. >> reporter: pandr bought a huge tractor-trailer 13 years ago. today he owns nine riggs plus this truck stop in laremy. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: with so many sikh truck drivers, he added a sikh temple to his truck stop. how many can with a temple? >> not too many. >> reporter: and indian food specials which attract new fans as well. but it's more than a friendly truck stop drawing sikhs to a career behind the wheel. ♪ ♪ recruiting videos that look like nice car in thedriveway. fd f t >>> is this video based on reality? >> pretty much, yeah. the presentation could be a little eye catchy. but that's reality. >> reporter: a prosperous reality for mintu pandr. >>> people who say the american dream is dead -- >> it's not dead at all. >> reporter: in fact, if you ask him, the american dream is humming along quite nicely on highways across the country. >> that truck stop we just showed you is expected to be packed tomorrow for thanksgiving. the owner mintu pandr srisn't famous for his turkey, but he's a local hero when it comes to curr

. ♪ ♪ just off exit 290 on i-80, the indian crew mintu pandr and his staff are cooking up behind thell kitchen window guarantees that. >>> this smells like we're in mumbai. not in laremy. >> not in laremy, no, no. >> reporter: just a few feet away from the motor oil, the military hats, the trucker shirts. >>> that's a very familiar smell for indian food. >> that's it. >> reporter: are storage shelves

but one group of drivers, indian americans who practice the sikh faith, truckers like mun muntu pandr20,000 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 everything and still make a decent living. >> reporter: pandr bought a huge tractor-trailer 13 years ago. today he owns nine riggs plus this truck stop in laremy. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: with so many sikh truck drivers, he added a sikh temple to his truck stop. how many can with a temple? >> not too many. >> reporter: and indian food specials which attract new fans as well. but it's more than a friendly truck stop drawing sikhs to a career behind the wheel. ♪ ♪ recruiting videos that