Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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44 | Overdrive | September 2015 "Y ou are the most beau- tiful trucker I've ever seen," said a bash- ful driver to Joanne Fatta while they were fueling at a truck stop. Fatta laughed and asked him when he had last seen a woman trucker. He couldn't recall. Fatta says being able to play a small part in redefining the stereotype truck driver image, through coverage she's received in trucking and mainstream media, is one reason she's so honored to have won Overdrive's Most Beautiful con- test, now in its third year. At 51, Fatta, of Lancaster, Pa., has worked into a respected position as a company driver and driver trainer with Overdrive's Most Beautiful winner overcomes personal and professional hurdles to set a standard for trucking's image BY CAROLYN MASON Joanne Fatta beat out more than 85 women who entered the 2015 Overdrive's Most Beautiful contest. She hauls produce for Sunrise Transport, based in Ephrata, Pa. Phil Spreadbury oanne's ourney J