Comments By lil lightning

Hi Trish. I read your bio. I lived in AZ and met some off gridders back in the early 90s. Lol. :) Good luck at school!

Sorry to hear about your denial. As a female entering a male dominated field, sure, I feel discriminated against. I, too, am a mother, a single mother for 13 years now. So in a way, I expect the discrimination no matter what job I apply for. To me, it has always been there. I'm late to the 'career party,' so to say. I'm finding that some men in trucking are cool and some are jerks. Similarly, some women in trucking are cool and some are jerks. I figure this, I wouldn't want to work for misogynists anyway. If a company rejects me based on my sex, they're not my kind of company. And nobody can tell me I can't do a thing because I'm female. Regarding companies: I've applied to and spoken with TMC, Schneider, nuvarra, and halliburton to name a few. All are interested in employing me. I think it takes persistence, a good resume, and a can do attitude to get noticed. Rejection sucks, but companies do want to hire women capable of doing the job. Good luck and don't give up!

Thanks!

Extended an offer. Lol. Not expended.

Hi DeJuan. I'd love to hear about your experience. Their tanker division expended me an offer and I'm very seriously considering it. Good luck to you and I hope you give some updates after you get there. Congrats.

First, if I'm working for a company, I'm going to follow their policy. However, if I were the owner/operator, I'd check my route and get on the radio. What scales are open and when? 40 pounds isn't going to stop me from getting paid for that load.

This is a shout out to all y'all on here that make this website and forum so helpful. Thank you! I'm a new trucker and fixin to choose my first job. Chances are, I'll be checking out this forum quite a bit in the coming months. So, cheers! And hello. :)