A Trucker Dad Keeps Up With His Daughter in Mack Trucks' Country Paean to the Long Haul

Steve Moakler sings about the blacktop grind

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There’s nothing more American than a country song about long-haul trucking. At least, that’s the rough calculus behind a new ad from Mack Trucks, featuring an original tune by Nashville-based artist Steve Moakler.

In “Born Ready,” a four-minute commercial made in the style of a music video, Moakler croons about rolling down the blacktop with two hands holding the wheel steady, while the Stars and Stripes wave around overhead.

True to the song’s title, which is also the brand’s tagline, it’s a paean to hard work, and a celebration of the automaker’s new

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