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The Tamera Sturgis story, wherein a 20-something decides that the up-and-down life of a long-haul trucker is the one for her, really belongs on TV as a reality show.
Oh wait
it is.
Or was anyway-and may soon be again, with Sturgis in the starring role.
"There's something in development, but it's top secret right now," Sturgis revealed. It would follow a successful run with husband Todd on A&E's Shipping Wars, then landing a full-time gig with Cummins after spending decades traveling America.
The Sturgises have been driving as a tandem since 1994, when they booked their first co-piloting job from Los Angeles to New Jersey. They mostly worked for a small independent firm, loved being together on the road, and up until a few years ago had no idea their lives would become nationally known via the small screen.
Tamera met Todd when he was a stand-up comic in California. They dated and would eventually marry.
"But we were barely making it," she recalled. "Todd found a second job counting freight on a...