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WOMAN TRUCKERS * USA: Award nominated
* Wisconsin - Oshkosh woman a finalist for trucking's Top Rookie award
(Photo Courtesy of H.O. Wolding) Amherst,WIS,USA -Northwestern Media, by Noell Dickmann -18 Aug 2014: -- An Oshkosh woman who drives truck for H.O. Wolding, is one of 10 finalists for the the Mike O'Connell Memorial Trucking's Top Rookie award. Julie Matulle, of Oshkosh, has already beat out 55 other rookie truck drivers who were nominated throughout the United States to make the top 10... Matulle drives a 2014 Cascadia Evolution that she named Big Sally. In a typical week, she'll leave Sunday morning for the southeast region of the country, hauling paper out of the Fox Valley and bringing furniture back when she returns Friday night. She also hauls jars, taco shells and "anything that fits in my trailer," she said with a laugh... The award is given to rookie truck drivers who are nominated by their company and chosen by a panel of judges from motor carriers, training schools, suppliers and trade associations...The criteria used to determine the winner is their availability for loads, on-time delivery, highway safety performance and customer relations... In a male dominated industry — women make up less than 6 percent of truck drivers, according to the United States Department of Labor - she said being raised with the idea that she can be anything she wants to has contributed to her success...
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