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Activism in Trucking

Posted in @TruckerDesiree, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 3, 2011 | 6 Comments »

Part of the problem has been overcoming the negative image of truck drivers. Some of this poor image has been cultivated by the industry who are responsible for who they recruit and provide the keys to their 75 ft of equipment. The industry has enjoyed playing out the “rogue driver” image for the public when it suits their needs while parading the “trained performer” like a circus treat for special events and recruiting tactics

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Trucker Desiree ~ 2010 in review

Posted in @TruckerDesiree, tagged , , , , , , on January 4, 2011 | 9 Comments »

If the blog of Trucker Desiree was a WOW! In freight terms here is the translation: The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This blog was viewed about 18,000 times in 2010. If each view were a shipping container, the blog of Trucker Desiree would have filled about 4 fully loaded ships.
So put that in your pipe and smoke it you TROLLS!

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Social Media & Women Truckers

Posted in @TruckerDesiree, Social Media & Truckers, Trucking, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Sponsoring Diversity is great, but do your homework. Are you sponsoring a cover up, an advocate or simply looking for a smoke screen to ease the impact of impending litigation? Violence against women is an issue worldwide. Silence equals an endorsement in some male dominated industries.

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Serial Killers and Trucking

Posted in @TruckerDesiree, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 8, 2010 | 33 Comments »

The topic of violence against women is taboo in trucking. It is ignored by the ATA, NATSO, OOIDA, WIT so it is no wonder there is a less than serious proactive approach to a small population of alleged serial killers in this industry. This in effect harms the majority of hardworking honest truck drivers who are out here doing their jobs. It is totally irresponsible of trucking leaders to ignore it.

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Last Ride for Truck 11438

Posted in @TruckerDesiree, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 7, 2010 | 13 Comments »

Truck 11438 had been the home I shared with the world through twitter, it is where I was interviewed by Dan Rather plus it was @TruckinDogKarma’s first home. It was bittersweet for me on that last run because there have been so many memories on twitter of people who have come to meet me & the projects launched from inside that truck. All those provocative tweets that were lobbed from my bunk using only my Palm Treo PDA that reached worldwide and conduct my social media experiment.

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R.E.A.L. Women In Trucking

Posted in @TruckerDesiree, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 28, 2010 | 12 Comments »

There is very little guidance by the trucking industry leaders or organizations to assist student truck drivers going from CDL School to their training carriers so that they can become successful, safe truck drivers.

The internet is full of misleading ads and the plethora of associations and organizations make it all the more confusing because they are not being clear on what their true income base relies on. Advocacy, insurance sales, recruiting, it seems like everyone is trying to sell you the magic potion and that is why this industry is so shady.

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My Arrow Trucking Story

Posted in @TruckerDesiree, Trucking, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 9, 2010 | 33 Comments »

Ray LaHood, Anne Ferro, Bill Graves Name an industry that can get away with leaving a labor force stranded across the United States days before Christmas and hardly get any mainstream media giving it any coverage? This is the power of controlling media and the trucking industry proved it during December 2009 when Arrow trucking [...]

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Truck Driver Shortage

Posted in @TruckerDesiree, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 4, 2010 | 32 Comments »

The driver shortage is back so they say. But if you talk to a veteran trucker they will tell you there never was one. If you will recall the ATA said there was no longer a shortage but rather a glut of drivers when “Queen of the Road” was aired. That was the first of [...]

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“Sam” from my Story, R.I.P. “Cujo”

Posted in @TruckerDesiree on January 23, 2010 | 7 Comments »

“Talk Less , Listen More” that was the advice to all new trucking students from Mr. John Cooper , dubbed “Cujo”. This gentleman was “Sam” from my student trucker story on “Ask the Trucker – A Day in the Life of a Lady Trucker“, he passed away unexpectedly Christmas weekend , it was a shock [...]

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“Mind Your Loan Business”

Posted in @TruckerDesiree, tagged , , , , , , on January 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The Dan Rather Report Investigative Series into the Student Trucker Industry is available on iTunes. Three shows so far have been produced based on the clues I touched on from my Student Trucker Horror Story called:  ” A Day in the Life of a Lady Trucker “. The Dan Rather Report series into trucking began [...]

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