not in laremy. >> not in laremy, no, no. >> reporter: just a few feet away from the motor oil, the militarys, the trucker shirts. >>> that's a very familiar smell for indian food. >> that's it. >> reporter: are storage shelves

not in laremy. >> not in laremy, no, no. >> reporter: just a few feet away from the motor oil, the militaryhe trucker shirts. >>> that's a very familiar smell for indian food. >> that's it. >> reporter: are storage shelves full of turmeric and other spices you haven't heard of. >> this is kasuri methi. if you put this on, you would not eat anything without it. >> reporter: there is a rice steamer without an off switch. and always a full pot of chai. and any soul of any indian kitchen, the klay oven. >> the flavor goes in the meat, not out of the meat. like if you put on the grill, everything kind of drips down. this way the heat is all around. it's rounded by the heat. >> reporter: when pandr bought this truck stop in 2014, it came with a griddle for hot dogs and hamburgers. >> that's all you need? >> that is' all i need. >> all right, thank you. >> reporter: figuring truckers could get those up and down i-80, he went with aimen you they wouldn't find anywhere else. >>> do they ever come in and say, all you have is indian food and i want meat loaf, i want a hamburger, i want a strip steak.

. >> reporter: here's what you might expect to see driving i-80 near laremy, wyoming.ls, trucker after trucker making their runs, hauling everything from fuel to furniture. billboards advertising where they can gas up. what you might not expect is that the trucker in the next lane is wearing a turban. >> i cannot stay in an office to be honest with you. >> reporter: i know the feeling. >>> even with unemployment at nearly a 49-year low, there is a record shortage of truck drivers. this year the turnover rate for truck drivers is 96%, more than 50,000 drivers are needed to meet the demand, and the shortage is forcing companies like amazon, general mills, tyson foods and others to hike their prices to consumers. but one group of drivers, indian americans who practice the sikh faith, truckers like mun muntu pandr, will be a big part of the solution. more than 20,000 sikhs have entered the trucking industry in the last 20 years. >> most sikhs want to keep their faith. hair, beard, mustache. it's a safety hazard for a lot of jobs required. in trucking they can keep everythi