place for the new gals to get some insight into this life. Lots of us have been living it for years and yes you can live though it LOL

It doesn't matter if you've been playing the trucking game a long time or a short time, there are things that come up that we all need help understanding.   Every day in trucking is a new learning experience. 

Your right most days I always find out something about this life I didn't know.  A lot of it I'd just as soon not know LOL

I've been in it 8+ yrs. and not one trip was the same, run team and solo, been all over, mostly done produce. Haven't been out since Nov. had to get off the road for awhile, gets to you sometimes. I started out with my husband, Fred, now deceased, 4 yrs., but he had drove most of his life and where I was fortunate enuf to get my training, he was one of the best.
But once it gets in your blood, it's all over but the crying, you have to get back out, other jobs just dont seem to do it anymore. You'll know shortly if it was meant for you, believe me, and I said I was gonna quit a zillion times, cause so many things can happen out there, like getting loaded or unloaded, directions into God awful places, time schedules, breakdowns, burnouts, stress, and God forbid, run out of fuel, (only try to do that once), not necessarily in that order, and the list goes on and on.
But I guess it's the freedom of the road, and once you shut that door, put it in gear and head down the road, you're your own boss, so to speak, you dont have some 'manager' looking over your shoulder.
One of the best little tools I had was the truck stop directory book, saved me a bunch of times, find a garage, get info for help, even check to see how busy the showers are, call ahead for fuel prices, except the Flying hook wont give it out. All around handy to have.
Zipper lock bags w/ the 'actual' zipper are a must, wee-wee; baby wipes definately, and a sturdy trash can, 3 gal. bucket works great and Walmart bags to line it with, cant get no better or cheaper than that.

Yep I must agree on the sip lock bags with the zipper. LOL I always had them in the truck you can use them for everything.

Glad to have you join us

I cant seem to get into anyone's mail, I'm probably doing something wrong, but wanted to thank all of you for the messages you have sent to my mail page, I appreciate them, thx's..             Karen

yep, I totally agree with the 'gotta drive' feeling, and even the ziplock bags.   Those bags have improved and changed a lot in 30 years, but so have I.   People laugh when I tell them that when I started driving almost everybody drove cabovers. 

I've done more solo than team, but I've also done more miles than I care to admit.  I just keep adding to the total every week. LOL