By ladytruckview on Skatehive
After passing my CE driving license, I knew exactly what I wanted: get behind the wheel as soon as possible and start gaining real experience. I wasn’t expecting it to be easy — but I also had no idea how steep that first step would be. As a complete rookie in the trucking world (and a woman on top of that), finding even a part-time job felt almost impossible. Thankfully, I had a friend working as a dispatcher in Lidl’s distribution network and thanks to his help, I landed my first gig. That's where it all began — the deep end of the pool. Distribution work is intense. You don’t just drive — you load your own truck, plan your weight, calculate axle pressure and navigate narrow, chaotic store ramps. Before that, I had never even used a pallet jack. I had no clue how to load a truck properly or how to keep the axles balanced. At first I rode with more experienced drivers, learning from them as much as I could. And as long as I wasn’t on my own, it all seemed manageable. But when I starte