Comments By Rhonda

You worked hard and reached your goal!

I start Roehl's CDL school on October 13th! I will get started a week before my 53rd birthday and will get to spend it with them!!! I am excited and extremely freaked out at the same time!!!!

My hubby will be 53 years old Oct. 22nd! Cool.

We were in trucking school during Thanksgiving and Christmas. Special memories😀

You are kicking some booty, girlfriend!

Hubby and I, both Respiratory Therapists, needed a change. The long hours at the hospital were taking their toll. Yes, we made good money but after many years, we were burnt out.

When my hubby mentioned being team truck drivers I thought he was insane. I couldn't imagine being in a truck day after day, wouldn't that get old? And besides, I had always heard that truckers were nasty, rude society rejects... Not a good career choice, at best. But, now I was curious because a career change sounded good.

I began reading on trucker forums, soaking up everything I could about husband and wife's teaming on the road. People liked it, made good money, and had fun on the road.

Could I drive one of those huge trucks? They were scary and loud. Would I like the trucker life?

Yes, I had many fears about making a big change. But decided that I didn't want to be miserable anymore, so what the heck?

We attended a technical college course that was 8 weeks long. It was hard learning to back those long trailers. I'm very glad we took a long driving course because I needed all the practice I could get.

We didn't tell our families anything about our career change until we had our cdls. They didn't like it at all!! They were not supportive or understanding, told us we wouldn't last in trucking. They couldn't fathom why we would walk away from our medical careers to be truckers.

Initially, it hurt our feelings that they were so disappointed in our decision. Then we realized that this is about us being happy, it doesn't matter what they think.

Now, 9 months later, our families are happy for us because they see how happy we are with our new life.

During our first few months OTR, we stayed scared and stressed. Getting used to trucker life and learning how this whole thing works takes time. It isn't easy, but it gets easier and easier.

We are bringing home double the money we were making at the hospital. We each clear $1000 - $1250 per week, team driving at Usxpress. We have a new automatic Freightliner that rides like a Cadillac. We also got an $8000 sign on bonus. And our fleet manager shows us respect, he's very good to us.

We don't regret our decision to be truckers at all. Actually, we regret that we didn't do this years ago!

Be safe out there.

We've hauled about 5 hazmat loads.

That's an awesome story. I remembering reading about another missing girl that was seen at a truckstop, and the cashier called the cops. The girl was saved.

We sleep at truck friendly Wal-Mart's too. Never had a problem.

😳I hope I don't get a stinky partner ......when I start out in this job...... I have a nose of a dog my kids used to tell me. I can smell when we get a mouse in the house. I have even smelt a snake in the house before didn't know at the time, till I went on the hunt for it. But I hate when sometimes when I start to smell things and no one else does yet ! And dirty body odor and clothes is one of them.😒😩

Communicate openingly with your teammate.

"We need to take showers and do laundry today, its stinkin' in here!" Lol

That's wonderful!!! I enjoy being a female trucker, we are a special breed. ☺

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I've yet to see any of these prostitutes that would be "arousing". They look like lost souls that time has beaten down with a sledge hammer.... Very rough looking.