Getting Nervous!

I will be heading to Salt Lake City for CDL training in the coming week. I'm starting to get really nervous!

I want a career change and I have long considered truck driving. Coming from a Healthcare career, this is a BIG change for me. Although I'm confident in my ability to be able to comprehend and drive a CVM. I'm starting to become anxious and really nervous. I have done quite a bit of research regarding women truckers. I'm not worried about handling myself with sexual harassment, or sexism, I've also worked in construction when I was in my early 20's, so I feel I can handle that. My main anxiety trigger is the UNKNOWN! I have looked up some videos on YouTube but most are posted by males and the female posters I've come across haven't really touched on the subject of "that time of month", how to deal with it, and how your training partner and mentor may or may not deal with it once on the road. Unfortunately for me, menstruation is a very difficult time, needing to excuse myself much more frequently than a woman would normally need to due to flow. Another unknown for me is wondering if there are many women applicants or if I will be in class with all males, (not that I mind) it would just be neat to know incase I may need a woman's advice while in training, you know?

Any advice would help me greatly! Need to kick these nerves and just get a better understanding of what women face in this field especially as a rookie.

Thanks a million!

~Brie~

Go to YouTube and have a look at "Truckin' Along With Kearsey".

She is a member here, and a Prime driver trainer.

Thank you Pack Rat. I will go check it out!

Thank you Pack Rat. I will go check it out!

She IS awesome; check out some of her posts ON HERE! (Do a 'search by member' of the same name.)

Also, this:

• Truck Driver's Career Guide
• Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
• High Road CDL Training Program
• CDL Practice Tests

Wish you the best !!

~ Anne ~

Hi Brie.... This is a topic we don't talk about because... 90% of viewers are men and men don't want to hear it. The trainers legally can't ask their female students about it because of "gender discrimination" lawsuits.

My own trainer told me he saw my pain as he had 3 daughters and 2 wives. 😂 he suggested more showers. One of our members here flipped out and reported her trainer for asking if she had special needs regarding this topic.

Honestly... It depends on how often you are stopping. Every 3 to 4 hours probably wont be a big deal. Every hour or refusing to drive for a day or more at a time and you will have issues.

Some companies class size doesn't matter. Prime and will trans and some others take students out one on one rather than schooling in groups.