The Diary of a Female Truck Driver
By Donya Howard
Join me on a journey through the open road as I dive into the world of a female truck driver in this podcast. Get a firsthand account of the challenges, triumphs, and unique experiences of navigating the highways, exploring the hidden stories behind the wheel, and celebrating the resilience and strength of women in the trucking industry."
The Diary of a Female Truck DriverFeb 22, 2024
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Traveling through California
Places I’ve been places I’m going and along the route
Feb 22, 202410:46
Back to California
In this episode were just talking about California and the trip to and from
Jan 13, 202408:21
Mankato Minnesota
We’re just talking about my previous trips to Houston and my trip to Mankato Minnesota
Jan 06, 202408:53
Christmas and New Year’s
Traffic whether I’m at 34 hour break
Jan 02, 202407:30
Headed out of California
And this episode we will talk about all the events that happened on my trip or in my trip to California the loads that I have the load leaving town and where I am headed next
Dec 28, 202308:49
California down
In this episode, I will be talking about California’s rules and regulations for driving in an 18 wheeler.
Dec 26, 202308:42
Bessemer, Alabama
Headed to Bessemer Alabama
Dec 20, 202307:10
Starting over
This podcast picks up from where I left off. I will be having this podcast every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Dec 18, 202305:19
Over the next several months
In this episode, I’m talking about. No not only was going on today, but what will be going on in the future
Jan 28, 202312:53
Truckin
Trucking RVing and essential oils
Jan 13, 202311:21
Welcome to 2023!
In this episode, we will be going over… What’s going on with Trucking with Olive Oil? 2023 is going to be a fascinating year Trucking with all of all will be converted to RVing with Olive Oil.
Jan 05, 202312:44
Another accident
Accident prescription, and my wonderful stay in Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 202215:17
New truck
Today we’re going to be talking about my new truck, the recession, and so much more
Nov 23, 202213:39
Update
Just a quick update on what has been going on on the road
Oct 15, 202212:14
Keeping it real
I hope you enjoy the podcast this week and look forward to telling you about this week’s adventures
Sep 28, 202213:30
Add $150 a fuel
This episode it talks about how to keep an eye on your fuel tanks
Aug 25, 202211:09
Deadhead
This episode teaches you a little bit how deadheading works and the lack of supplies out there today
Aug 11, 202214:43
They didn’t get caught up from my last podcast
In this Episode I’m going over the last few things that have happened on the truck. Since I’ve been on the podcast there’s been a ton of things going on. I had a DOT inspection, I crunched my stairs,my blinker harness went out, and they installed the camera.
Jul 17, 202209:57
Attitude is everything
In this podcast we will go over how your attitude can affect everything when it comes to your job the decisions you make every single day
Jun 21, 202208:31
Taking a little trip
In This episode we are just driving all over the country
May 27, 202206:29
My first incident
When driving an 18 wheeler there are so many times that you could have an incident whether it be at a truckstop at a fuel station or just driving on the highway with the four wheelers you always have to be very careful
May 11, 202213:29
On the road again
Talking about what happened this week on the road again
Apr 27, 202213:45
This is a remake of shipping and receiving
So during my last episode they were part of it that you actually could not here so this is a redo of that Podcast I hope you guys enjoy
Apr 07, 202214:49
The ins and outs of shipping and receiving
This episode tells you all the details that go on in the shipping and receiving of a truck
Apr 06, 202213:13
Being on the road
Just different things on the road that happened talk about safety.
Mar 23, 202213:22
Finishing a trainee
Today we are talking about finishing up a trainee on my truck bro I was talking about if you’re interested in becoming a truck driver and three different things that happen on the road this week
Mar 10, 202210:40
Today we're talking about a trainee different things that happen on the road
Today we're talking about Tracy my trainee. Her mountain, things that we are taken care of on the road to get her last few hours in with being a trainee and moving on to her own truck and being a grad student and being on her own.
Mar 02, 202214:17
A week of driving
This is a day by day journey of what happens in a week in a life of a female truck driver
Feb 17, 202214:30
On the road again
Just walking you through the week starting next week we will begin a day by day of trucking with olive oil
Feb 09, 202212:06
Weather shut down
Talking about weather shutdowns training adults climbing mountains and policies and procedures
Feb 02, 202215:52
Winter wonderland
Today we're talking about how to winterize your truck we're also talking about truckers against trafficking and again just weather conditions on the truck.
Jan 26, 202213:31
Learning how to be a better trainer
In this episode I am going over things that I have learned on being a trainer. The things I need to change and the things I need to keep the same.
Jan 19, 202215:52
My first week out on the road with my very first trainee Zee
In this episode we just talked about our first week out together. How I found her on the Stevens yard or the hill while she was doing her training and the process of getting everything started to have a trainee on the truck.
Jan 12, 202211:10
New trainee
This is about me becoming a trainer and meeting my trainee
Jan 05, 202210:03
Me and my Trainee
Today's episode is going to be about me and my trainee. The shuttle during the week of Christmas and ready to roll with a new trainee on my truck after the new year
Dec 29, 202114:29
Truckin with my son
Showing my son the ropes
Dec 22, 202109:11
Farms, tandems and my son Micaiah
In this episode I just go over a little bit about one of the largest farms of care supply in the United States how the tandems work and actually on the road with my son Micaiah.
Dec 15, 202113:12
On the road
What we go through is truck drivers. Being on the road meeting new people meeting old friends things that happen with our trailers everything that's in the day of a life of a truck driver
Dec 08, 202114:09
T Call and Holidays
This goes into detail how T class work and working the Holidays
Dec 01, 202114:16
Repower and weight stations
In this episode I will go over exactly what a repower is and what happens at a weight station
Nov 24, 202115:18
Atlas, GPS, Google
This episode we are going to talk about being female and a story!
Nov 17, 202113:43
Getting into the details
In this episode we are going to be going over my elogs or my call Cam which is actually the own board computer system that keeps me compliant with DOT Standards
Nov 10, 202114:57
The beginning
In this episode we start talking about the actual driving with the trainer, the post-trip inspection, and the pre-trip inspection, the truck stops and much more.
Nov 03, 202115:58
The Trainer
In this episode I tell you about my trainer Rich. The interview process, the driving process, the sleeping process, and the ins and outs of a truck driver.
Oct 27, 202129:60
Truckin with Olive"Oil" Truck Driving with a woman's perspective
Today we start with my history, my background. How I became a truck driver.
Oct 20, 202114:48