Why Professionalism Still Matters in an Industry Built on Deadlines
There Is Always Pressure to Keep Moving If you spend enough time in trucking, you realize the clock is always part of the conversation. Deliveries have appointment times. Customers are waiting. Dispatch is coordinating dozens of moving pieces. Traffic, weather, and construction rarely cooperate with the schedule. It is easy to start believing that the […]
How Technology Has Changed Trucking Without Replacing Good Judgment
The Truck Looks Different Than It Used To When I first got into trucking, people who had been driving for decades liked to tell stories about paper maps spread across the passenger seat and stopping to call dispatch from a pay phone. Even though I started after many of those changes had already happened, I […]
The Unsung Heroes of the Supply Chain
More Than Just Trucks on the Highway When most people think about the supply chain, they usually picture a truck driving down the highway. As a professional truck driver, I understand why. Trucks are highly visible, and we play an important role in moving products from one place to another. However, after spending years in […]
The Road Can Wear You Down
When people think about trucking, they usually picture the driving part first. Long highways, big rigs, and life on the move. What most people do not think about is how easy it can be to let your health slide when you spend so much time on the road. Long-haul trucking is demanding physically and mentally. […]
Starting Without Seeing Many Women on the Road
When I first became interested in trucking, I did not know many women drivers personally. Most of the truckers I saw at loading docks, truck stops, and freight yards were men. That could feel intimidating at first because it made the industry seem closed off in some ways. Still, I was drawn to the work. […]