by wtfcanada2015@gmail.com | Oct 23, 2016 | BLOG
When we’re young we’re raised to be ladies with a gentle way of handling situations. We’re raised to feel like the weaker sex, not on purpose of course. Play barbies instead of toy tractors…
We grow up and find a career that’s a bit more “rough” than what our soft hearted mothers wanted for us.
So we work hard and show them our determination, not the pain we go through mentally and physically.
We deal with men that see the weak little girl struggle climbing up into the larger vehicles.
Several months of proving everyone wrong turns into years.
As the years pass you don’t see or feel the struggle as much.
Your bones ache yet you smile because you remember that one time you hurt yourself years ago, a painful reminder of what not to do.
You laugh about how naive you were.
Every time you make it to a shipper or receiver those eyes are still on you as they wait for you to take 45 minutes to get backed in.
The flushed burning face of embarrassment sweeps across.
You remember a decade ago the laughter towards you.
Doubt runs through your mind, your heart sinks.
You look at all angles.
The ruts in mud sink holes from failed attempts to get into a difficult door are everywhere.
You smile and remember that “one time” you screwed up.
This ain’t nothing, I’ve been in worse places.
With one whip of the wrist one shot.
One try.
Without even skipping a beat.
It feels like breathing. It’s natural.
It’s not a struggle anymore.
You step out and see smiles from men.
They smile out of disbelief.
I see the mud on thier tires, they’re the ones that got stuck in that spot.
Shocking! A little girl did such a good job!
**insert sexist comments from strangers. **
“I’ve never see someone back in so well, especially a girl”
“oh. Ok. Thanks?”
“have you been driving awhile? ”
“Ya. Few years”… as I walk pass without bothering with another comment.
My former embarrassment from years past, I passed to him. He’s flushed from shame.
My years of struggling something happened to me.
I unknowingly am better than them.
I don’t need to tell them what I’m capable of. It’s not good to “show boat ”
I sit back being the soft hearted lady my mother raised.
Written by Stacey Bredow
by wtfcanada2015@gmail.com | Oct 21, 2016 | BLOG
Hey… I am currently in training for my Class 1 at Breton Commercial Truck Training school in Cape Breton ! They are awesome to learn from and deal with. I can’t wait to finish and hit the open road!
This is my first week. I have a few pictures I’ll share more through the next 11 weeks ! I am the only girl in this class of 9. There were 2 girls before my class and one starting a class after mine ends
I keep forgetting to ask my classmates to take pictures of me driving lol.
We are in our training yard with our trailers today. We have been around the industrial park on the actual road with our trainers learning to shift. We then learned backing up just bobtailing… And now that we have that down we are working on backing up trailers.
Kryssy Tracz – Class 1 Student
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 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
