Comments By C. S.

Skirts will be fine most everywhere. I would recommend denim or another realtively durable fabric that you don't mind getting dirty. There are a few customers that will require you to wear pants, so bring at least one pair.

LOL at not being able to do a 1600 mile run in four days.

I had been concerned of potentially being in a similarly inappropriate/unsafe situation with a potential trainer and a friend assured me that I'd be fitted with a female trainer. Is this not really the case with a female trainees, or do the trainees need to specifically request?

You will not be forced to go with a male trainer. You will be allowed to specify at some point during orientation whether you would like a female trainer or don't care either way. Depending on the company and current wait list situation, you may have to wait longer for a female mentor.

I'm no stepford wife, but when does the fighting start? Three months in a truck environment now and we still laugh our a**es off! But then, in two years we've never argued either.

I guess you're the exception that proves the rule. I know many couples who team and all of them argue occasionally, myself and fiancé included. If you don't fight, that's great! It'll be that much easier for you both. God knows it's not any fun arguing on the truck, anyway--it's impossible to slam a curtain!

Little side question for you C. S. A couple weeks ago I saw a truck that had an image that I think looked similar to your avatar. Do you happen to be rolling around in a truck with that image on it, and happen to have been in the in the I-196/US-31 area earlier this month?

No, I wish! That would be awesome, I would totally rock the rainbow unicorn. My fiancé would probably not be too pleased, though. I can picture it now: "I'll drive that when hell freezes over."

I changed my avatar to the girliest thing I could think of because my initials don't give much clue to my gender. As it is I drive a boring old grey KW with a big blue "expedited team" logo on the side. I'll be on the lookout for that truck though, maybe whoever owns it will want to trade. A woman can dream!

What is a chuckdriver? Is that a driver who hauls ground chuck? Or woodchucks? Perhaps a driver named Chuck?

In all seriousness though, is there a reason you can't team with your husband? If you have children to take care of or a career you're already highly invested in that's understandable; I only ask because many people don't consider it.

As for finding a codriver, keep trying Craigslist and add pictures to your ads to make them more enticing (even public domain stock photos are fine). Make sure your ad is well written and spaced out (not one big block paragraph). Other than that, perhaps try posting paper ads in truck stops in your hometown. A staffing agency will probably be able to help you but they'll want to be paid for their services and there's usually no guarantee they'll find someone.

Companies generally require a certain amount of training (usually around 160 hours) for insurance reasons. Beyond that, private vs. company school shouldn't matter. I went to a private school and have worked for two major carriers, both of which run their own schools. It shouldn't be a problem.

Sorry for the late reply, this must have escaped my notice.

So you said you and you're fiance are team drivers. I've heard alot of **** about how teaming sucks because the truck is always moving and you have to alternate sleep and stuff

Not going to lie to you, teaming is difficult at times. It is a hard life to adjust to. However, it is also an amazing, rewarding, fantastically unique career that will be unlike anything you've ever done. I literally get paid to listen to books and music and see the country; all while hanging out with my best friend.

We tend not to alternate sleep. I drive nights and he drives days; this is what works for us and what we like. Of course, due to time zones, appointment times, and random delays, we don't always stay on schedule but we try. We don't enjoy switching back and forth although this does work for some teams.

I hope I'm not getting to personal when I ask this if I am you can just tell me it's nonna my business, but how's sex work for yall... if you say yall don't have any well this may not be for me cause if I don't get at least once a week i'll be cranky and mean.

There is no reason you can't have sex every day while teaming, if you make that a priority. Once a week should be more than easy to accomplish. There are JIT loads that won't allow you time, but you can make time on your 30 minute break if you're both open to that. During the first several weeks to months of driving your sex life might suffer slightly because you will both simply be so tired and overwhelmed by the stresses of the job. After that, things should return to whatever they are normally for you.

because being with each other but never seeing each other and never having sex sounds like it wouldn't be a very happy life, I could only imagine there's arguing and fighting involved if sex is non existant lol

Unless you are a Stepford wife I can guarantee you will argue at some point on the truck. It is a fact of life for teams who are romantic partners. Expect it and prepare for it, because it will happen. The great thing is, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I am closer to my fiance now then I ever was before we started teaming.

Hey guys, thanks for all the replies. I have been reading them, but I've been GO GO GO the last few days. I made a booboo and over slept by 4 HOURS the day I was having tire issues. By the time the tire issue was taken care of, I only had 4 hours left on my 10 and the load had to be picked up by 2:55am, so I passed out and didn't wake up till 630am... oops. I guess I needed the sleep, I was up since 7am that day anyway, and with them working on my truck, I couldn't sleep. I told them I wouldn't get enough sleep, but they said "well, just sleep till 2am and then run the load as far as you can" yup nope, slept till 630 then they made me relay it. haha Oh well, I told them I wouldn't be able to. OF the 6 loads I have had since I started, 4 of them have been relayed, only 1 of them was my fault. So I drove for 6.5 hours straight yesterday to make up time, which I did, now I'm gonna arrive a day early. lol, but it's supposed to be a first come first serve. ugh. Getting back on track!

I am notorious for turning alarms off in my sleep. My advice is to get a screaming meanie alarm and put it in a place where you have to get out of bed to turn it off. Or download one of those alarm apps that make you do math or a puzzle before it turns off.

Forwarding Air and Melton truck lines who were responding to my applications requesting me to call them to start my interview process

Are they aware you are not already a permanent lawful resident or citizen? I ask because as far as I am aware, employers in the trucking industry cannot sponsor green cards for drivers. The reason is that in order to sponsor a worker from abroad, the employer must prove that the job opening in question cannot be filled by a worker from the United States. Maybe something has changed recently.