I'm a gas hauler and I've seen plenty of Women gas haulers lately who are doing a helluva job. If they can do it, you can do it. Great lifestyle, $$$, home every night to sleep in your own bed!!!. Clean MVR a must. Most companies are looking for driving experience, but with the driver shortage, you may, and if persistent will, find one that will train you. Also, relative to the school tuition, some states, if not all, have funds dedicated to retrain "displaced" workers in fields where there is a very high demand and/or shortage of workers. Truck driving has both. And the definition of displaced is VERY flexible. DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT fall for the "company paid" training offers if at all possible. The choice boiling down to servitude or freedom. Get your CDL-A on your dime or the State's dime then YOU are free to choose the type of driving that suits you, depending on experience requirements. Lastly, do your homework BEFORE you make any commitments. Good Luck & Safe Driving.
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Angela W --
IMO, Desiree's stuff is a bit too sour and a bit self-serving; her views are her own.
Here are a couple of women who've been trucking for awhile, one in the U.S., and one in Europe -- the work and its pleasure and pains seem to be about the same everywhere, but their YT clips (and Alycia's FB pages) are positive. Good role models. They're both consummate professionals. Unlike a lot of men.
https://www.facebook.com/TruckingDiaries
Alycia's clips -- she ran solo for 13 years. Hers are the only YT videos that ever make me think about getting back on the road: https://www.youtube.com/user/tekilka29
Iwona's YT channel -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5R-AsfGO0qo6xkeGp5W4A
For another view of the work and the life: "Road Rage Little Trucker" (Google it) is the blog of a woman who did/does flatbed/auto hauler in the U.S. The blog's not currently active, but when it was, it was, without exception IMO, the single best trucker's blog on the 'Net. Probably still is.themikep87 Thanks this. -
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Not all trainers are bad, you can request a new one especially if you say it's a safety issue, it becomes a liability on their part and they'll get you a new trainer asap...it's only a few weeks.
Don't know know how much limo drivers make but I never made less than 60k driving a truck so if you can put up with a guy for 3 weeks it's worth it.
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Duck.......thx for the reply. Who do you recommend i work for first? Which outfit is more dedicated to proper training than team miles ?? The only company that doesn have gutter ratings is Western Express. BUt, thats just a blog. Whats your opinion -
search posts by @Chinatown .... all over TTR. He has the best info and advice on where and how to begin. Your location would help; if missed it i apologize. It's not on your profile.
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