http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com Just another Today.com weblog Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:49:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thursday December 10 2009 finds me making more night deliveries and I am thankful for the opportunity to earn a few more dollars. 2 trips tonight. All is going well. Truck is running great, and I have the heat at the blue/red mark. Chilly out tonight and I don't need ... http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com/2009/12/14/a-very-close-almost-accident/ Tuesday November 24 2009. I was all settled in for the evening and looking forward to watching Donny on Dancing With The Stars. Phone rings. It’s the boss, I am needed to deliver 2 loads so far to the canning plant. The calls are coming in for loads. Trailers are ... http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com/2009/11/28/an-all-nighter-in-trucking/ October 27 2009 is a special day for me because it was October 27 1976 when I entered the Transportation world. My only experience in this was riding the school bus for all the years in school. Its all I had to go on to have some knowledge of the ... http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com/2009/11/22/transportation-anniversary/ What a beautiful day in the Twin Cities. I am waiting for my load assignment and trailer so I can get started for the day. I see that something has happened in this area as many police are cruising thru. Just hope the accident or whatever is going on is ... http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com/2009/10/28/my-overweight-ticket/ October 24 2009. What a change from last night! Sometimes you have these days/nights of skill testing if you drive a semi. I did not have a leisurely drive to Fort Smith as I normally do. No relaxing and just enjoy the drive and drink your coffee. This was not ... http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com/2009/10/25/sometimes-you-just-have-these-driving-challenges-in-trucking/ Let me start out by saying I entered trucking in 2001 because I needed a job. A job that paid a livable wage. So I entered as a warm body that companies put in the drivers seat. My pleas of office duty/inside job was not being heard. At first this ... http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com/2009/10/04/i-want-out-of-trucking-as-a-driver/ This sad day happens all the time to many in their jobs. Just a fact of life. Today is Aug 4 2009. I was looking forward to a night at home to mourn and sleep. Yesterday I was given the news that my friend Kevin of 38 years may not ... http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com/2009/09/20/a-sad-day-for-me-in-trucking/ Many women truck drivers and I have talked about the problems we face when trying to get served a meal at a truck stop. But the problems don’t seem to stop there. It seems that women in general have problems getting served regardless of whether or not they are truck ... http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com/2009/09/09/meal-time-for-women-truckers/ When I did my pre-trip with the CDL examiner back in 2001, It was not easy for me and many others. Even those with mechanical knowledge/vehicle knowledge said it was tough. But it can be passed by people like me. You may like this story and can relate to it. I ... http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com/2009/09/09/the-pre-trip-test/ I am at the shipper for an hour and leave at 3:30 and the other truck should be arriving anytime now. I decide to stop at the Pilot in Roland OK and I am hoping the stoplight is now fixed at the entrance to this truck stop. On April 24th, ... http://18wheelsandwomen.today.com/2009/07/25/dallas-trip-70-may-2006/