tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post5210308626264725957..comments2023-11-03T08:07:48.191-03:00Comments on The Daily Rant: Summer ReadingThe Daily Ranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489187226759792239noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post-60391174570376272712016-07-12T04:23:11.892-03:002016-07-12T04:23:11.892-03:00HEATHER: Thank you for taking the time to leave a...HEATHER: Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I'm sorry it's taken so long for me to respond to it! <br /><br />I appreciate your input as a solo woman driver. Sounds like things were pretty rough back then. And since you were a solo, you had to do things by yourself. Even when I went in to truck stops more frequently, I was never alone for long. Even if I was doing laundry, Ed would eventually join me. And I never ate alone, although at times I was approached for other drives while I was waiting for Ed (most often when he was having something done in the shop and I was waiting for him).<br /><br />My experience is out of the ordinary. Being a team makes it different, and having the custom sleeper makes it different too - we can hang out in our truck if we don't want to go inside, many times not even parking in truck stops. <br /><br />And the freight we haul does make a difference. If it weren't for Ed's experience, goal setting, and good business sense, we wouldn't be here. He's really put what he learned to good use. <br /><br />And thanks for the invite when we're rolling through CT. I miss the east coast and hope we get back out there soon! <br /><br />Have a great week and thanks for reading! The Daily Ranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489187226759792239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post-83827770473905693242016-06-03T22:01:41.144-03:002016-06-03T22:01:41.144-03:00Thanks for the heads up on the book. I'll hav...Thanks for the heads up on the book. I'll have to order one. I too would be very interested in what he has to say.<br />As a solo, woman driver for over 13 years, I also was not meek, or walked/talked like a person that could be easily victimized. I also walked truck stops alone, did laundry alone and because there was no one else, did all the interaction with customers. I haven't been driving OTR in 10+ years so I don't know if attitudes maybe have changed a bit but when I was driving there was a lot of harassment. I didn't listen to the radio much and it sounds like the reason why, hasn't changed. The majority of drivers were fine and the ones that weren't, were easy enough to lose for the most part. It was at shipper/receivers that I felt taken advantage of more often, and my guess was that they thought they could get away with it because I was female. I usually figured out a way to quickly put that thought right out of their head! I usually did not eat at the truckstops. Even if I took a book in or a folder of paperwork, it didn't take long for some driver to invite himself to have a seat and try to suck some conversation out of me. That was when I wrapped up my order to-go and took it back to my truck. <br />I may be wrong, but I think your truck driving experience is out of the ordinary in many ways. The fact that you run team and people do see you out and about with Ed makes an impression. The kind of freight (and therefore different kind of customers) you haul is a world away from what the average driver hauls. Good for you and Ed for getting to where you are in the industry. But it is a world away from the experience of the average long-haul driver. <br />Safe travels and as always love seeing you pop into my inbox! If you ever have time to stop while you're in CT I'd love to meet up with you two! Heathernoreply@blogger.com