A Trucking Transam Truck Visit

A week or 2 ago a friend of mine, who goes by the name of Mat Ireland (yes the brother of truckblog writer Nick Ireland), popped into our yard for a quick visit, on his way back to Transam Trucking’s base, with his big black DAF and matching plain black trailer.

Mat called in to collect an HC Wilson Scania 141 model, a man with good taste. Truck and driver had just returned from a European tour with the band Deftones. They were planned to be home for 4 days before heading back off to Switzerland, the up to Russia for another full European tour with the one and only Britney Spears! I have set Mat a challenge of getting Miss Spears to pose next to the truckblog sticker on the back of his trailer…..He said “That won’t be difficult, i’ll just get her to do it when she’s leaving my cab one morning!” I do like people with a sense of humour!!

They often say you can tell a lot about a driver by the inside of his cab. Well I am pleased to say that Mat’s cab lives up to this statement. Everything in its place but with a rock and roll twist! Gig stickers, backstage passes etc etc. The best way to describe it would be like one of those cool old school VW Campers, you know it just looked cool. You can definitely see it’s his home from home, not sure if you can see that from the photo though.

Not sure if I really want to say this but if you want to send me pics of the inside of your cab and how you make it homely, email them to me at; ben@truckblog.co.uk no yucky ones thankyou!

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Women In Trucking Association Discusses Harassment Issues During White House Visit

Women In Trucking (WIT) President/CEO Ellen Voie and Board Director, Jan Hamblin of J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. recently visited the White House to discuss the issue of harassment in the trucking industry. They met with Lynn Rosenthal, White House Adviser on Violence Against Women and Judge Susan Carbon, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women in the Department of Justice.

The meeting was facilitated with the assistance of Marlise Streitmatter, Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Secretary LaHood and a member of the White House Council on Women and Girls. Anne Ferro, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration also attended the meeting.

The discussion focused on concerns expressed by female professional drivers who have been the target of harassment in their jobs. “In order to attract women into driving careers, we need to make the environment safe and hospitable for all drivers,” said Voie, “and unfortunately the trucking industry is still a man’s domain and some behavior is unacceptable.”

Women In Trucking Association’s mission includes addressing obstacles that might keep women from succeeding in the industry, and harassment is one of the obstacles being addressed. A toll free crisis line was a point of discussion and will be pursued as a future goal.

“This meeting was only the beginning,” Voie said, “and we are truly honored to have the attention of the White House in addressing the issue of harassment in the trucking industry.” Hamblin shared copies of the Anti-Harassment Employment Guide prepared by J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. and provided free to corporate Women In Trucking members.

Women In Trucking was established in 2007 to encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry, promote their accomplishments and minimize obstacles faced by women working in the trucking industry. Membership is not limited to women, as 14 percent of its members are men who support the mission. For more information visit www.WomenInTrucking.org or call 888-464-9482.

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