Tag: female truck drivers

Business
13 things Cosmopolitan knows about trucking
The trucking industry has officially hit the red carpet of grocery store magazines. That’s right, folks. There’s a write-up on none other than the Cosmopolitan website. …
February 10, 2016
Click through the image to read “13 things I wish I knew before I became a long-haul truck driver” on Cosmopolitan’s website. “Driver shortage” assumption alert for those who do, quoting No. 2: “2. Don’t stress out about finding a job. There’s a huge shortage of truck drivers…”
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Behind the scenes with Lisa Kelly
A couple weeks ago, as the Mid-America Trucking Show was winding down in Louisville, my friends at Volvo Trucks grabbed me in the media room and asked if I’d be interested in doing an exclusive interview with Ice Road Trucker star Lisa Kelly as she test-drove a Volvo VN tractor. Volvo was helping Lisa spread the word […]
April 5, 2013
Check out Jack Roberts’ on-camera interview with Kelly via this link to the Overdrive post with the video.
Channel 19
New blog from Women in Trucking
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) recently launched an online forum at womenintruckingblog.com, to add a more interactive blog to their long-extant online presence at womenintrucking.org. “Drivers are some of the most technologically advanced people I know and many of them interact via social media each day,” said Ellen Voie, WIT’s President/CEO.  “By offering this […]
January 22, 2012
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Channel 19
Introducing a ‘Truck Drivin’ Mama’ in Annabella Wood
Though she’s no longer a “gainfully employed trucker at this point” by her own estimation, Pennsylvania resident Annabella Wood continues to haul in a straight dump truck for a tree service company once a month or so to maintain her on-highway credentials. And she spent nearly 30 years — 29 and a half to be […]
July 26, 2011
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