“The Revolutionary Routine of Life as a Female Trucker” by Jessica Ogilvie

“The Revolutionary Routine of Life as a Female Trucker,” written by Jessica Ogilvie for BuzzFeed in March 2016, profiles Melissa Rojas, a third-generation trucker who drives thousands of miles every week. We talk about how it went and what she learned along the way.

Jessica Ogilvie is a regular contributor to LA Magazine, Playboy and LA Weekly. Her writing has also appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, VICE, The Hairpin, Complex, Conde Nast Traveler and LAist.