A 25-year-old woman from Himachal Pradesh, Neha Thakur, drives a 16-tonne truck and is widely recognized as the state’s first woman truck driver. Sources report that she left air hostess training and briefly worked in the aviation sector before switching careers and spending her days on the road across India.
Neha is from Khudla village in Sarkaghat in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. Multiple outlets say she documents her trucking life through social media videos and vlogs, using the content to show day-to-day experiences behind the wheel. One outlet also emphasizes that she records her life as she starts driving, while another highlights how her unusual career change draws large audiences online.
While all sources focus on her transition from aviation training to trucking, they primarily differ in emphasis—some concentrate on her background and recognition, while others focus more on her visibility through social media. Across coverage, the core account is her career pivot and her position as a first-of-its-kind truck driver in the state.
