LGBT Folks in the trucking industry?

i am going to assume you are being sarcastic, facetious, argumentative, anything but honest

 

You'll be ok as long a your not emo.

 

Well you shouldn't have any problems with HR, dispatchers and the like. Unless of course you start asking for special type accommodations that they would have to spend money on. They don't like spending money. If you keep a low key you should be alright. Since the government has limited our ability to outshine each other by how many miles we can do in a day. We are pretty much all the same. Now there are ways you can stand out and not just be thought of as just meat in the seat.

1. Limit Idle time- Companies don't mind getting rid of people who are cutting into their profit.
2. Fuel mileage- If you go a few miles slower then governed speed that helps out fuel mileage, and companies take notice of people who are making them money.
3. Stay accident free- Accidents in this industry can have you jobless in no time. So take your time. Get out and look when backing etc.

If you can do those 3 you will move up the ladder with the dispatchers etc. Especially when driving for a super mega carrier with a gazillion trucks.

 

Also I'm not familiar with that life style, but it does seem like there is a battle going on inside of your head. I think some companies may pass on you if they don't think you have good decision making skills. Since this is an industry where we have to make good decisions or it could cost somebodies life. Or thousands of dollars worth of damages. You would have to come in knowing who you are, and what you want to do. Now after you get your cdl and you are in the keys to your own truck. Then I guess 1 day you can be a man and the next a woman. You also have to understand you have to spend a few weeks in a truck with a trainer, and a bad rap with him or her may keep you from being hired.

On a lighter note. I have always been a handsome man in an ugly man's body, and finally I just had to deal with the fact. I'm fugly once I accepted that it wasn't much of a battle. I pray that you control your body and don't allow your emotions/body control you. You are the head. Take control of your ship my friend. Good night.

 

Malady? So your saying transgendered is either a disease or mental illness?

 

After you listen to a couple conversations at truck stops, you'll probably come to the conclusion that it's not something you're going to make a topic of conversation. Homophobia runs rampant. This industry is no exception. If anything, I expect you'll see it more consolidated here. I kinda feel bad saying this, because personally I don't feel like you should have to, but it's something probably best kept to yourself.

 

WOW! Six.I comend you on your bravery. I'm not transgendered, but I'm a gay male. Some of my best friends are transgendered, and they are the only ones that have a problem with my decision to become a trucker. They feel it would be too dangerous of a place for someone like me.
I'm not a big flamer or anything, but I am strange, and I'm just plain-differnt from other people. I'm really attracted to trucking because it is so solitary, one can be themself, and it seems like the perfect place for an oddball like myself (gay/straight/trans/whatever)
I'm really glad you brought this up, because even though I can pass as a straight male it I wanted to, my friends seem to think that I might have a problem being who I am. I'm trying to assure them that it doesn't matter, and as long as I'm professional, people will treat me as such, but they are still afraid for my safety.
It really makes me feel so much better to see a transgendered person post to a trucking forum, and every respone to be positive. It really shows how open minded people really are, even though my friends are trying to tell me otherwise.
I'm sure its gonna be hard, as it would be anywhere else, but being who you are shouldn't stop you from doing what you want to do. Just be prepared to adjust to situations, cuz being trans is still taboo to many out there.
Good luck, and make it happen, girl!