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Message:: [QUOTE="GrumpysLady, post: 304643, member: 10018"]Ok, I know I'm the odd "man" out here, being a newbie...all of my classmates chose to attend CDL school because of the income potential, or because the training was free.  But for me, it's not about the money.  My Dad was a driver, my Grandfather was a driver, and I am married to a driver (whom I will NOT be teaming with).  For me it is about fulfilling a dream.   It's about being a professional, being a driver that would make my Dad proud, earning the respect that these hard-working men enjoyed.  And I know that, being female, I will have to work harder than they ever did, but I'm willing.   The freedom of the open road, the joys of navigating that huge piece of machinery and it's cargo safely, the responsibility of getting that load where it needs to be on time and in good condition.  And doing what needs to be done to help keep this country moving and prosperous. I will work hard to prove myself to be other than a "steering-wheel-holder" and it is my greatest hope to someday be able to hear one of you "old-timers" call me a truckdriver.[/QUOTE]