Evan Lockridge

Who is Evan Lockridge?

Evan Lockridge is a freelance journalist and radio talent. Born in 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia, he's a self-proclaimed "communications junkie" since the age of 17. Currently he focuses on covering the trucking industry for Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and TruckingInfo.com as senior contributing editor, where his wife, Deborah, is editor in chief. He has been covering trucking since 1991. He started his business, Evan E. Lockridge Communications in 1996, after a two-year stint in television as a photographer, where he also provides video service, voiceovers and audio production services.

He previously worked for SiriusXM Satellite Radio on Road Dog Trucking Radio, Channel 106 as host of The Lockridge Report. He also anchored and wrote daily trucking newscasts for the channel, SiriusXM Trucking News, until the summer of 2012 when he decided to cut back. Lockridge still fills in as anchor for the SiriusXM Trucking News, when current anchor Jim Park is out. Previous to working for SiriusXM, Lockridge produced and anchored daily trucking newscasts syndicated to AM-FM radio stations across the United States under the banners of RoadStar Radio News, Overdrive Trucking News and Expediter News Break. He also served in various capacities with RoadStar, Truck Sales & Leasing, Truckstop Travel Plaza and Overdrive magazines—all dedicated to different segments of the trucking industry.