Comments on: A Day in the Life of a Lady Trucker http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/ Trucking Advocate and Activist Allen Smith of TruthAboutTrucking.com : Articles Current News and Information for CDL Truck Drivers and Truck Driving Students..."Raising the Standards of the Trucking Industry" Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:24:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: uberVU - social comments http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/comment-page-5/#comment-3705 uberVU - social comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:55:17 +0000 876310125#comment-3705 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by madbaldscotsman: @TruckerDesiree I am reading you trucker student horror story http://bit.ly/10kfGe... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Truck Driver Training is Serious Issue for Industry | AskTheTrucker http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/comment-page-5/#comment-3683 Truck Driver Training is Serious Issue for Industry | AskTheTrucker Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:00:39 +0000 876310125#comment-3683 [...] It is often very easy for veteran drivers and trucking company officials to overlook the importance of truck driver training for CDL students and new drivers.   With years of experience, the possibility of becoming laxed over time can lead to deadly consequences.   Many issues within the trucking industry have remained swept under the rug for years, including the lack of proper training for new truckers.    The seriousness of proper truck driving training and the lack there of, was pushed into the main stream media through our blog about one and a half years ago, through the writings of a newbie trucker known as Trucker Desiree. [...] [...] It is often very easy for veteran drivers and trucking company officials to overlook the importance of truck driver training for CDL students and new drivers.   With years of experience, the possibility of becoming laxed over time can lead to deadly consequences.   Many issues within the trucking industry have remained swept under the rug for years, including the lack of proper training for new truckers.    The seriousness of proper truck driving training and the lack there of, was pushed into the main stream media through our blog about one and a half years ago, through the writings of a newbie trucker known as Trucker Desiree. [...]

]]> By: Allen Smith http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/comment-page-5/#comment-3634 Allen Smith Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:09:15 +0000 876310125#comment-3634 I can assure you that Trucker Desiree is not ignorant. Even though she may be at .27 CPM, she has remained with the company in order to build the required experience needed. With all the crap drivers have to go through, why would you start off by calling her ignorant, and then agreeing with her that everything she states is true? Owner Operators who takes a load from NY to Ohio for $417 . . . are they ignorant too? Or is everyone just trying to do their best to make ends meet these days? Ignorance is all of those veteran drivers who have kept their mouths shut for all these years, allowing this crap to continue on and on. Veteran drivers have always been comfortable just sitting back and whining about the issues among themselves, but never stepping up and working to bring it out publicly ... much easier to just "complain" among themselves. It took a one year rookie who had the guts to speak out to bring attention to so many injustices within the industry, while all those big-time veterans kept their mouths shut and continued to post the same old "blah, blah, blah" on the meaningless trucking forums out there, achieving nothing. And now, driving veterans want to ride Desiree's shirt tail exclaiming, "Look at what I'm doing for the industry!" I have more respect for this 2 year veteran working for .27 CPM than I do for any of those hot-shot veterans who have kept their mouths shut for 20-30 years. Allen Smith I can assure you that Trucker Desiree is not ignorant. Even though she may be at .27 CPM, she has remained with the company in order to build the required experience needed.

With all the crap drivers have to go through, why would you start off by calling her ignorant, and then agreeing with her that everything she states is true? Owner Operators who takes a load from NY to Ohio for $417 . . . are they ignorant too? Or is everyone just trying to do their best to make ends meet these days? Ignorance is all of those veteran drivers who have kept their mouths shut for all these years, allowing this crap to continue on and on.

Veteran drivers have always been comfortable just sitting back and whining about the issues among themselves, but never stepping up and working to bring it out publicly … much easier to just “complain” among themselves.

It took a one year rookie who had the guts to speak out to bring attention to so many injustices within the industry, while all those big-time veterans kept their mouths shut and continued to post the same old “blah, blah, blah” on the meaningless trucking forums out there, achieving nothing.

And now, driving veterans want to ride Desiree’s shirt tail exclaiming, “Look at what I’m doing for the industry!”

I have more respect for this 2 year veteran working for .27 CPM than I do for any of those hot-shot veterans who have kept their mouths shut for 20-30 years.

Allen Smith

]]> By: Kevin http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/comment-page-5/#comment-3633 Kevin Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:43:40 +0000 876310125#comment-3633 First of all, any driver that has 2 years of over the road experience only getting a mere 27 cents a mile is ignorant. I have 13 years over the road and have been a trainer for a lot of the time. 90% of the trainers in the industry today are about the money they get from training. They are not about actually training the person to actually drive the truck correctly. As far as training goes, no trainer should release a student until they have endured every type of weather condition and every type of terrain in a truck. I have been a master trainer for more than 9 years now and I refuse to train any students anymore since the companies think they should be trained in a few weeks. I am sorry but when I was trained, I endured 12 weeks of training from coast to coast. The only weather I never endured was winter, but have mastered winter weather since. I will never chain (throw iron) for any company. The loads are not worth my life, if they want me to chain then they can come get the load. As far as Covenant goes, I will not degrade them, but I will never work for them since they have their heads in their butts thinking the trucks getting better fuel mileage at a slower speed. I have been running a Freightliner Classic with a 13 speed, 500 Detroit and 3.55 rear ends for 5 years and I get better fuel mileage at 72-74 mph. I will not work for less than 40 cents a mile as a company driver either. Every statement is a true that Desiree about trainers is true being that I have been a trainer. I know first hand, anyone that disagrees with her is evidently not a very good trainer and can not take constructive criticism. I have had trainees that have begged me to train others they knew, but that put too much strain on me to constantly be gone from home trying to train all I could the correct way. First of all, any driver that has 2 years of over the road experience only getting a mere 27 cents a mile is ignorant. I have 13 years over the road and have been a trainer for a lot of the time. 90% of the trainers in the industry today are about the money they get from training. They are not about actually training the person to actually drive the truck correctly. As far as training goes, no trainer should release a student until they have endured every type of weather condition and every type of terrain in a truck. I have been a master trainer for more than 9 years now and I refuse to train any students anymore since the companies think they should be trained in a few weeks. I am sorry but when I was trained, I endured 12 weeks of training from coast to coast. The only weather I never endured was winter, but have mastered winter weather since. I will never chain (throw iron) for any company. The loads are not worth my life, if they want me to chain then they can come get the load.

As far as Covenant goes, I will not degrade them, but I will never work for them since they have their heads in their butts thinking the trucks getting better fuel mileage at a slower speed. I have been running a Freightliner Classic with a 13 speed, 500 Detroit and 3.55 rear ends for 5 years and I get better fuel mileage at 72-74 mph. I will not work for less than 40 cents a mile as a company driver either.
Every statement is a true that Desiree about trainers is true being that I have been a trainer. I know first hand, anyone that disagrees with her is evidently not a very good trainer and can not take constructive criticism. I have had trainees that have begged me to train others they knew, but that put too much strain on me to constantly be gone from home trying to train all I could the correct way.

]]> By: mary http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/comment-page-5/#comment-3464 mary Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:09:09 +0000 876310125#comment-3464 Hello: I paid for my own cdl. training, I did not go to a company school I did alot of research and found a very good qualified school in my area. I enjoyed the training of my instructor... I made it fit what i needed, I even took two extra weeks because I wanted to have extra time to be comfortable backing up. We as ladies and gentlemen have more control and influence over our training and our JOB! Yes some want to continue to live in the dark ages.... but we are not in the dark ages!!!!! My codriver and I work for a great company out of Bryon center, MI. We are treated as the same, get the same pay which is good and are made to feel valued as a person, driver and team member. I say if you are being abused move on to a better company!! they are out there. I do agree document every thing.... it is better for you as a driver if a question does ever come up you can look back at your records by date and load numb. and give name, numbers and important info.... We have a copier scaner in truck and use it alot. To any Ladies looking in to driving otr it is a tough job, but if you are cut out for it well worth it if you get with a good company!!!! I have had a few macho additudes but I rise above it and allow them to look stupid. for the most part I have had very positive experiances and I love my JOB choice : ) Got to go drive in the sun now, Be safe and GODS SPEED!!! Hello:
I paid for my own cdl. training, I did not go to a company school I did alot of research and found a very good qualified school in my area. I enjoyed the training of my instructor… I made it fit what i needed, I even took two extra weeks because I wanted to have extra time to be comfortable backing up. We as ladies and gentlemen have more control and influence over our training and our JOB! Yes some want to continue to live in the dark ages…. but we are not in the dark ages!!!!! My codriver and I work for a great company out of Bryon center, MI. We are treated as the same, get the same pay which is good and are made to feel valued as a person, driver and team member. I say if you are being abused move on to a better company!! they are out there. I do agree document every thing…. it is better for you as a driver if a question does ever come up you can look back at your records by date and load numb. and give name, numbers and important info…. We have a copier scaner in truck and use it alot. To any Ladies looking in to driving otr it is a tough job, but if you are cut out for it well worth it if you get with a good company!!!! I have had a few macho additudes but I rise above it and allow them to look stupid. for the most part I have had very positive experiances and I love my JOB choice : )
Got to go drive in the sun now, Be safe and GODS SPEED!!!

]]> By: TruckerDesiree http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/comment-page-5/#comment-3444 TruckerDesiree Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:29:54 +0000 876310125#comment-3444 [...] gentleman was “Sam” from my student trucker story on “Ask the Trucker – A Day in the Life of a Lady Trucker“, he passed away unexpectedly Christmas weekend , it was a shock to everyone in our [...] [...] gentleman was “Sam” from my student trucker story on “Ask the Trucker – A Day in the Life of a Lady Trucker“, he passed away unexpectedly Christmas weekend , it was a shock to everyone in our [...]

]]> By: “Sam” from my story – R.I.P. “CUJO” | Real Women In Trucking http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/comment-page-5/#comment-3443 “Sam” from my story – R.I.P. “CUJO” | Real Women In Trucking Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:19:37 +0000 876310125#comment-3443 [...] gentleman was “Sam” from my student trucker story on “Ask the Trucker – A Day in the Life of a Lady Trucker“, he passed away unexpectedly Christmas weekend , it was a shock to everyone in our [...] [...] gentleman was “Sam” from my student trucker story on “Ask the Trucker – A Day in the Life of a Lady Trucker“, he passed away unexpectedly Christmas weekend , it was a shock to everyone in our [...]

]]> By: “Mind Your Loan Business” « TruckerDesiree http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/comment-page-5/#comment-3345 “Mind Your Loan Business” « TruckerDesiree Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:47:46 +0000 876310125#comment-3345 [...] been produced based on the clues I touched on from my Student Trucker Horror Story called ” A Day in the Life of a Lady Trucker [...] [...] been produced based on the clues I touched on from my Student Trucker Horror Story called ” A Day in the Life of a Lady Trucker [...]

]]> By: Brandi http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/comment-page-5/#comment-3287 Brandi Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:17:39 +0000 876310125#comment-3287 I am a lady driver that has lost my job do to a Federal felony hit and run. I like you Lisa heard the horror story's but that did not keep me from it. I was born to drive. What i mean is that i was born in a Peter built on the side of the road and my hole family were at one time driver. I love been OTR, i could not get enough of it. hell you get payed to travel who could ask for a better job then driving. I have meat some ppl when i was OTR that would make you question your self but with the right frame of mind any one can do it. If i could find the right company to go back OTR i would do it in a heart beat. I miss the road a lot. Its always nice to hear from other lady drivers out there and to see that i was not the only one that had to put up with the harassment from ppl. I could sit here and name names but i will not for each and every one of them know how they were. be safe out there every one I am a lady driver that has lost my job do to a Federal felony hit and run. I like you Lisa heard the horror story’s but that did not keep me from it. I was born to drive. What i mean is that i was born in a Peter built on the side of the road and my hole family were at one time driver. I love been OTR, i could not get enough of it. hell you get payed to travel who could ask for a better job then driving.

I have meat some ppl when i was OTR that would make you question your self but with the right frame of mind any one can do it. If i could find the right company to go back OTR i would do it in a heart beat. I miss the road a lot. Its always nice to hear from other lady drivers out there and to see that i was not the only one that had to put up with the harassment from ppl. I could sit here and name names but i will not for each and every one of them know how they were.
be safe out there every one

]]> By: Allen Smith http://www.askthetrucker.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-lady-trucker/comment-page-4/#comment-3230 Allen Smith Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:20:35 +0000 876310125#comment-3230 Hi Lisa: There are "horror" stories for many industries and OTR trucking is no exception - for both men and women. There is no doubt that many newcomers to trucking still have to "pay their dues" in this business, and the ones who make it are those who stick it out and have the attitude that you have ... "not a quitter." With all the recent insights about women trainee harassment, etc., I can understand your concern. Just keep in mind, that there are thousands of women drivers who are driving successfully and enjoying their careers. You have the right attitude . . . with the right cdl school and the right company, you can make it work. Hi Lisa: There are “horror” stories for many industries and OTR trucking is no exception – for both men and women. There is no doubt that many newcomers to trucking still have to “pay their dues” in this business, and the ones who make it are those who stick it out and have the attitude that you have … “not a quitter.” With all the recent insights about women trainee harassment, etc., I can understand your concern. Just keep in mind, that there are thousands of women drivers who are driving successfully and enjoying their careers. You have the right attitude . . . with the right cdl school and the right company, you can make it work.

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