Truckers Wives

New to this life and looking for some advice 
I have reconnected with my high school sweetheart after being apart for 20 years and guess what?! He's a trucker and has been for about 12 years. Not only ...

Dearest Trucker, (Valentine) 
My Dearest Trucker,

Let me start out by saying that I love you very much. You make me smile and my heart sing. Together we share 4 children from previous ...

Another unhappy wife.... 
I was reading all of your stories and was laughing, probably the onset of a mental break-down.

After almost three years now, I've figured out that ...

not sure what i'm most affraid of about becoming a trucker's wife 
well I'll start by saying I'm fixing to become a trucker's wife. My teddy and i have a very complicated relationship as it is. Now on the 30th he's goin ...

new girlfriend of a trucker in Topeka 
I have had absolutely no experience with this lifestyle before now. I just met him this past weekend and I swear to you ladies fireworks! :)

Now, I'...

A Cell Without Bars?? 
This is how my husband feels about truck driving. A self inflicted sentence that ultimately we(his wife and children) were the cause of.

Some days ...

Im married???? 
When my husband and i first started dating he drove a dump truck locally and that was fine he was home every night, which was great. He really wasn't making ...

Girlfriend of a newbie trucker 
Hello All,

I am so glad that I found this website! After reading here for an hour or so, I am feeling much better. My boyfriend has chosen this career ...

I am a motivated truckers girlfriend looking for work at home jobs 
So my boyfriend just got his CDL 2 months ago and has been working for May Trucking company for about 3 weeks now. He is about to solo out. I'm months ...

Livin on the Edge. 
My Husband and I have been Together since we were 12.
He Started driving truck about 8-9 years ago?? it just seem like forever already, and yet in a ...

Truck driver's wife for 25 yrs and still working on it 
I am a driver's wife and he has been driving for 18 years. I supported him in his career and raised the children mostly by myself.

It is not only hard ...

My Life As a Trucker's Wife 
I have been married for 9 1/2 years to my wonderful over the road trucker. Of those 9 1/2 years my husband has been over the road for 6 years. I get ...

Long lonely weeks 
We're from Detroit and my husband drives to and from Green bay Wisconsin every week we have a 1 yr old and I work full time and go to school full time....

Listen to my story and tell me what you think ladies. 
Hi everyone,

I'm 21 years old and have been with my boyfriend for 5 years. He has been training in school to become a trucker and has been scouted by ...

Baby due next month and husband considering otr trucking... 
We have a 6-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son and a baby due in 5 weeks. My husband lost his long term job about 6 weeks ago and we are getting desperate....

I am a newly wed truckers wife  
Well I been married now 4 months today . I have only known my man for 6 months come December 17th. His Mom is a trucker for 16 years but she drives local ...

I thought the trucking lifestyle would be easy... 
Like I said, I thought it would be easy. When I first met my fiance, Nick, he didn't have a job and his dad was a trucker. So he ended up going to trucking ...

WOMAN OF A TRUCkER, 7YRS 
I am the wife of a truck driver and to all girlfriends new wife,partners. i will say this (his name is Chris) by the way!I think we should name them that ...

What about when he's home? 
So... My boyfriend is coming home (hopefully) in about 6 weeks. He was supposed to be home for 2 weeks but it looks like his time will be cut short.
He'...

sleep studies gone wild! 
i know this isn't about the topic but i am so angry my husband has his yearly physical and passed with flying colors he is 6 foot five and 340 a large ...

Feeling Neglected 
I was married for 15 years before my first husband was killed in a car accident. He was a Barber and he came home every night. He treated me like a queen ...

Any advise or suggestions about going OTR as a trucker's wife, not as a driver 
Anyone have insight into what this kind of lifestyle would mean?

If he wants to stick with OTR driving for a few years, and if we're married before ...

Feeling down 
Hi everyone on this wonderful site! I am feeling down and tired. My new husband just got his own truck to do OTR for the same company he was driving team ...

Miss & worry about him all day everyday !!! 
It's really hard to be a truckers wife not just because we miss them but also because we worry so much about them, are they eating right, are they feeling ...

so lonesome i could cry. some advice for new trucker's wife please 
how do you all do this hubby of 25 years just started 21 day hauls miss him and feel like a widow.

advice please and don't say keep busy that's easier ...

the truckers wife life sucks 
I hate being a truckers wife because me and my husband have been together going on 3 yrs and we have a beautiful baby girl. She is fixing to turn 9 months....

Longing for my man driving truck 
My bf drives truck and is often gone for about 2 weeks and home for a few and then gone again. He thinks it's the perfect relationship, pays the bills ...

truck driver blues from the wife point of views 
Hello,

I have recently married a truck driver, met him as a truck driver, and i am still trying to adapt. Adapt to him leaving, i cry almost every ...

Scared about being a trucker's wife 
I am a new truckers wife. My husband is my best friend and a good man of God. We have two kids.. One of our kids is special needs and it is really hard ...

I am proud to be a truckers wife. 
I am a truckers wife. I am a newly wed, and at one point in my life I told myself I would never be married to a trucker because of the bad rap they receive....

A twist in our life, together. 
Hi ladies!

My name is Hayley and I have a wonderful fiance Kent who has always had the dream of being a truck driver. When he was a kid he would sit ...

super sad lonley and raising our son alone. 
Hi. My husband is an otr tanker for schnieder. He just switched. Was working for BTC otr flatbedder... He started driving a lil over a year ago..

my ...

Need Advice About Dealing With A Spouse Being Gone Over The Road 
Hi, my name is Krystal, n im starting out in the world of a trucker's wife, i have been in it for about 6 months now, n it doesn't seem to be getting easier....

A Lonely truckers wife needs advice 
I am a wife of a trucker also. I am always lonely, depressed and stressed out. I have to say I do totally hate the truckers wife life.

I love my ...

I've survived 30 years, so far!!!!!!!! 
We have been married 30 years. Survived raising 4 kids and many many pets and farm animals. It was not easy but I would do all over again.

Someone ...

Lonely wife 
My husband is an over the road truck driver. He is gone usually two wks at a time. I have three kids of my own who live with their father & a stepson ...

Its been 2 months since I have seen my hubby 
I have a 7 year old who I homeschool and a 9 month old. My days are always busy never slow. I have not slept in in 2 months and going to the bathroom ...

Hubbie is newbie OTR driver 
My husband is in his first week of OTR driving. We've been married 21 years and have two daughters, one a sophomore in college and the other a freshman ...

hubby just leased truck through the trucking company but I have a question about it 
a question about this leasing a truck with CRST flatbed can they really make it if their payments are 1200.00 a week, plus pay the bills at home or is ...

Life as a trucker's wife is Bittersweet when he's gone 
First off, let me introduce myself.

My name is Stacey, I'm 32, a project coordinator for a fast paced nationwide appraisal company, mother to two beautiful ...

my husband is a trucker too 
i miss him when he is gone. but i am happy when he comes home to his loving wife and his 2 step-sons. he loves us dearly. What I hate the most is when ...

The Other Woman, his "Freightliner" 
My husband and I met driving trucks, both of us drove he for 10 years me for 8. We are now married with 4 children.

After the 4th was born I gave up ...

3 little boys discovering their equipment - while dad is away 
Ok, now this is no fair. I always figured that my husband would be the one to explain the finer workings of our son's male equipment to them.

James,...

Your Trucker Driver's Health 
Just have been through a month of medical hell..My hubby was home for a few weeks hadn't been feeling that well-he has high blood pressure,doesn't eat ...

Stupid ideas people have about truckers... 
It has been years ago, but I don't think people have changed enough. I was having extreme abdominal pain, of course my husband was gone. A friend and her ...

abadoned after 1 year of marriage and 3 weeks on the road 
My husband recently went to truck driving school at cr england. he finished 3 weeks ago leased a truck to be a trainer.

he left hasn't called so i ...

NEW LIFE AFTER 50 
We have been married nearly 6 years. I was a single mom and waited to find someone when my kids would not be an issue. I have one son that has mild CP....

drama queens monopolizing my husbands time and attention, any advice? 
I have an issue I would like some feedback on.

My trucker has a sister ( 43 yrs ) who just left her boyfriend and entered a new relationship and he ...

Trucking is what he wants to do.... 
I hate his job!!

Over the road stinks because last year I saw him 35 out of 365 days....not my idea of marriage. But you know what? He loves it!!!!! So ...

My boyfriend says he loves me but treats me like crap. It's stressing me.I don't know what to do/say. Any advice for a trucker's girlfriend 
I'll try to make this short. I have been with my bf for 4 months now. When we first met, he drove for an outfit where he was home every other night. Which ...

want my husband back. Any other trucker's wives feeling this lonely? 
Well first off i love my husband very much but miss him so much it hurts. I was always told love should not hurt, but with my soul mate always gone ...

Feeling forgetten and alone as a truckers wife 
I know my husband has a very hard job. I couldn't leave my daughter for weeks at a time. I am proud of him. He is one of the hardest workers I know. He'...

A message to trucker wives from a trucker's wife husband (yes the trucker) 
Ladies,as i sit here doing a 34 restart and talking to my wife on the phone she told me about this web page. I am married to my soul mate, she is my rock,...

Wife of a Trucker to be.... 
I'm going to be a wife of a trucker. We've been married 12 years and have five beautiful kids. I have no idea how I'm going to do this but I'm sure God ...

my chocolate lover is gone too much 
i love my husband. he is the light of my life. he would give me the world if he could. he works so hard for our family, but he is gone too much. he is ...

New at all this over the road stuff 
With the economy the way it is my husband had no choice but to get his CDLs because that's the only job out there but what we didn't know at the time was ...

thinking of quitting my job to ride with my husband over the road driving for Werner. Any advice ladies? 
My boyfriend of 6 years ( no children yet) has his CDL A and is looking for a driving job. He is looking into Werner because he has no experience yet....

Lonely in Lima Ohio 
the times we spend together are amazing when hes home he makes me forget about the fact that hes leaving in 2 days if i sit down and think about i realize ...

I am so proud of my trucker! 
hi everyone, I am disappointed in all the negative post on this site. I do not believe it is truckers that are bad, I believe every realationship needs ...

married and alone! 
I have been married to a trucker for 30 years. We have 4 kids. Our daughter is in the medical field, oldest and youngest sons are also truck drivers. Middle ...

Wow, guess I am one of the lucky ones... 
After reading many of these posts regarding cheating men; men that come home and lay on the couch; demanding men; men that don't communicate.... and the ...

Have you tried this idea.....? 
Here's a couple of things that we have done that have helped us.....

So when the bulk of your relationship is just communication, you have to get that ...

I hate every second of it. i am an OTR truckers wife. and its horrible. 
Me and my husband agreed he could drive otr because i was told and PROMISED repeatedly that he would be home EVERY WEEKEND! SOOO not the freaking case....

My husband is thinking of being a over the road truck driver 
Hi my name is Debra S my husband is thinking about being a over the road driver. we have kids but they are all grown now. my youngest is 20. we are in ...

New to this life and not sure how to start 
Where do I begin ?? I guess the best is from the beginning I am a parent of 2 wonderful ladies and have spent a lot of time raising them alone.

5 years ...

Get a dog!! A little dog. 
Rescue a dog, they snoore just like him but, oh well, you do have to pick up their poop. Oh yeah, you don't have to clean the bathroom as often!! LOL...

The love of my life 
Hi everyone, my boyfriend drives over the road, he is gone for 6 weeks at a time and home for 6 days...we both in our 40's and neither of us have children....

the trucking lifestyle is not easy! 
My hubby is a work horse-- trucking is in his blood he can't help it. The money is good but its not easy was recently gone for 8 days had his 34hrs off ...

What a ride....... 
Hi my name is Nina and my husband is OTR trucker. We have been married for 5 moths. Who ever thought that when you get married you would be alone?

He ...

just missing his smile and touch 
Well been with my trucker for 4yrs now he use to be home every week now he's out for 3weeks at a time. He started driving flat bed trucks and the company ...

Pregnant and MIssing Daddy.... 
My husband is gone from Sunday evening until Friday or Saturday evening.Even though I know he is busting his tail to provide a good life for us, I miss ...

A dating story 
Hi,
First let me say, I am so grateful for the courage,love and honesty of this site. Thanks for an outlet.

I recently met a guy (divorced 1child)...

brand new wife of a truck driver 
basically we been together for 6 years.and he just went on road truck driving.how do i do this?

IS YOUR HUSBAND THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST TRUCK DRIVER? 
ARE YOU THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST TRUCK DRIVER?


DO YOU WANT A CHALLENGE THAT WILL TAKE YOU AROUND THE WORLD?

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE ON THE MOST SKILLED ...

Tips for surviving being a trucker's wife 
Support your man--Being out on the road day in day out isn't easy for him either. He needs to know that you've got his back.
TALK to him---show interest ...

I'm a trucker's wife and I'm oh so proud of it...  
Yes. I am a trucker's wife and I am so proud of it. And other truckers' wives should be too. If nobody else would, the who will be?

My husband has ...

Absence makes the heart grow fonder 
I'm a newbie in every sense of the word....newlywed and new to my hubby being on the road. Right now he is away at training and has been out of my reach ...

Being a Trucker's Wive Never Gets Easier 
Hi, I am 28 years old and have been married for 4 years. We do not have any kids. My husband is a trucker and hauls cattle. He is typically gone from ...

The Greatest Men on Earth are Faithful Truck Drivers 
My name is Vanessa Mason and I can say that the greatest men on earth are the truck drivers, that stay faithful to their wives and families.

We families ...

Just as hard to be the wife of a Bus Driver 
I'm a wife but not of a trucker my husband is a tour bus driver and i feel the pain just as deep as a truckers wife.

i am home alone with my 4 year ...

my husbands crazy ex 
when i met my now husband he still had an ex girlfriend living at his house. things were over between them he said...i didnt find out about all this crap ...

Be strong and hang in there! 
I'm married to a trucker (or in his words, "not a truck driver, but a car hauler"), to me, they're all the same. We've been married for 32 years, parents ...

Husband is starting truck driver training. will be on the road as soon as March 3rd 
I never thought I would be a truckers wife. I was a truckers daughter most of the time I was in school, until a train backed over my dad's truck,wrecking ...

New to this 
I am the girlfriend of a wonderful man and father. In Nov. my boyfriend decided to go OTR but he hasn't driven in a while so he got a job with CR England ...

Desperately needing advise from mother's of the children of truckers. PLEASE!! 
Ok, this is the deal. When I met my trucker, he had been driving for years. We now have a 19 month old child together. (I have an 8 year old from a ...

Trust 
Trust issues with MY husband the trucker. I of all people know my husband and also my GUT feeling when there is something wrong.

When he locks his ...

Trucker's Life by a wife 
I want to put a stop to the people that think just because he's a trucker he's a cheater because that's not true.

My man is thoughtful, respectful ...

Life as a Truck Drivers Long Term Girlfriend 
I have been with my boyfriend for 5 years and we have 3 kids together. Just in the last couple months he left to get a job driving OTR.

The company ...

My life as a truckdrivers wife!! 
My husband and I have been married for 15 yrs. It's definitely been very hard on me.

I've heard some horrible stories about lock lizards, prostitution,...

I married a truck driver in aug  
Its hard to get used to him being on the road. He comes home every weekend. I was able to go with him a few times and have some mixed feelings from what ...

How do you put up with being a trucker's wife? 
I don't understand how you ladies can do this for years on end. How do you sit at home missing ur man while they are going out to dinner while he is gone ...

Feel myself pulling away... 
I find myself pulling away and trying to get him to walk away. I can tell he is getting frustrated. He said he doesn't understand why. I'm just so damn ...

I knew his occupation when I married him... 
When I met my husband he was a local driver, leaving in the morning and getting home every evening for dinner.
But I always knew that his experience for ...

IM AS TOUGH AS THEY COME BUT EASILY BROKEN  
First of all this is a great website...now for my story I am a truckers wife...kinda sounds like I'm in a AA meeting.

I love my trucker an the 2-4 ...

LOVE MY HUSBAND! 
I met my husband Scott back in 2005, got married finally in 2009. He has been a truck driver his whole life, told me stories of how when he was younger ...

Expecting Our First And He's On The Road 
Now, I understand that this is for truck driver's wives, but I am a truck driver's fiance. We are definitely getting married, and I am absolutely understanding ...

Feel abandoned and alone 
I love my husband dearly , however he convinced me we couldn't stay living on the East Coast where all are friends and family children and grandchildren ...

tired of being called a "lot lizzard" 
my husband has drove otr long haul for the last 8 years. He rarely makes it home for a decent amount of time. Luckily though he does get to pass by a ...

~~The Life Of This Trucker's Fiance~~ 
I met my fiance in Feb of 2009 and we have been going strong ever since. Not saying everything has been "peaches and cream" but we love each other and ...

The Ups and Down in highway of life 
Not too long ago, I a SW Florida woman married a great man. He himself was new to this area. So being a trucker his license was out of state, he didn'...

Not a wife, Not a girlfriend, but a trucker 
I come from a family of truckers my Dad, grandad And all five older brothers.. When I was born my dad started his own trucking company where we lived in ...

always lonely as a trucker's wife 
Being a truck drivers wife is the hardest thing i do on a daily basis. i also come from a family that had a dad on the road all the time growing up. i ...

Truckers Boyfriend 
Well i'm not a wife, or a woman, i'm a man and so is my partner (the trucker), but i think it would be a testament to the evolved trucking community and ...

New to the trucker life 
I meet my now boyfriend online. He has been a trucker for over 3 years, and we have been together for 3 weeks. i have done the long distance relationship ...

Soon To be a Truckers Wife  
Well here's my Story....
I met my fiance in May of 2009. He was driving then and was home every two weeks..Very Hard..Fell in love right away. I was divorced ...

a truckers understanding wife  
My husband is a trucker, it is very hard to be a part for so long. We have been married for almost 21 years,We have three children all of whom have their ...

Lonely Express  
Thanks to the new friends I have made. I hope to continue to make more trucker wive friends on here. If anyone is from west virginia let me know. I'll ...

Lonely 
It's very lonely. I live by myself with our cat when he is gone. My brother lives next door but he works constantly. I entertain myself by cleaning or ...

Lets call it a low down good for nothing cheating man 
The man I married is a cry baby. He crys all the time. Whenever he gets caught cheating he starts crying and saying that he is going to take his life....

I just am not this trucker type wife 
my husband is never home and misses everything all the time. I am again pregnant with our third baby and at first he promised to find something else now ...

2/3 Married 
Let me start off by saying that my story is unique in every way imaginable. My husband and I married young, and divorced young. Between 1990 and 1993. We ...

positive gotta be 
the trucker i am with lies for kicks. the first lie is that he was single, well u know the rest.

i told him since it is his girlfriend then get rid ...

the wildest roller coaster ride ever!!!! 
My husband and I were married for 8 years before he became a trucker. But... I came from a long line of them.

My first husband was a long haul trucker ...

Lonely truckers wife 
I am the wife of a truck driver. I feel lonely and depressed a lot of the time. We have been together for 12 years and have children.

I have lived ...

how hard my trucker has to work to make ends meet..... 
I have been married for 22 yrs to a trucker he is a blessing to our family works very hard and is dedicated to the profession that is so often taken for ...

With Him for the LONG haul! 
My Husband and I started dating just before he went to his first truck driving job. When I say just before, we started November 29 he left on a Greyhound ...

life as a truckers wife is hard 
my oldest son, Tyler, has a trucker as a dad. Tyler is 15, and when i was 8 months pregnant, I realized his father was moving on to someone else.

He,...

my truckers wife life 
My husband has been driving for about 5 yrs,He stays gone at least 2 months at a time. I rode with him for over a year. There is no better way to know ...

trucker wife since1991 
i have been a truckers wife since 1991 .have a good husband. and three wonderful son all grown now it takes a strong women to be a truckers wife.you have ...

Girlfriend of a Trucker 
It is the hardest relationship I have ever been in , He is a great man and I love heim so much . It is so hard to spend your night, your weekend and your ...

Happy being a trucker wife!! 
I've been with my husband a little over a year now, and I am okay with him being a truck driver.

Of, course I miss him more than anything in this ...

FIRST TIME TRUCKER'S WIFE 
Where do I begin? My story will challenge a response. But before I begin, I would like to leave my e-mail address for anyone to e-mail me a response ...

Just starting.... 
My fiance is a trucker now for let me see...3 months. Not long I know and I don't have any real complaints about it except for the company. I have never ...

An absent love 
Well where should I begin? I'll start with the love i have for my absent husband because without the love I would not be here.

He wasn't always a truck ...

My Trucker Husband's double Life  
I have been married to my husband for over 5 years all of which he has been driving regional and 3 yrs. OTR. It has been hell.

He has had two affairs ...

On the road again... 
I have been with my husband for 11 years now. When we were both 21 he decided to get his CDL while I went to school to get my CNA. That was the hardest ...

New as a truckers wife 
I dont have history as a truckers wife. My husband and I have been married for 11 years. We have no children cause I am not able to have any and its always ...

Ladies it can and will get better as a trucker's wife!!! 
I am a Proud wife of a trucker. Let me start off by telling our story. I met the love of my life 11 years ago, working with developmentally disabled ...

Trucker's Wife Feeling Confused  
Husband has been gone now, this makes 8 weeks. Husband says he is coming home this weekend and then he turns around and says he doesn't know when he is ...

My life as Matts wife 

What is it like?-I knew before I started dating Matt that he was a trucker. At first it was hard but the nightly phone calls, daily texts, and date nights ...

New Trucker's Wife 
I am new to the trucking business. My life was rather simple an 8 to 5 job and then I met a man from Maine who was and is a trucker. So far I have been ...

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT 
I RECENTLY SUBMITTED AN ARTICLE ON MY LIFE AS A TRUCK DRIVERS WIFE. I HAVE TO ADMIT IT IS NOT VERY ENCOURAGING TO ANYONE THINKING OF BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP ...

My new life as a truckers wife 
First, not sure how to re-act to this trucking life. Because of this lousy economy, my husband has decided to truck drive and it sucks. Not sure what to ...

Need advice for a truckers wife ready to ride OTR for a week ladies? 
I am finally getting the opportunity to ride with my husband for a week. I have been on a day trip before but never out that long. Any advice on what to ...

Not your Fairy-Tale Marriage... 
Of course as a child I dreamed of marrying my Prince Charming, Living in a beautiful country home, and Having my family.
Then I met my husband, and it ...

How I am Coping With a Trucker Husband 
I guess as far as coping with my husband being out away from home i would seem like a very unlikely person to give advice if you asked my family and friends....

Its a marraige saver!! 
Unlike most women, I think his being over the road has saved our marriage. He's been doing this for nearly a decade now. Last year we moved for MY job,...

Learning to be alone as a truckers wife 
I love my husband and his job as a trucking is ruining our marriage. It feels like I am a widow who can never move on.

Sex is a major problem for ...

Is this a trust issue or jealousy?  
well as a over the road truckers wife i am very new, my husband has only been over the road since august. we decided to buy our own truck and lease it ...

Just tired of it. Life as a truckers wife sucks. 
It sucks. If your man can do something else, do it. Our problem is there is no other job that will pay our bills. I quit my job a yr ago to stay home with ...

life as a truckers wife is an emotional trip 
Being the wife of a trucker is very emotional. He is gone most of the time and when he is home he wants things done his way. I take care of things at ...

What Ive Learned Here as a Girlfriend. 
I found this site when i was about six weeks into falling for my trucker.. :)

We are now 6 months into it. I could go on and on and on about how ...

Lot Lizards aren't the problem! 
My husband has had 2 affairs. Not with the skanks at the truck stops but with people at his work.

One was an office worker. Of course she "liked" him,...

Nothing easy about being a trucker wife  
Hi. I am April I am a single mom now of 3 wonderful kids Matthew 9 yrs & Taylor 7 yrs & Leah 3 yrs.

I never agreed to be a single mom. But my Hubby ...

What am I doing wrong?  
I am one of the fortunate ones that has her trucker home every weekend. We have been together for 5 1/2 years and married for 2. And now have a beautiful ...

Aussie Gal with Trucker man! 
Hello, my name is Jodie, I am 28 and live in Queensland Australia. My partner Brendan has been a interstate driver for years but has just returned to ...

Is this the marriage I wanted? It's our life, now....live, love it, or leave it! 
I am 38 years old, I have 3 kids - 13,12 and 15 mos. I'm in graduate school for special education. My husband, Chuck, is 43 - he was a printing press operator ...

Tough....very tough having a trucker boyfriend 
Well, my boyfriend and I met online. We have been together for about 8 months. He wasn't a trucker when I met him, he got the job about 4 or 5 months into ...

Having to trust my trucker husband again. 
I have been a truckers wife for 20 years. I have two children, one has finish high school with honors and going to college. The other is still at home....

Trucking is the hardest job this family has ever had. 
When we got married my worked in a factory. Three years ago due to fiances he trained to be otr driver. We knew no truckers or trucker wives and we did ...

new to being a truckers (wife) girlfriend..... 
I am a 40 year old woman living with a man who is an over the road truck driver, I have two children from a previous marriage,although they have a father ...

This Sucks EVERYDAY !! 
I have been dealing with the "OTHER WOMAN" the road for three years now. It is so hard to only see him sometimes for a few hours and he is back out there ...

Here we go again. 
In March of this year, Keith called me with some unbearable news (or so he thought!) He announced that he had been laid off. He was extremely disappointed,...

Here we go again. 
In March of this year, Keith called me with some unbearable news (or so he thought!) He announced that he had been laid off. He was extremely disappointed,...

stand by your truck drivin' man 
My husband decided he was going to put himself through truck driving school while I was pregnant with our son. I was very skeptical at first,not really ...

How can I trust my husband over the road 
I am a new truck drivers wife and its hard to keep trust in my husband when I hear all of the stories that I do about a truck drivers life. My husband ...

truckers wife since1991 
It's not always easy to be a truckers wife,but if you can, stick it out. The pay is good. You miss each other but when he comes home you are like newlyweds ...

My husband is such a hard working trucker 
My husband Will is an OTR trucker. The longest he's been gone is about 5 weeks. We talk everyday on the cell phones and sometimes more than once a day....

IM PROUD OF MY HUSBAND 
In a general summary, I hate my husband being a trucker. It's long days and even longer nights without him around. We have two children together, a ...

road widow 
I met my husband when he was in the Army, so I was prepared to have him being gone on long deployments and training. But he was medically discharged about ...

New to the trucking lifestyle 
I met James in June of 08 online. I never gave much thought to trucking or it's lifestyle. I had a job as a program assistant for a comunity out reach ...

I'm married to a Cell Phone 
Even tho I have had a few truck drivers in my family(pepa and uncle), I never imaged it would be so hard to be a truckers wife. My hubby and I met last ...

New to the "trucking" world 
I am not a "trucker's wife" but rather a girlfriend of one who swore up and down that I'd never get involved with someone who wasn't home every night. Well,...

New to the trucking world 
My trucker and I met online in late November of 2008 so it hasn't been long, but the time that we have been together has been gut wrenching to say the ...

An awesome trucking love story... 
December 27, 2008

Dear Friends,

I’d like to share with you some background highlights of an awesome story, our story to be exact… It surfaced a little ...

LIFE AS A TRUCKERS WIFE 
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN IN THE TRUCKING BUSINESS FOR 6 YEARS NOW.ITS VERY HARD TO BE A GOOD WIFE YOU NEVER SEE THEM,NEVER,HOLD THEM ALL YOU HAVE IS ...

About my wife 
I am the lucky husband to Jennifer. I am so blessed to have a woman at home that is understanding and loving and supporting. Truthfully though,it wasn'...

This Trucker's Wife 
When my husband and I first married, I never could have imagined him wanting to be a truck driver. When he came to me and told me he wanted to drive truck ...

I am not a driver but I am a drivers wife. 
There isn't much of a story to tell. The point is true on what you wrote about impacting a family. Lucky for my family we aren't like what you wrote. I ...

Learning how to be a truckers wife.... 
My 1st marriage was to a cop, stayed up worrying about him night after night. He cheated after 10 yrs of marriage & 2 amazing little boys. Thought my world ...

My trust has gone out the window brought on by internet dating sites 
My fiance is a truck driver. When I met him he had a local job and was home every night. We had a wonderful beginning. With the economy being they way ...

not sure what to think 
Hello all well i have a problem with the way i feel about my husband i love him more than anything but i'm not sure if he is being honest with me about ...

Jess - I want to hear stories of how you deal with being a trucker's wife 
I am 25 years old, My fiance is trucking for USA. He just started trucking. This is what he wants to do and I support him, but I didn't think it would ...

Being married to a trucker  
People don't have a clue about being a wife of a trucker. They look at you like you got it made. "As if!" Being a trucker's wife is a hard job. Being a ...

heartbroken and throwed away 
MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN A TRUCKDRIVER FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS,IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONELY LIFE BUT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FAITHFUL AND I HAVE WORKED MANY LONG HOURS ...

His Job is to Drive and My Job is to Manage the Home  
My husband is a long haul driver. He is my third (I divorced an alcoholic and drug abuser and was widowed by my second husband) husband and I am his second ...

The night before. 
Everyday is hard, but the day or night before my fiance comes home is the absolute hardest. We have been a part of this life for almost 5 years, and I ...

Life can be cruel when you love someone that works on the road 
I've been with my partner for 4 & a half years now, and I hate his job because it keeps us apart & I just love being around him & to cuddle with him at ...

i'm engaged to a over the road truck driver who i love so much  Not rated yet
hi,

I've been engaged to a over the road truck driver now for 1 year. I can't say it's easy and at times its the hardest thing in the world.

But ...

Hardest thing u will ever do in your marriage  Not rated yet
You ask what its like... Ive been married to my trucker for over 5 years now.. I married him when he was a trucker, so I knew what I was getting into... or ...

been on here once, told story name is briaghia  Not rated yet
It is a very lonely, life i have been one for 48 years, he still drives,and we are still together, may they stay between the ditches and you, stay ,positive,...

Some thoughts from a Trucker's fiancé <3  Not rated yet
I have been with my fiancé for about a year and a half. When we met, he was contemplating taking a career in truck driving but wasn't sure about it.

He ...

Need Ideas for What To Write on the Box That Will Contain Treats For My Hubby When He Leaves for The Road  Not rated yet
I want to make my boyfriend a goody box to take on the road..i want to write on the box..so its kinda something he takes every week?

Any ideas on what ...

A Truckers wife of 7 yrs  Not rated yet
Wow to be a truckers wife is hard, you are putting so much trust with him (hoping he stays away from lot lizards).

You have to be independent and ...

My Trucker and Me  Not rated yet
Well...we aren't married, but have been together 2 years,living together a year and a half...its not easy,no matter how long you are a part of the lifestyle ...

New to being the wife of a trucker!  Not rated yet
I know how these woman feel. I to have 4 kids that I am raising. It gets lonely and very stressful. I started my own blog here: https://plus.google.com/...

Marrying my trucker January 12th......  Not rated yet
the pay off of all the stress, trying times, and true tests of the heart. Kevin and I have been together 21 months now and it has been the roller coaster ...

confused and need help?? How do I keep him from losing him?  Not rated yet
Is it normal for truck driver's to get hooked on pornography??

Is it normal for someone who has the option to come home, to not come home??

How ...

3 years, how much longer?  Not rated yet
Hi im Becca im 28 years old. my husband and i have a 16 year age difference. i remember when we got married boy was my family worried, seeing as my hubby ...

Husband just started at Werner a few days ago  Not rated yet
We have been married for 6 months now. I am not very happy with this profession but Florida just does not have any jobs.

He left 3 days ago for Werner ...

The trucking lifestyle is all new to us...  Not rated yet
My name is Michelle and this is all new to my husband, Tommy, and I. We were only married 3 months when the opportunity to drive came (one month ago now....

I consider myself lucky...  Not rated yet
For all that dont have any hope or who may be having issues, please continue reading!!

My husband & I got married after 2 months of dating at age ...

LoveMySuperTrucker  Not rated yet
From the Begining every choice was/is together. I love my career truck driver and he respects and loves me as a homemaker. My children respect his job ...

my life as a truckers girlfriend  Not rated yet
well lets start with he decided to change careers about 6 months ago befor that he worked in a factory and did his 8 hours then he came home.This is how ...

The best of the best and worst of the worst  Not rated yet
Hi there I am a wife of a long haul trucker that became disabled due to a truck wreck..He was home an average of 4 days a month but we filled those four ...

The Life of a Truckers Wife  Not rated yet
Well let me start off by saying Trucking is our source of income. With five children ranging from age seventeen to age five, I am a stay at home mom and ...

The Life of a Truckers Wife  Not rated yet
Well let me start off by saying Trucking is our source of income. With five children ranging from age seventeen to age five, I am a stay at home mom and ...

Married. Living single  Not rated yet
Been a truckers wife for 28 years!! never been easy. Oh! Did I mention I have in-laws-from hell!

I was and still am a preachers daughter, so short of ...

loving my trucker <3  Not rated yet
My man just started driving. He worked for 13 years in construction as a drywall taper. He was laid off for almost a year before he went to trucking school....

fairly new to the trucking world. young trucker wife's story.  Not rated yet
my husband is currently a phase one trainer for a very big truck driving company. He teaches students who are fairly new to driving the trade, how to run ...

soon to be a wife of a trucker  Not rated yet
Hello all, Im marrying my trucker boyfriend in October and at the end of this month we are moving closer to his terminal.

When we first met he was ...

Reconnecting on our First OTR experience together  Not rated yet
I had the most amazing experience going OTR for the first time on a short three day trip. It was so nice to spend that time with my man - not having to ...

Truckers Girlfriend AND Mental Illness  Not rated yet
So I met my boyfriend about a year and a half ago through a friend. At this point he was already driving and had been driving for 3+ years.

We started ...

27 Years and Counting  Not rated yet
The year was 1983 and this single gal was looking for a mate. A friend took me to a party because he needed to see his brother who was a trucker and only ...

come home already....  Not rated yet
hi everyone! i am a wife...and i love my hubby tons. we've been together since we were teens and he is now a truck driver. i can still tell you i'm still ...

My life as a pregnant truck driver's wife  Not rated yet
My husband and I have been married for 3 years together for 6 we have a beautiful 4 year old daughter who just started school and we now have out second ...

Long hard road!!!  Not rated yet
I am not a truck drivers wife but girlfriend which I am sure is just as hard if not harder. We have a 2 year old at home with me and I am 6 months pregnant....

THE LIFE OF A TRUCKER WIFE 1ST HAND  Not rated yet
BEING A TRUCKER'S WIFE IS CHALLENGING MY HUSBAND AND I HAVEN'T BEEN MARRIED BUT 1 YEAR and 6 MONTHS. I CAN'T REMEMBER SPENDING A FULL WEEK WITH HIM . I ...

Married to My Best Friend, a Professional Truck Driver.  Not rated yet
In December of 2004, I married my best friend. We had know each other for about 25 years (my late husband introduced us). He has been a truck driver ...

Not the Title, Just the Life  Not rated yet
I have been with my truck driver for 11 years. We are not married. He has helped me raise my 3 kids from a distance and has been as supportive as he ...

Being a Truckers Wife  Not rated yet
I am a 3 year truckers wife. He was a trucker when I met him. At first, I found the lifestyle very challenging. Other wives would tell me that i would ...

Whoo hoo - about to go on the road with fiance!  Not rated yet
Due to changes with my job (I'm about to be replaced by someone younger) and since my apartment is part of my job (property management) I am getting the ...

Tales of A Trucker's Wife  Not rated yet
Hi, my name is Sarah and I am a trucker's wife. Have been for over a year now. And I'm telling you it's not as easy as it seemed it would be.

My husband ...

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Blesses  Not rated yet
I have been married to a truck driver for 15 years. I feel I am blessed because he works so hard every day, 15-16 hours a day driving in traffic with ...

i can be his rock  Not rated yet
i come from a family of truckers. my dad, 2 brothers ,3 nephews, 2 husbands,long story,.this husband is great. when he has a bad day, he calls. i listen....

my life as a truckers wife  Not rated yet
I was married for 15 years & he drove truck for 14 of those years. Believe me I am not going to say that all truckers are like my husband was.

I had ...

The Trucker's Personal Assistant  Not rated yet
I've known my husband of one year since elementary school (about 20 years). He is the kindest man I've ever met. He takes great pride in supporting his ...

Greater Pittsburgh/Erie/Youngstown Area Truck Driving Families Needed  Not rated yet
Casting Television Show about Trucker Wives

New television series looking for truck driver families willing to share their lives with us. We are looking ...