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Ione Martin has been a truck driver for over nine years

Martin shares videos on her TikTok account about her life, her work schedule and her dog, Wells

She hopes that by sharing insight into her career, it will help other women feel less lonely in the profession

Ione Martin spends her life on the road, but as a truck driver for over nine years, she'd tell you that's exactly how she likes it.

Martin, 31, is an "over-the-road" truck driver, also known as a long-haul trucker, meaning she hauls freight from location to location, crossing state lines and often driving all day.

"Every day is different," Martin shares exclusively with PEOPLE. "My job is open to 48 states. Wherever I get assigned a load, that's where I'm going. I can work 14 hours of the day and drive 11 hours o

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