Why would a lady trucker from the UK start writing about North American Trucking?

From the word go it has been funnier and more interesting than you’d imagine. First there was a blog, now there is a podcast, and soon there will be a book.

You could call it an adventure story, or possibly a travelogue. From early training, when it suddenly became apparent that 18 wheels and 13 gears involved slightly more than just driving about higher up, things didn’t go smoothly. North American trucking involved a lot to learn. Being a lady trucker involved learning thing slightly differently. From how to hit a moose correctly to how to avoid being hijacked, from almost getting arrested in Baltimore to a terrifying winter tour of The Rockies, writing about trucking stayed worthwhile because things kept happening.

The blog and the podcast

The blog began as an experiment. Why wouldn’t a lady trucker from the UK write about trucking across North America? The blog ran and ran, things didn’t get less interesting.

You can find the trucking blog here. As the editing continues towards bookness there will be relatively few new stories, but the trucking podcast is now up and running and will take you back to the beginning.

The podcast of the book of the blog will run in episodes lasting 10-15 minutes once a week. This lady trucker reads the story of her two years in North American trucking with as much panache as she can muster, and some truly terrible American and Canadian accents.

If you can’t wait for the next episode, and if you don’t feel like browsing the archives for some tasters of the fun to come, try a trucking blog pick of the week.

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