No not usually, she'd be lucky to find that... the people who drive trucks like being by themselves, generally. I've seen some creepy fukin interiors. One guy keeping various hacked-up animal parts in jars underneath his bed, lol... that was an insane ride. Other guys smoke... a lot of guys smoke and the interior reeks of cigarettes, or they don't wash the bedding and it stinks of wet dog. Some east indian guys drill a hole through the cab and sh1t down that instead of stopping at the Flying J. Its hilarious talking to independent mechanics, every now and then, they pull these things up and the undercarriage is caked in sh1t.
As far as women go, a lot of them end up banging their trainers. This is generally why they don't want women drivers. There is so much that can go wrong in a space that small. Guys usually ride the same trucks for years and consider it their home. A lot of guys are divorced and actually live in the cabs full-time because they've got nowhere else to go. On most long haul runs, you have to live with this person for 2 weeks non-stop, if dispatch calls it in, you could be on the road an entire month without going home. Not to mention women suck at driving and a lot of shifts are like 13 hours straight (legally) through the desert at night when you just want to sleep. My first time seeing black dog was a terrible night and I probably would've quit had we not been partway to California, I can only imagine how that would go down for some whiny entitled b1tch. It's an extremely harsh job in the elements too, when you have to put chains on 18 wheels in the slush and blowing snow. Good luck.
This is a bs article though. How many companies did she apply to? I had to apply to like 30 before someone took me on in my twenties after graduating from a very reputable local school. It's not easy to get a company to take someone with zero experience because most people wash out in their first week. They also want you to sign for 3 years minimum and ride teams for most of that time. Teams suck btw, living 3 feet from someone you despise is absolute hell on earth. That said SGT2000 (****ty Green Trucks) will literally take ANYBODY. Challenger is very left wing, they also have the nicest, cleanest trucks I've ever seen. So I kind of doubt she tried everywhere. Also most of the trucks are MANUAL which is probably not ideal for women. Only if you're lucky will you get an Automatic shifter and not anywhere in in the south. Manual trucks are cheaper to operate.
There are various expediter companies that are happy to take new drivers. I bet she went to one or two local places, flopped on the bed and had a temper tantrum. The reality is that it's hard for men too darlin. Why not go drive a school bus or a shunt truck to cut your teeth? I don't understand why woman wants to go OTR, most men, myself included, just want to be home at the end of the night.
