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The Logistics Matters podcast: Photographer Anne-Marie Michel on life on the road for women truckers | Season 5 Episode 11

Michel travelled ten thousand miles across the United States to seek out, speak with, and photograph forty American truckers for her book Sisters of the Road. The book gives voice to the unique experiences of female truckers in this physically demanding, male-dominated industry. Also: The warehouse building boom has ended; the costs of truck electrification.

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By DC Velocity StaffMar 22, 2024
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About this week's guest
Anne-Marie Michel

Anne-Marie Michel is a photographer based in London. Through a combination of portraiture and documentary, she aims to the platform with her subjects to allow their voices, life histories, and advocacies to be heard.

Her first book, Sisters of the Road (2022) tells the stories of forty American trucker women. Inspired by memories from her own childhood, Michel travelled ten thousand miles across the United States to seek out, speak with, and photograph her subjects. The resulting images and interviews give voice to the unique experiences of the female truckers who persevere in this physically demanding, male-dominated industry.




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