earle.
It was released in June 1987.
45. Highway Star by Deep Purple
“Highway Star” is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple.
It is the opening track on their 1972 album Machine Head.
46. Give Me Forty Acres (To Turn This Rig Around) by Dave Dudley
47. Song Of The South by Alabama
“Song of the South” is a song written by Bob McDill and released in 1988.
48. Tuesday’s Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd
“Tuesday’s Gone” is the second track on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut album.
49. A Man with 18 Wheels by Lee Ann Womack
50. Life In The Fast Lane by Eagles
“Life in the Fast Lane” is a song written by Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Don Henley, and recorded by the American rock band the Eagles in 1976.
51. Sleeper, Five by Two by Red Simpson
52. Highway Junkie by Gary Allan
It`s a soundtrack from the “Black Dog” movie.
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53. Free Ride by The Edgar Winter Group
“Free Ride” is a song written by Dan Hartman and performed by The Edgar Winter Group.
It was top US hit in 1973.
54. Slow Ride by Foghat
“Slow Ride” is a song by the British rock band Foghat.
It was released in December 1975.
55. Highway to Hell by AC/DC
Highway to Hell is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 27 July 1979.
56. Electric Worry by Clutch
57. Midnight Rider by The Allman Brothers Band
“Midnight Rider” is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band.
Gregg Allman’s solo version of the song, released in 1973, was its biggest chart success; it was a top 20 hit in the U.S.
58. Hotel California by Eagles
Hotel California is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Eagles.
The first song written for the album was “Hotel California”, which became the theme for the album.
59. The Highway Patrol by Paul Brand
60. Truck Drivin’ Son of a Gun by Dave Dudley
61. Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf
“Born to Be Wild” is a song written by Mars Bonfire and first performed by the band Steppenwolf.
The song is often invoked in both popular and counter culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude.
It is most notably featured in the 1969 film Easy Rider.
62. C.B Savage by Rod Hart
“C.B. Savage” is a country song by the American singer-songwriter Rod Hart, from his album Breakeroo.
63. Rearview Mirror by Pearl Jam
Rearview mirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003) is a two-disc compilation album by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on November 16, 2004.
64. Asphalt Cowboy by Jason Aldean
65. 500 Miles by Bobby Bare
“500 Miles” is a song which was made popular in the United States and Europe during the 1960s folk revival.
It’s about a traveler who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return.
66. Girl On The Billboard by Del Reeves
“Girl on the Billboard” is a 1965 single released by American country music singer Del Reeves.
The song is about a truck driver who falls in love with a picture of a beautiful young woman, whose towel-clad likeness is plastered as part of a roadside billboard advertisement along Route 66.
The truck driver drives a daily freight route from Chicago to St. Louis along the highway where the billboard is located. He also notes how many trucker accidents have occurred near the billboard.
67. Me and Bobby McGee by Kris Kristofferson
“Me and Bobby McGee” is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson.
The song is the story of two drifters, the narrator and Bobby McGee.
The pair hitches a ride from a truck driver and sings as they drive through the American South.
68. Truck Drivers Sweetheart by Kitty Wells
69. Forty Miles of Bad Road by Duane Eddy
Released as a single in 1959, it also appeared on Eddy’s 1960 album $1,000,000 Worth of Twang.
70. How Fast Them Trucks Can Go by Dave Dudley
71. Thank God For The Radio by Alan Jackson
72. Roll Truck Roll by Red Simpson
73. Long Long Texas Road by Roy Drusky
74. Truck Driver’s Prayer by Red Sovine
75. The White Knight by Cledus Maggard & The Citizen`s Band
The narrator is going beyond the speed limit and gets a heads up on the CB radio about an incoming police with a radar.
76. This Is How We Roll by Florida Georgia Line
77. Trucking Song by Pure Grain
78. Pick Up Man by Joe Diffie
It was released in October 1994.
79. That Ain’t My Truck by Rhett Akins
80. Truck Got Stuck by Corb Lund
81. Dirt Road Anthem by Jason Aldean
82. (Married to My) Pickup Truck by Rodney Carrington
This song is released in 2008. It`s about a guy who decided to give up on love and marry his pick-up truck.
83. Chevys and Fords by Billy Ray Cyrus
84. Only Truck in Town by Tyler Farr
85. She Loves My Truck by Cottonmouth
86. No Truck Song by Tim Hicks
87. My Truck by Breland
In September 2019, Breland wrote the song, “My Truck”, about the truck culture found in rural America.
88. Let’s Ride by Easton Corbin
89. Truck Driver’s Blues by Merle Haggard
90. Cab of My Truck by Dierks Bentley
91. Boy Gets a Truck by Keith Urban
92. Truck I Drove in High School by Mitchell Tenpenny
93. If My Truck Could Talk by Jason Aldean
94. Truck Yeah by Tim McGraw
95. Look At My Truck by Chase Rice
96. Mud On The Tires by Brad Paisley
97. She Was a Good Truck by Joey and Rory
98. Dirt Road Diary by Luke Bryan
99. Santa’s Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck by Alan Jackson
100. Runnin’ Outta Moonlight by Randy Houser
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