The Lonely Times For Women Truck Drivers
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You know, second thought, my on "BOB" maybe way better than Mr. Right. LOL
I have a varied, and colorful past, when it comes to working history. I drove truck way back in the day when you had a chauffer's (sp) license. Farm truck, log truck, gravel truck, water truck, you name it, if it had something to roll on, and an engine, I drove it.I also had a ranch, raising cattle,and horses. I was a LEO, for a city, and a county. I worked in the medical field alot. I also ran a commercial painting business for alot of years. but these jobs worked well together. I finally decided I needed to get a "real" job, so I went to work for the Dept. of Justice. I worked there 9 years, and really like the job, hated the politics. I met and married TSB, who had never done anything else but drive OTR. So I quit my fancy job, sold my little farm, animals, and equipment, and bought a truck. TSB taught me to drive OTR , and we ran team for alot of years. When we went into flatbedding, we bought a home, so I don't drive in the winter, but I do run in the good weather. With the HOS , we can't team like we like to, but we still run alot of miles.
And guy.........you could learn alot about women in the forum....but its best left to lurking 
And I don't really see any difference between BOB or Mable and her 4 sisters.....
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I could probably ask Brett to lock our forum, and allow only women. But I don't want to do that. Guys need to learn and understand hoe women cope with being a lady driver. And guys really need to learn what their wives get to deal with while he's out on the road. I know, since I've done both. I don't bother TSB with the house stuff, cuz he can't do anything about it when he's so far away. And I'm the independent type, who usually just fixes it her self. So ladies....bring up any topic you want...I won't let the guys get in here and get rude...I'm sure Brett can give me a way to take care of any of that. But I do like to give them the ability to read and learn. After all...we all have craashed and burned in the relationship department ( I'm not on my first marriage either). So if any of us can learn from others, its a good thing !!
I have a varied, and colorful past, when it comes to working history. I drove truck way back in the day when you had a chauffer's (sp) license. Farm truck, log truck, gravel truck, water truck, you name it, if it had something to roll on, and an engine, I drove it.I also had a ranch, raising cattle,and horses. I was a LEO, for a city, and a county. I worked in the medical field alot. I also ran a commercial painting business for alot of years. but these jobs worked well together. I finally decided I needed to get a "real" job, so I went to work for the Dept. of Justice. I worked there 9 years, and really like the job, hated the politics. I met and married TSB, who had never done anything else but drive OTR. So I quit my fancy job, sold my little farm, animals, and equipment, and bought a truck. TSB taught me to drive OTR , and we ran team for alot of years. When we went into flatbedding, we bought a home, so I don't drive in the winter, but I do run in the good weather. With the HOS , we can't team like we like to, but we still run alot of miles. And guy.........you could learn alot about women in the forum....but its best left to lurking
Mable and her four sisters, lol made me laught Star!
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
You dont have to lock our forum. It didnt bother me
StarCar,
you don't have to lock the forum on my account...I really do like reading what you ladies have to say. and I wasn't really embarrassed..like Kayakngal says..what happens in Vegas..
having said that, I don't think you will have issues with others guys coming here and making rude or insensitive comments..I don't see the guys on this forum being like that, but if someone does, you seem to be more than capable of dealing with em..
I don't either, Guy...and if some jerk comes in from some other place and acts a fool, I'll just have Brett 86 him from the entire site.....And I also have faith in the ladies here...none of us are vestal virgins when it comes to tellin' someone to take a hike..in very nice language....and convince them to enjoy the ride.
BOb:) He makes me itch lol Anywho:) I was a hotel manager for 6 years before I became a truck driver. Before that I worked in fast food, in convience stores, in retail, at starbucks, was a cashier at a truck stop, admin. Assitant, went to school to ddo hair and medical assistant. You name it I've done it! I lost my job last year and cause my unemployment checks were great I stayed home for awhile and lived it up:) I dropped my husband the same day I lost my job. I met a trucker who wanted me to dispatch his truck. When I found out he was married we broke up but I still wanted to own my own dipatching company 600000-120000K/yr from home is lovely but in order to own a dispatchingv company (not a broker) you have to have a CDL to get your DOT numbers so when I found out the unemployment office would pay for my CDL and school I wasin. Decded to put in my year to make it mean something ad go from there. I love trucking. It has the freedom I've been missing all my life. I do miss my kids bunches but my ex has really steped up and they love staying with him. I haven't seen anyone out here id remotely be interested in and making a relationship work is hard. If I had one id need a team mate but I'm so picky it might not work. Shot I just need a man for 2 things:) Ill let ya'll figure that out. Kang, having friends in the trucking business is the best. They actually understadyou.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Yup, take it from me...marriage can ruin some really good friendships....
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