Jessica Samko Bio, Marriage, Career, Husband & Net Worth

Jessica Samko is an American Television Personality who is famous for being featured in A&E’s reality TV show Shipping Wars. She proves that women can be strong as a man while she is a tough woman with a tough attitude to match.  She rose to stardom after she appeared as a truck driver in the reality show.

Furthermore, she is a married woman whereas, her husband’s name is Derek Smith who is also a truck driver and even an owner of  Cargo & Freight Company named DMS. Wanna know more about Jessica Samko? Then stay on the page and keep on scrolling until the end.

Amsterdam Native

Jessica Samko was born on June 1, 1982, in Amsterdam, New York, the USA. But she was originally from Pennsylvania. Ever since Jessica was a little girl, she wanted to work on a cruise ship. However, she became a truck driver, and she decided to love being a truck driver too. Despite that, there is no information about her sibling’s and parent’s name.

Jessica Samko Career

Jessica has also been given a nickname as ‘The Road Warrior,” which she got after appearing in the reality TV Series called Shipping Wars.  She has an appearance of a robust nature and tough attitude women in the show. Whereas she drives a 2008 Volvo 780 truck in Newark, New Jersey.

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Jessica made a breakthrough when she got the opportunity to feature in the reality show. It was in the sixth season of Shipping Wars, where she got featured as a truck driver. Ever since 2014, she remained in the show, but the show got canceled due to some reason in April 2015. Samko is also associated with a company called Landstar, which gives deliveries services across North America.  After working for a while, she brought her truck and began the company called JMS Transport, where she is the sole driver.

Jessica Samko Marriage

Samko is a married woman, but she has never discussed her married life in detail. She is married to a guy named Derek Smith. They don’t have any children since they are together for a long time now.  The pair has adopted two dogs and named them Oogie and Wilson. An interesting fact is that Oogie and Wilson often travel with Samko when she has to make a delivery.

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Moreover, Samko has a hobby of riding motorcycles and classic cars as well. She frequently rides them on her off time with her husband. Despite her husband, there is no information about her past affairs and relationship.

Jessica Samko Net Worth

The 38 years old reality start Jessica Samko hasn’t revealed her net worth yet. However, according to glassdoor.com, the average salary of a truck driver is $39,113 thousand, and the highest pay can be $44 thousand. Additionally,  they also get an incentive of up to $1142, which makes the highest pay can be around $46  thousand.

Moreover, Samko is a professional truck driver, and also she has worked in reality shows. So, the conclusion about her net worth can be estimated at around $100 thousand to $200 thousand.