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Resident of Ibicaré, in Santa Catarina, Andréia Schikorski was 22 years old and in the 9th phase of her Law degree when she dropped everything to become a truck driver. Six years later, she travels across Brazil transporting grains for Copercampos and shares her road routine with over 130,000 followers on TikTok.
Some people complete their entire degree and still discover that their path lies elsewhere. This was the case for Andréia Schikorski, who was nearing the end of her Law course when she decided to swap legal books for the cab of a truck. At 22, she left college in the 9th phase to become a truck driver, a profession she has been practicing for six years. The story was told by Oeste Mais.
The choice was not made by someone who gave up, but by someone who found what they love. Today, at 28, the resident of Ibicaré travels across Brazil transporting grains and agricultural supplies, and has even become a kind of road celebrity on social media. With over 130,000 followers on TikTok, she shows that leaving a Law degree to drive a truck can indeed be a successful choice.
From the 9th phase of Law to the truck cab
The turning point happened almost at the finish line. Andréia had advanced to the 9th phase of her Law course, meaning she was close to graduating, when she realized that the classroom and the courtroom were not the future she wanted.
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Instead of continuing out of obligation, she decided to completely change course and pursue what truly moved her.
The chosen path surprised many people. Swapping a legal career, seen as stable and prestigious, for a road profession is not the route most expect.
But for Andréia, becoming a truck driver was not a plan B; it was exactly where she wanted to be, with her hands on the wheel and Brazil ahead of her.
Leaving the Law degree in the 9th phase required courage and clarity. It was not about escaping a difficulty, but rather admitting, in time, that her passion lay elsewhere.
This decision to follow her own taste, even against expectations, is what gives strength to the truck driver’s journey.
A woman at the wheel in a man’s world
The path was not free of barriers.
When Andréia said she wanted to be a truck driver, many people mocked her because it was still uncommon to see women driving trucks on Brazilian roads.
Prejudice appeared, but it wasn’t strong enough to take her away from the path she had chosen.
Her response came in practice. Instead of arguing, Andréia went to drive and proved day by day that a truck’s wheel has no gender.
The competence in transporting cargo and fulfilling routes spoke louder than any comment, and that’s how the truck driver earned respect in a predominantly male sector.
This is the most symbolic point of the story. Every kilometer driven by a woman like Andréia helps to open space for others who dream of the road and hear that it’s not a place for women.
Her journey, starting from Santa Catarina to the entire country, becomes a reference precisely for breaking an old stereotype.
Driving across Brazil with Copercampos grains
At work, Andréia is a driver, and a good one. She drives transporting grains and agricultural inputs for Copercampos, an agricultural cooperative headquartered in Campos Novos, Santa Catarina.
In other words, she is part of the machinery that moves Brazilian agribusiness, taking the production from the field from one point to another in the country.
The transport of grains is a key piece of the economy. Without trucks and drivers, the harvest doesn’t leave the field nor reach the port, the industry, or the table.
Each trip the truck driver makes on the highways is part of this silent logistics that supports agricultural production, an essential job that is not always remembered.
Worth noting: Andréia is the professional behind the wheel, not the owner of the company. She works as a truck driver transporting the cooperative’s cargo, and it is precisely in this role as a driver that she built her own reputation.
Transporting grains is her trade, done with the seriousness of someone who takes every delivery seriously.
130 thousand followers and life on the road
It was on social media that the story gained national reach. Andréia started sharing her truck driver routine on TikTok, showing the behind-the-scenes of her trips, the landscapes of Brazil seen from the cabin, and the daily life of someone who lives on the road.
The audience liked it: there are over 130 thousand followers on TikTok and videos that have amassed over 1.6 million likes.
Authenticity explains the success. Instead of a glamorized life, she shows the road as it is, with its challenges and beauties, always with good humor.
On her profile, she carries a phrase that sums up her philosophy, that what matters is that the choice makes you happy, and it is precisely this message that wins over those who follow her.
This reach has turned the truck driver into a voice. For many women who are considering taking to the road, seeing Andréia driving, traveling, and being happy on TikTok serves as proof that it is possible.
Her digital presence has stopped being a pastime and has become part of her professional identity.
Why stories like this matter
Andréia’s case connects to a larger movement. The number of female truck drivers is growing in Brazil, albeit slowly, and each new professional helps to normalize the image of a woman in command of a truck.
Her choice, to swap law school for the road, is also a message about the freedom to follow one’s own path.
There is also the value of recognizing the sector. The transportation of grains and cargo is one of the backbones of the Brazilian economy, and putting a face to those who do this work helps to value the profession.
A truck driver from Santa Catarina who travels the entire country shows, in practice, the size and importance of this mechanism.
In the end, her journey mixes courage, identity, and representation. Leaving something almost finished to start from scratch in what you love is not easy, but Andréia proved that it’s worth it when the choice is genuine.
From the 9th phase of Law to leading followers on TikTok, she built a story that inspires without needing a script.
And you, would you make such a turn?
Andréia Schikorski’s story shows that you can leave law school near the end and be happy as a truck driver, traveling Brazil in grain transport and still gathering over 130 thousand followers on TikTok. All because of a choice driven by passion, not fear.
And you, would you have the courage to exchange an almost finished career for what you really love, like Andréia did? Tell us here in the comments if you have already made or would make such a turn, and what would weigh more in your decision.
