Hi my name is Sally at the age of 40 I decided it was time for a change I always loved trucks and since I was a kid it seemed just a distant dream until I went to Driving School and did a 12 week course which landed me a job with a local trucking company . I was a shunter which I hated but it sure did teach me how to back a truck in !! After six months hauling around trailers I made the journey from my home in Newfoundland to a job in the oil industry of Alberta 

I got a job driving a semi-vac on a small oil site south of Fort McMurray doing twelve hour shifts I did this job for two years when I decided to change employers and I began hauling diesel into the base mine of the Syncrude oil Site . After a few cold winters in Fort McMurray I joined a terrific company where I am now the dispatcher and on occasion I still run the trucks when needed , I encourage women to follow your dreams because you never know where the road will take you  !!! 

Thanks

Sally

October is Women’s History Month. The Women’s Trucking Federation Of Canada is celebrating this month by sharing stories of Women in the Transportation Industry.  If you’d like to share your story please email shelleyu@wtfc.ca . Please include a picture. Thank you