New survey reveals America’s shared respect for truck drivers

Positive perceptions of truckers prevailed nationwide

CloudTrucks recently polled 2,000 U.S. adults via third-party survey platform Pollfish for the 2023 How America Talks Trucks Survey to explore regional differences in terminology and perspectives on the trucking industry.

Key findings include:

• Positive perceptions of truckers prevailed nationwide – 80% of respondents acknowledged the crucial role of truck drivers in the economy. Additionally, 43% expressed sympathy for drivers, recognizing their frequent encounters with aggressive or unsafe behaviors from other motorists.
• Regional terminology for trucks differs, but “18-wheeler” is the most popular term for trucks nationwide: Southerners (25%) indicated “18-wheeler” is the most popular term for trucks in their region, and it is also popular among westerners (17%), northeasterners (16%) and midwesterners (11%). For midwesterners, “semi” (28%) and “semi-truck” (27%) are the most common terms; northeasterners prefer “tractor trailer” (30%); and westerners prefer “semi-truck” (19%) 

View the complete findings here

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