National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, September 11-17, 2022, is when America's trucking industry takes the time to honor all professional truck drivers for their hard work and commitment in tackling one of our economy's most demanding and important jobs. LLC's Liz Wayne got the opportunity to sit down with Ingrid Brown, a Professional Truck Driver with 42 years of experience and approximately 4.75 million safe driving miles under her belt!!! Ingrid answers the all important question, "What can we do to show our appreciation for our truck drivers?"
Ingrid Brown is from Boone, NC and lives by "Nothing in life is simple, it takes hard work and in the end it's a positive journey to success". Ingrid's forty two year career as a Professional Truck Driver with approximately 4.75 million safe driving miles, and being a sole owned and operated Woman trucking company has been nothing short of a dream come true. Forty one and a half years of diversity as an Independent Owner and a year as a Company driver, Ingrid brings her experience of diversity of freight to the trucking industry in all areas. Ingrid is currently the Host of "AMERICA on 18 Wheels" a show found on Back The Truck Up of Freightwaves. She is also a contributing writer of BackTheTruckUp.com, while still driving over the road.
Ingrid has dedicated her driving career toward CMV Safety and the safety of the general motoring public. Ingrid continues to work directly with FMCSA in D.C. for safer highways. In 2019 Ingrid was chosen as FMCSA's CMV Voice of Safety Our Roads, Our Safety campaign. Ingrid can be seen and heard on billboards, television commercials, SiriusXM and major media as the FMCSA safety advocate. Brown also was a speaker in FMCSA 2020 Trucking Safety Summit. In 2015 she was selected on NASTC America’s Road Team and NASTC Woman Driver of the Year. In 2018, Ingrid was a TA/Petro Citizen Driver Honoree and the Oklahoma City Petro was rebranded as Ingrid R. Brown OKC PETRO. She recently was named to the St. Christopher’s Fund driver council and one of 21 on the Wall of Fame for the 50th Anniversary of the Mid America Trucking Show.
Ingrid continues to be an advocate for driver awareness and safety through her involvement within the industry and can be seen in numerous major magazines, TV news specials and speaking engagements. Ingrid also is on both CAL-Trans and CARB committees and truck parking sub committees. In March 2019, Ingrid was on the cover of USA TODAY and the feature video of Females in Trucking. Ingrid is a charter member of Women in Trucking and an inaugural WIT Image Team member still serving today. She loves to mentor and educate women that there is a place for them in the trucking industry for success. Ingrid has two successful wonderful daughters, two son in laws, and six amazing grandchildren. In her spare time Ingrid, Still lives trucking! She says "Life has blessed me with some amazing people, events and honors. The accomplishments in my life are my many rewards to remind me always "Pay it Forward". Always know, within every Professional Driver there is so much more than "JUST A Driver".
