Download or read book Confessions of a Female Truck Driver written by Rebby Barnard and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I aspired to write since early childhood. My mother loved my writing and saved things I wrote at an early age which she treasured. In the 1990s, while driving a semitruck I learned quite a bit about myself and the world. It was fun and memorable, and I will never forget it. Later I drove a taxicab. Passengers sometimes would ask me if we are on the show Taxicab Confessions. I revealed my trucking experiences and changed the title to Confessions of a Female Truck Driver. Just recently, I became a truck driver again! I am so excited to be back-and maybe I will write a sequel to this book one day. What is it really like driving a truck? It's a complete subculture with its own standards, ethics, and dialect. And it never hurts to have a sense of humor. This is the world of the truck driver through my eyes. "Breaker one-nine. Breaker one-nine. We got a great big convoy and I got your back door. Keep the greasy side down and the shiny side up." That's a big 10-4, good buddy

Download or read book Stories from a Female Trucker written by Patty Adams and published by Patty Adams . This book was released on with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trucking in the 80s was a rough and tumble boys only industry that wasn't accustomed to women drivers. If a woman drove professionally, she was part of a team, usually with her husband or boyfriend. Trucking companies were leery of hiring women, and often we were seen as something far less than drivers. This is my story of being a solo female trucker, my struggles and making it through. I love this industry and would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

Download or read book Driving Women written by Diane Ruth Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigation into the work experience of a female long-haul truck driver reveals motivations and adaptive strategies utilized in a masculine-identified occupation. Participant observation gives insights into the agendas, strategies, and interpretations of work by a professional long-haul trucker. Economic need and opportunity, the mystique of the truck driver, and occupational thrills attract both women and men to the job. Many women also drive 18-wheelers to preserve a relationship with a male companion. Despite many dangers and inconveniences, many women find satisfaction in this nontraditional occupation.

Download or read book Semi Queer written by Anne Balay and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-haul trucking is linked to almost every industry in America, yet somehow the working-class drivers behind big rigs remain largely hidden from public view. Gritty, inspiring, and often devastating oral histories of gay, transsexual, and minority truck drivers allow award-winning author Anne Balay to shed new light on the harsh realities of truckers' lives behind the wheel. A licensed commercial truck driver herself, Balay discovers that, for people routinely subjected to prejudice, hatred, and violence in their hometowns and in the job market, trucking can provide an opportunity for safety, welcome isolation, and a chance to be themselves--even as the low-wage work is fraught with tightening regulations, constant surveillance, danger, and exploitation. The narratives of minority and queer truckers underscore the working-class struggle to earn a living while preserving one's safety, dignity, and selfhood. Through the voices of drivers from marginalized communities who spend eleven- to fourteen-hour days hauling America's commodities in treacherous weather and across mountain passes, Semi Queer reveals the stark differences between the trucking industry's crushing labor practices and the perseverance of its most at-risk workers.

Download or read book The Long Haul A Trucker s Tales of Life on the Road written by Finn Murphy and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people’s belongings all over America. In The Long Haul, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades and the poignant, funny, and often haunting stories of the people he encounters on the job.

Download or read book Real Women Drive Trucks written by Rhonda Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real women drive trucks and need to keep track of their mileage too. This book is the perfect size to keep with you on the road or to enter your travel data once you get back home. 120 pages, 6x9 inches.

Download or read book The Big Rig written by Steve Viscelli and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs, often for little more than minimum wage. But it wasn’t always this way. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. The Big Rig explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, including six months training and working as a long-haul trucker, Viscelli explains in detail how labor is recruited, trained, and used in the industry. He then shows how inexperienced workers are convinced to lease a truck and to work as independent contractors. He explains how deregulation and collective action by employers transformed trucking’s labor markets--once dominated by the largest and most powerful union in US history--into an important example of the costs of contemporary labor markets for workers and the general public.

Download or read book Only the Strongest Women Become Truckers written by Truck Driver Gifts Journal and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-04 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This awesome Retro Distressed Only the Strongest Women Become Truckers Journal has 120-6x9 lined pages that people will be jealous of, perfect gift for anyone that loves the smell of diesel and anyone that loves trucks, perfect diesel trucker Journal express your individuality and personality, great journal for every lover Diesel Trucks Turbos and rolling smoke, Journal gift for For Diesel Truck Drivers, Semi Truckers, Big Rig Mechanics, perfect gift for Truck Driver, Dump Truck Driver, Fuel Truck Driver, Long Haul Truck Driver, funny trucker driver Journal makes a hilarious statement. Great truck driver humor gift for Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, anniversary gift, Mother's Day, Father's Day,

Download or read book 18 Wheels and Women in Trucking written by Rhonda Jensen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have always enjoyed writing and have many stories about my life as an OTR driver and driving locally. I have also loved driving and that was all I ever wanted to do so I combined both. This book contains a few of my stories. Women are needed in this industry for drivers, owner operators, brokers, dispatchers, office staff, truck dealers, mechanics and even rise to the top by owning your own company. By reading my stories, I hope to inspire many women to consider entering the trucking world (men too) as there are many paths to take.

Download or read book Silly Woman Big Rigs Are for Men written by Mary Ellen Dempsey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time ever, here's an eye-opening look at the world of truck driving from the driver's seat. This book allows you to experience the reality of what it's like to drive one of those smoke-belching monstrous 18-wheelers while sitting safely in your recliner. Mary Ellen doesn't realize in her quest for financial stability she's stepping out of the box and squarely into the all-male bastion of trucking. Still, our female protagonist finds the strength to come out of every situation ready to face the next challenge. Her experiences are all here from navigating endless unfamiliar cities prior to GPS and cell phones, to backing her tractor-trailer into places she's sure a car wouldn't fit. Our protagonist overcomes it all. The Author takes you behind the wheel with her as you are swept from one adventure to the next, such as driving through a raging Wyoming blizzard to delivering to the infamous Hunt's Point Market in New York City. Where, for the first time, she considers carrying a gun. She shows the reader how this job is so much more than just driving it is a lifestyle. This is a book you will find hard to put down.

Download or read book Woman s Work written by J. J. Burk and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Open Road, these Women Keep on Truckin' Say "trucker," and you probably don't think of someone like Ella Marie Blackford. But this sassy, savvy female truck driver is one of KDX Transport's best haulers. And she won't let the male-dominated culture of truckers get her down. Trekking hundreds of miles, it's just her, her cargo, and a close friendship with one of the rare sisters of the road-Sara Sommerfield. From the comfy perch of their cabins, they get a unique glimpse of the American landscape-and meet in diners and truck stops to discuss it all. Then a bizarre chance encounter interrupts Ella's predictable routine by putting her face to face with her thirteen-year-old cousin, Noel. The girl's bad decisions and worse relationships have led her down an unhealthy path-one that could ultimately lead to destruction. Suddenly, the cab of Ella's truck becomes a classroom for the lessons this troubled young girl never learned about life, love, and self-respect. And inside this roving behemoth is the insight that could help her get back on the right path. A realistic portrait of the challenges and triumphs of being a woman in the macho world of trucking, Woman's Work is a moving account-literally-of this unique experience. Frank, funny, and at times maddening, it's a charming story that shows girls of all ages that women's work can mean just about anything.

Download or read book Shifting the Gears of Safety written by Stephanie A. Sicard and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the over 500,000 professional truck drivers within the United States, only six percent are women. Ten in-depth interviews focus on the safety issues that women truck drivers face over the road. Stereotypical masculine norms are encouraged in male dominated fields, and it is when stereotypical masculinity is endorsed that sexual harassment and assault is much higher. I argue that women truck drivers are forced into a double-bind situation in which they attempt to make themselves visible as equals, while simultaneously hiding themselves for safety. I aim to not only broaden the understanding of the issues faced by professional women truck drivers, and explore the changing concept of what constitutes "women's work."

Download or read book Career Opportunities in the Trucking Industry written by United States. Employment and Training Administration and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Career profile on road transport occupations and employment opportunities in trucking in the USA - reviews industrial aspects of American trucking, lists job descriptions for drivers, mechanics and related occupations, and includes a directory of the American trucking associations. Bibliography pp. 71 and 72, glossary (incl. Jargon), and illustrations.

Download or read book Only the Strongest Women Become Truckers written by Truck Driver Gifts Monthly Planner and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-04 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This awesome Retro Distressed Only the Strongest Women Become Truckers Monthly Planner has 120-6x9 lined pages that people will be jealous of, perfect gift for anyone that loves the smell of diesel and anyone that loves trucks, perfect diesel trucker Monthly Planner to express your individuality and personality, great Monthly Planner for every lover Diesel Trucks Turbos and rolling smoke, Monthly Planner gift for For Diesel Truck Drivers, Semi Truckers, Big Rig Mechanics, perfect gift for Truck Driver, Dump Truck Driver, Fuel Truck Driver, Long Haul Truck Driver, funny trucker driver Planner makes a hilarious statement. Great truck driver humor gift for Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, anniversary gift, Mother's Day, Father's Day,

Download or read book Real Women Drive Trucks written by Rhonda Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real women drive trucks and need to keep track of their mileage too. This book is the perfect size to keep with you on the road or to enter your travel data once you get back home. 120 pages, 6x9 inches.

Download or read book Women s Feelings about the Work family Interface of Long haul Truck Drivers written by Susan F. Moon and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-haul truck drivers are absent from their families for prolonged periods of time. This paper examines the methods trucking families use to remain connected given such absences. Interviews with ten women married to long-haul truck drivers underwent qualitative analysis. Initially, personal profiles were developed to illustrate life experiences of the women. While the trucking industry set the context, the families decided how to cope with the lifestyle. Patterns of coping strategies developed by the families were described by the women. Coping strategies did not result from the efforts of one individual. All family members contributed to it in a dynamic process. One instrumental source of support was the driver's trucking company. Support systems instrumental in helping families utilize coping mechanisms were identified. Women used ambivalent thought to resolve negative emotions. In addition, an environmental analysis that compared the homes of the women and the homes of non-truckers was conducted to determine whether trucking women's homes reflected their lifestyle and attitudes toward their husband's absence. The trucking family engages in an atypical lifestyle, yet their issues are similar to those experienced by families whose husbands and fathers are home every night. Trucking families continually seek to find methods that allow them to think of themselves as normative.

Download or read book What You Didn t Learn in Trucking School written by Janet Walker and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT YOU DIDN'T LEARN IN TRUCKING SCHOOL is a refreshingly frank and delightful pocket guide that offers practical advice and etiquette tips for truck drivers. Being a truck driver is not easy. Truckers' challenges include working long hours, being hundreds of miles from home and constantly trying to avoid or prevent hazards on the roadway. The biggest complaint truck drivers have? Other truck drivers! Especially the ones with toilet habits you wouldn't tolerate from kindergartners. Janet Walker shares with readers the opinions, gripes and peeves she has collected from drivers during her 12 years in the trucking industry. To help remedy these problems, she offers solutions that, if implemented, can help make the trucking lifestyle more enjoyable and more respectful for the men and women who are the heroes of our country's highways. This little book of etiquette is a valuable guide for anyone who wants to be a truck driver in America-and who wants to know which habits to avoid as they travel the road to truck-driving success.