My name is Deborah Gee, I am currently 45 and I got my class 1 in 1995.

I got my class one due to a government sponsored program that sponsored underemployed people through trucking school.

I drove all over north America, sometimes as part of a team and sometimes on my own.

Eventually I ended up subbing in for a dispatcher who took ill. I fell in love with the job. I started taking classes to improve my interpersonal skills, my computer skills and logistics background.

Over the years I have completed my CITT, P-log and RPR certification and now work for the oil and gas industry recruiting drivers.

I love my job, and I love the opportunities it provides me to interact with drivers and people in trucking. I don’t know of any other industry that requires this level of adeptness to change.

 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