Kamloops: The Run From Hell
In the past I have told my dispatcher I would quit before taking the Kamloops run, to put someone much lower in the food chain on it. Well, that worked for a couple years but then my Transportation Manager came to all of the remaining Canada drivers and said he is having a difficult time […]
Read MoreHow to stay clean and fresh on the road…
Many of my friends who have traditional careers have asked me ” What do you do about showers and staying clean while driving a big rig?” The simple answer is I shower at truck stops, a.k.a Trucker Spa’s. However, not all truck stops are treated equally. Sometimes the truck stops don’t quite measure up to […]
Read MoreWhy Monday’s Suck….
I love my job, the company I work for is a great company. They provide me with excellent equipment to do my job. I have a new truck which is assigned solely to me ( a requirement for me, this girl doesn’t slip seat or team). The wages are generous along with excellent benefits. I’m […]
Read MoreHOW I BECAME A GENERAL ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR … THANKS MIKE BRANDT
A LITTLE HISTORY ON YOURS TRULY: FROM THE TIME I WAS ABOUT TWENTY YEARS OLD I HAD A SMALL LANDSCAPE COMPANY WITH MY FIRST HUSBAND. WHEN I WAS TWENTY SIX I DECIDED HE WAS A GREAT GUY BUT NOT THE RIGHT GUY FOR ME. HE KEPT THE LANDSCAPE COMPANY AND HIS CONTACTS. I STARTED MY […]
Read MoreMechanically Inclined For A Girl…
AS WITH MOST PEOPLE JUST STARTING OUT ON THEIR OWN MONEY IS SCARCE, SO I’M NO DIFFERENT THAN MOST. I WAS SEVENTEEN WHEN I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND MOVED OUT ON MY OWN. WHEN THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR I DIDN’T HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP […]
Read More