Kathy Lanicki is a long-haul truck driver. She's been doing it for seven years now, and she'll tell you it's not an easy job. And one of the hardest parts about it is you're by yourself for long stretches of time.

I would recommend a cat on the truck, except if you have to deal with the litter box. But I would recommend the cat over the dog because you don't have to take the cat out.

You know, you have to stop and take a dog out and everything like that.

Another recommendation? Audio books. A good murder mystery can help dull the monotony of long

stretches of road. When you go across on I-80 in Nebraska, you're a steering wheel holder for the entire

drive in Nebraska.

There's no turns, there's no hills, there's no nothing, it's just straight and flat.

And when you get tired of the murder mysteries, give somebody a call.

I'll get on the phone and talk with my friends and we'll talk for two, three hours on the phone and we'll talk about everything.

I mean, I have my friends that I've been friends with now for seven years while I've been driving.

She used to call her boyfriend Gene and talk with him, but then they got married, and Jean, who was a mechanic, decided to

become a long-haul trucker himself. And now they work as a team in the same truck trading off

shifts. They each have their own specialties. What's the most stressful part of your job?

For me, backing the trailer into a spot is the most stressful part for me.

Gene, on the other hand, we call it one-shotting it.

He can do it without any pull-ups.

He's a very good backer.

So, Jean, what's your secret?

I've been backing trailers for as long as I can remember.

I guess I have a knack for it, I don't know.

Imagine spending just about every waking moment with your partner in the cab of a semi-truck.

That's a lot of couple time.

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