by wtfcanada2015@gmail.com | Oct 20, 2016 | BLOG
Mary Jane started with Flash Freight Systems shortly after she got her license, driving with her husband Joe.
She is wonderful to work with and I suspect if Joe was asked, we would find that the truck is truly a home away from home with MJ’s touches.
We hear stories of great meal preparation, and they give superior service to our customers.
They drive as a super-single team and Flash Freight uses them as test models when we think we have something new to try. The wrinkles get ironed out with truck #163.
Submitted by Heather Darrington
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
by wtfcanada2015@gmail.com | Oct 19, 2016 | BLOG
My name is Sarah Clarke and I’ve been involved in the trucking industry for a year next month. Both my husband and father in-law work in the field as mechanics with Steed Standard and when the position for a truck washer was available I decided to give it a shot. A short year later a position became available in the dispatch office and that is where I find myself today. I am still learning every day and I enjoy being part of a great team and look forward to what the future holds for me in this industry and with Steed Standard.
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 
by wtfcanada2015@gmail.com | Oct 18, 2016 | BLOG
Hello there my name is Connie Phillips and I’m happy to be a woman involved in the trucking industry and here is a small part of my story.
After working in the automotive industry for 26 years, with many of those years in shipping & receiving as both the shipper/receiver as well I was promoted to the supervisor of this department. When the auto industry tanked it was a natural progression into transportation. I’ve been dispatching/customer service for the past 11 years and I really quite enjoy it. It is a very fast paced environment and keeps me busy. This job isn’t for everyone, it isn’t always easy and there are a lot of hurdles to jump over and things change very quickly. I do get the pleasure of dealing with some pretty terrific people including our professional driving team that are the face of our company and do a great job daily, skilled mechanics keeping our equipment running very well, our inter-office team and our customers who are all a pleasure to deal with.
I’m proud to be part of Team Steed and I enjoy my job so I’m happy this is where I landed after 26 years in the auto industry
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
by wtfcanada2015@gmail.com | Oct 18, 2016 | BLOG
Hello…my name is Veronica Burgess
I got started in highschool. Was with a guy who’s family has a gravel truck company in the town of Russell, Ont. We ran old macks, my first truck was an 1985 Rmodel mack triaxle dumptruck. We did everything, hauled fertilizer, snow, aggregates all over the Ottawa and the capital region. Just last year I was offered a job all on my own driving my present truck 02 Volvo twinsteer, 13 speed.
Mostly I haul Asphalt now, paving roads, parking lots and driveways. Just recently I’ve been hauling the tag-along float, chaining and moving out paver and skidsteer to all of our jobsites ! Would love to hear from other women who haul aggregates too !!
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
by wtfcanada2015@gmail.com | Oct 17, 2016 | BLOG
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
