Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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40 | Overdrive | August 2014 Emily Weymouth, named Overdrive's Most Beautiful, uses plenty of muscle and math to handle long, multi-stop days delivering lubes. BY CAROLYN MASON Turning heads E mily Ann Weymouth of Charlton, Mass., doesn't mind getting dirty while hauling motor oil, trans- mission fl uid and other lubricants for Dennison Lubricants. "I do it as well as or better than the boys," she says. When the trim 29-year-old blonde climbs out of her truck, she may be covered in grease, but her million-watt smile and trim fi gure stun most observers into silence. "Usually, jaws drop, and people just stare," she says. She doesn't mind and says she loves the challenge of being a hard-working woman in a man's world. Because of her beauty, strong work eth- ic and tough-as-nails attitude, Weymouth was named winner of the 2014 Overdrive's Most Beautiful contest. She receives an expense-paid trip to The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. While some naysayers argue regional hauling doesn't compare with over-the- road, there's nothing wimpy about Wey- mouth or her job. Her day may include driving 100 miles with 12 to 15 stops, or 400 to 600 miles with two or three stops. She's home at night and on weekends, but her days are long and arduous. She needs plenty of muscle to handle heavy grime-covered hoses and precise math skills to calculate the lubricant fl ow and the time required to reach a tank's capacity. On hot days, the lubricants can 40 | Overdrive | August 2014 Emily Weymouth talks about her demanding job with Dennison Lubricants and her personal life in a video in the Featured Truckers play- list at youtube.com/OverdriveMag. Paul Provencher