Maggie Jessop's Blog, page 32

Sweet Recollections

From Maggie’s forthcoming book… I looked forward to starting first grade with the patience of a bumble bee caught in a Mason jar. I just couldn’t wait to start formal learning. My wiry little self fairly trembled with excitement over the prospect of book learning and living life to its fullest. Since I couldn’t seem to wait, I started my own little school in our basement. Mother got us some little desks and chairs and […]

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Photo Contest

I have never won a beauty contest, nor have I ever entered one. But hey! I figured Belinda, my truck, could win. She’s mighty pretty, especially when she reflects the sunset. I decided to enter a photo contest offered by Women in Trucking, a website that supports and promotes female truck drivers. With the demand for drivers at an all-time high, there are simply not enough menfolk to meet it. Women to the rescue! This […]

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Music for the Road

I drive a semi-truck many hours of most days. Sometimes the music fills my head and I write songs. A couple weeks ago, this song came to mind. The Lovely of You Dedicated to the memory of my eight beautiful children who are grown and flown by Maggie June 2019 They say a trucker’s life is lonely, endless hours and days alone; But I’ve got something better than radio; by end of day, time has […]

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Blonde Moments

Live load, tandem axle, halogen fluid? Huh? It was Greek to me. Ever had a blonde moment? C’mon, admit it. Even if your hair is dark black and you are a veteran male truck driver with eleven million miles to your name and 147 years of experience, you might recall waaaay back when you had a blonde moment. The internet flaunts quite a number of trucker blonde moments. Swift drivers are the butt of the […]

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Never Give Down

I recall hearing a story in my youth that made a big impression. I don’t remember the name of the author or the name of the man in the story, so I will tell the story as I remember it. There was a certain young man whose name was Michael. When but a young man of fourteen years of age, he was overcome by a blizzard in Michigan. Before his parents discovered him, he was […]

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What’s Your Excuse?

I recall hearing a story in my youth that made a big impression. I don’t remember the name of the author or the name of the man in the story, so I will tell the story as I remember it. There was a certain young man whose name was Michael. When but a young man of fourteen years of age, he was overcome by a blizzard in Michigan. Before his parents discovered him, he was […]

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The North Side

A ship building company had this statement in its advertisement: “All of our timber comes from the north side of the mountain.” Why the north side? What does that have to do with timber? After investigation, we find that the best timber grows on the north side of the mountain because of the rigors of Mother Nature. On the north side, the snow is deeper and the cold is colder. The winds are stiffer, and […]

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Mama Truckers

The way I am perceived and received as a female trucker goes from one extreme to the other. Some people rave over a lady in a dress driving a truck, but others look me up and down and side to side as though they are considering throwing a sack over my head and hauling me to the nearest insane asylum. I find it rather comical to see people’s reactions. I never lose sleep over other […]

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Triple Trucker Trouble

Date: Sometime last year Place: Somewhere on I-80 near Chicago To: Brian Barlow, B&M Services, Location Update Long night last night. Didn’t leave the shipper until 2:00 AM. Later… I was driving along observing all the rules and keeping all the laws (of course), and this unexpected mountain came along and plopped itself on the horizon. My worst fear came to pass, and my brakes went out on a fully loaded trailer, and I went […]

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Let There Be Peace

Why are some people never happy? Since I am a human being, I have experienced emotion. I know happy; I know sad, and I know everything in between. From what I have gleaned out of life so far, I can say with certainty that the biggest reason a person is unhappy is the direct result of continually pointing the finger and looking for fault in others. They might even be searching unrelentingly for error in […]

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