Profile For Susannah F.

18+ can only drive in state. 21+ can drive anywhere. But watch out, some companys require applicants be 23+ or 24+. Some are able to waive that requirement, but due to insurance companys most arent. Any company will tell you their requirements often you will find this info on the companys "career" page. So if you find where they have a link to their application its often right there next to the link. Look carefully each company has different requirements.

Oh man. I guess Im lucky I have a drs appt today so I couldnt do my NY run that Ive been doing otherwise Id be stuck right there with you. Its really unfortunate abiut hw crash. I feel like theres been a lot of wrecks up here lately.

Nope that was Amy. She was in the class before mine. She seems pretty cool.

Oh dont worry I walk confidently and deffinately look like I can kick ass. Steel toed boots complete the look along with a sizeable pocket knife and pepper spray. Im doing NYC runs into the Bronx along with other unsavory places. I also plan on taking self defense coursea as soon as I have the opportunity.

My boss was pretty cool about it. The damage was fairly minimal considering since I was easing up to it and nudged it. Mostly cosmetic. And the cops werent involved. Oddly enough my boss has decided to put me in a big rig and send me to NCY. Im going with a guy with 4 months experience. Now I know Im 13'6" and thats that. As to the GPS I wasnt using a rruck gps however there qas a truck behind me when the incident happened whos truck gps told him to take the same route. Hes 13'6". It was odd. And I wasnt followig the gps blindly. It was the only bigger road in the area wih outgoing WAYYY out of the way. Also oddly enough I was told to take some really small residential roads to get back on teack and not two streets over there were tons od signs for the truck route I needed. Cleaely Im not the only rrucker whos been down there. And yes Heavy C I did go to NTI and I loves every minute there. I was a bit of a teachers pet.

Today I got off on the wrong exit my GPS led me astray and I came upon a low underpass... Whih I hit vey gently. And smashed up the reefer on my box truck. I wasnt sure if it was high enough so I was trying to pull up close enough to get out and check but I misjudged where my reefer was and I smashed the front corner up. Now Im at Market Basket in Andover Mass hoping they take my freight since my box may not be under 40degrees. So I was wondering, now that I shated my stupid move of the day, how many of you have done something stupid like this? I hope Im not alone.

Hey, Ive been driving for about a month now, and I gotta say while I have recieved a lot of attention from men while making deliveries I have never felt uncomfortable or in danger. I do carry a very sharp pocket knife and pepper spray just incase but I havent had any problems so far. Most places I go have tons of surveilance so people wouldnt dare to cause much trouble anyway. But as a lady trucker I find that men just want to help me in anyway they can. Whether its setting a dock plate or operating an electric pallet jack and unloadin my truck they just want to be gentlemen. Oh theres also a lot of ""hey, a woman driver! Youre coming back every saturday right?!' ....even though I was 30 mins late for my appointment.

I am very happy to let everyone know that after more than a year of trying to make this happen I am finally enrolled in school. I have choosen a local private school in southern Maine. I will be sure to start a training journal and share how its going. Instead of just lurking around here. In a few short weeks I will be out there on the roads! Watch out!

Daniel while I totally hear what your saying and agree that that often is the case, my boyfriend has been able to take some classes while drivin, the company he worked for at the time was willing to work with him so he would have time to study. And he plans to go back to school once gets the local job his current company is offering him. Also for those driver who are able to get home weekly depending on what day they are home schools are offering some classes that are one day a week. Even on saturdays. All I'm saying is that its not completely impossible.

I too am only 22. I did a couple semesters at a local jr college. I hated it. I lok at all my friends who have graduated with 2 or 4 yr degrees. They have a mountain of debt. And in my area there are no job opportunities so they are working minimum wage jobs until someday they get a job in their field. How valuable is college really? Its only valuable if you are guaranteed a job. Truck driving doesn't have to be all or nothing. With online classes and flexible schedules it may very well be possible to drive AND go to school. (Especially if you could score a local job) when you are ready to go back to school.