CHANGING LANES
changing lanes
Feature By Brad Bentley
Extending her reach
Lindsay Lawler, TCA's Highway Angel, expands her audience from the highways to the airwaves
Lindsay Lawler is quickly becoming the face and voice of the trucking industry, providing a soundtrack for the lives of countless truckers across signature brand of rockin' country vocals and dominant stage presence to the 2010 Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, TX. It was there that she formed a partnership with the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) spokesperson of TCA's Highway Angel program (www.truckload.org/ highway-angel), which recognizes truck drivers who have saved lives and performed extraordinary acts on the road.
With its message of hope and mercy, Lindsay's Highway Angel song, has become a recognizable
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anthem for truck drivers and has given her tremendous exposure in the industry. Highway Angel is featured on Lindsay's current EP, The Long Haul which, along with her debut album Train Wreck, can be found on iTunes. The picture at the beginning of this article was shot during the Highway Angel music video, which is featured in many training and promotional materials within the trucking industry. "It has been a huge honor of mine to travel the country performing for drivers and making music for this audience," Lawler said. "I get to hear so many amazing stories from drivers all over the world, so I pull much of my inspiration from their real life experiences." For example, Lawler wrote and recorded the song The
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