Looking To Make A Career In Trucking

He ladies im looking into getting imto trucking and I would love to hear from fellow women in the field..gow do you like it?? Are you treated differently because your a female?? What is there to exspect?? All replies are greatly aprichiated.

Holly...trucking has gotten better with time, as far as being a woman. But as in any job you take that is primarily a man's field, you will have to demand the respect you are due. You will hear alot of crap on the cb.(turn it off, unless you need information for road or such), you may be insulted by waitresses, thats happened to me (I had sat in the drivers area of a truck stop. A waitress came over and told me "Lot lizards" weren't allowed to sit there....it cost her her job,I made sure of that).And you may be treated less than kind by fellow drivers. You will have to have the gonads to stand up, and in your sweet little voice, quietly tell them to go to hell, then convince them they will enjoy the ride. After you get into doing that...ITS REALLY FUN !!! I know that Redgator will agree with that statement. But all in all...its a great job for a woman...you are basically your own boss...companies like women drivers cuz they take care of the equipment, don't hang out at ***** bars, or mess with lot lizards ( that steal your extra truck keys, then your truck). The independence is wonderful...but you will have to have, or grow a thick skin. If you don't react well, or at all to adversity, you won't do well in trucking. But I'll tell you truthfully...my 15 or so years of trucking...I wouldn't trade it for anything, period.....

I love being a trucker. It satisfies my life long desire to be "free". I find that being a woman out here most times works in my favor. I bat my pretty blues and I get the red carpet treatment. Most men are more than eager to help ya out. You will get hit on ALOT! Just respect yourself. Its too easy to get "caught up" out here. Ive been confused for office personel, the cleaning lady and on occasion a lot lizzard by a waitress or too (although they have never been bold enough to say it!). The biggest *******s out here are other woman drivers:( Dont know why they are so catty and rude but hey whatever. I just chalk it up to them being jealous of all this beauty Good luck to you and if you need anything just give me a holler.

Thanks yall I think I uave a thick enough skin to hang lol not much gets to me anymore..and I know this is goin to be something I love to do...im in the process of finding which route will be best for me to get my cdl and which company will be my best bet..I have someone who wants to go on the road with me so I hope that its goin to be ok for him to come along :)...any advice ypu gals have please send my way im all ears lol

Holly, alot of your decisions will hinge on where you live, or where you want to call home. You don't have a home 20 on your post...But we'll help ya all we can. And FYI....Redgator is a TRAINER for WEL...they don't have their own cdl school...but they do take on new cdl school grads...and you could have the Redgator for a trainer !!!!

I live in chesapeake va..ive actually been looking into c.r. england quite a bit..they offer a training couse but I think im going to take the classes at the local college here and then look into them that way I wont have to pay for schooling

Holly...you can get your cdl at the college, and then you can go to ANY trucking company that takes new grads...that means you can go to WEL, and have Redgator train you !!! Where ever you go, you will go out with a trainer...and even if the promise you a woman trainer...they don't always make good on that promise....so be very careful.. Some male trainers are really great...but lets face it...we have all heard the horror stories...AND those trainers hold your future in their hands...Its not the same for the guys going into trucking....