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Steve Hull, Editor
Allen Lund Company
Manager - Portland Office
(800) 999-LUND (5863)
Truck Driver Appreciation Week September 13-19: The Allen Lund Company salutes all the drivers out there.  Your hard work, and commitment to safety keeps the huge volume of goods and services moving across this great Nation.  Please accept our heartfelt appreciation.
For the Spouses Back at Home
Being the wife of a truck driver gives a whole new dynamic to how the household works.  I've been a "trucker wife" for more than 4 years.  Along with many women, I used to laugh at the internet posting "Ladies, if a man says he will fix it, he will. There is no need to remind him every 6 months about it."  In my house, this is the story of my life, unless I do it myself or hire someone.  My husband pulls a reefer hauling beef, and usually runs all over the Midwest and East Coast.  He tries to get home two or three times a week and sometimes it may be every other week. 

This past summer, I was outside working in the back yard and I noticed a wasp nest hanging off the eve.  After I ran for my life, I called my husband to find out when his next load would bring him home because of the wasps.  The plan was to be home that Friday, but of course on Thursday, he was heading to the East Coast with a hot load and the wasps weren't going anywhere.  On Friday evening, as I was sitting to dinner with the kids, our doorbell rang.  I hate solicitors and usually just say no, but as he proceeded to tell me he has trucks in the area for pest removal, I asked "do you handle wasp nests."  He said "yes, wasps are part of the service."  As he started to go into his script, I interrupted and just said "How much?  And when is the earliest you can be here?"  That Monday, I had a new pest control contact and no more wasps!

I have been successful at unclogging the garbage disposal on my own, and turning off the water if there is a leak.  I also have a wonderful directory of services that I call to mow my lawn, fix my fence, replace the porch light I can't reach, fix the air conditioner, get rid of the bugs, jump start the car, repair the automatic garage door opener, or anything else I can't fix or do myself.

While it's never easy when your significant other leaves, just as you've gotten used to having them home, you have to remember to be flexible.  Your spouse spends long hours on the road in a profession you both can be proud of.  Getting in the habit of doing things yourself before they get home can be a huge stress reliever on them which means more quality time for the both of you when they return home. 


JoAnn Ferreira
Transportation Broker, Dallas Office
JoAnn Ferreira started with the Allen Lund Company in 2013 with 12 years of dispatching experience. She earned a BA degree in Criminal Justice from Stockton University in New Jersey. 




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