Profile For Sheena R.

I was on i 80 E (Wyoming) and the highway was closed to high profile vehicles 40,000 and under. My total GVW was 76,000. Im from Florida and never driven in weather conditions like this it was my first time ever seeing snow. I didnt see any black ice even though ive never seen it before, or would know how to identify it. the roads looked dry but there was snow blowing off the sides onto the highway. The crosswinds were 60 mph. there were other trucks on the road and i know i should never follow other trucks, but to me it was a sign that the road was not totally shut down. i was going 37 mph and started to slide, slide all the way left across the 3 lane highway until i ended up back on the right off the side of the road in a jacknife. I freaked out and slammed on the brakes. my mind was not thinking to do anything else at the time. There were no injuries, no other cars involved, or any state damage.. Just a shook up Florida girl, and a damaged company truck..I ended up getting a warning from the DOT officer. About a month prior to that i had wrote a message saying i didnt want to travel to Wyoming, bc i didnt feel safe. They didnt even respond to it. thy fired me and sent me home on the bus. Trucking changed my life, i had finally found my purpose, a career that made me feel important and proud. Now nobody will touch me. I probably reached out to every company in America. thy all say the same thing "sorry and good luck" Ive beat myself up over and over again. i dont want to throw in the towel because, something in me is saying not to and that ive come to far to give up... the company has reported it as a preventable jacknife termination. Any hope at all? Or advise on moving forward. i can handle the truth.... oh yea, and the first thing my DM called and said afterwards was " did you leave the paperwork in the trailer?"