Say Hello to KC :)

by wtfcanada2015@gmail.com | Apr 5, 2018 | #BeTheException, BLOG

In December 2002 I finished my driving school education. May 2003 I started driving for a small company out of Orangeville Ontario, running from our yard to Montreal QC and back, 3 times a week. I did that for the first 4.5 years till the rates changed. Then I was asked to run USA & that’s when my pay per miles went up and my career changed, along with my personal life. For 6 months I continued to work for the little company until I was informed the trucking company filed for bankruptcy & my 10 year marriage had ended with no children. So I went on the search and in the final two weeks of work I found Titanium Trucking, where I made it my new career.

4 years ago I realized I hadn’t explored the other options within the industry and I took a short 4 month leave from long haul trucking & Titanium. Going to the oil patch out west in Alberta running tanks of liquid nitrogen into Fracking sites. As much as I enjoyed that experience, my season was shortened & I had to go back home for personal reasons. Back in the Titanium driver seat I wanted more. So I went internally & decided communications was lost in so many ways for drivers. I started a unofficial Titanium truckers lounge Facebook page. Where for the past almost 4 years, any and all drivers can converse in just another helpful way for all, not just within the company but also publicly.

After the FB page became noticed as a positive thing, Titanium asked if I wanted to be a part of the health & safety committee as the drivers representative, there I’ve been able to provide support in the needs of all 450 plus drivers. In addition to this position, I am also the Drivers Contact, answering questions and talking about concerns they may have. The less important but still willing to add to my plate was the position as the Rep on the company Social Committee where we come up with ideas & events that can bring everyone together doing something fun.

My future will not end in the driver seat, as much as I enjoy the job but I feel I can help out in other areas of the industry. I do feel that at this time there could be a better foundation for woman drivers to stand on more firmly. There’s many ways to do that, it’s just a matter of finding out what I can do for the future of all. I’m not perfect in any way & have made mistakes, probably still do, but hopefully I’ve learned, evolved and developed a better sense of what is needed of me to do and what I’m able to do in the future.

In my career of trucking I have been able to adapt the day to day needs as a woman into my routine of being a long haul/over the road driver. It’s been trying and I’m just thankful that I’ve been given the Opportunity to do what I’ve been destined to do.

My first truck as a company driver 14/15 years ago.

My first brand new truck with Titanium and had light pink decal that didn’t last long.

All clean  in the spring season with a new bright pink decal. Same truck 2014.

You can follow Casey Sarginson on the unofficial Facebook page Titanium Truckers Lounge at https://www.facebook.com/TitaniumTrucking/

For more information on Titanium please visit their website www.ttgi.com