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\\nIntro
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\\nBeing a woman on the road is unique but being a Trucker Mama
\\nto two of her own children and hundreds of trainee children is all in a day\\u2019s
\\nwork for Darla Smith. She\\u2019s sweet, strong, and full of advice to keep her girls
\\nsafe on the road each day. Darla is bound to delight you in this episode of Terminal
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\\nTrading Dress Skirts
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\\nShe traded in her heels for a steering wheel in the \\u201990s and
\\nhasn\\u2019t looked back. Darla Smith started driving out of necessity when her
\\nhusband became ill. And after he passed, she was equipped with the skills he
\\nhad taught her to make a living.
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\\n\\u201cIt was my way to grieve \\u2013 was to be in that truck \\u2013 that\\u2019s where I felt closest to Steve\\u2026 so I stayed in the truck.\\u201d
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\\nPassing the Torch
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\\nMention \\u201cMommy Darla\\u201d around Nussbaum, and you\\u2019re sure to be
\\ngreeted with face-consuming grins and hours of stories. She\\u2019s trained many
\\ndrivers \\u2013 from young guns at her previous job, to Nussbaum shining stars like
\\nMaya Hernandez and Adrienne Riel (now trainers themselves!). She\\u2019s investing
\\nadvice, safety tips, and stories in the next generation, ensuring a legacy of
\\ngreat women drivers for the future.
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\\n\\u201cI\\u2019m Mommy Darla \\u2013 everyone calls me Mommy Darla or their Trucker Mama!\\u201d
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\\nThrowing Chains
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\\nSweet as pie and tough as nails, Darla will delight you with
\\nstories of wrestling chains on, scarring accidents, and perseverance through
\\nchange.
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\\nThis is one episode you don\\u2019t want to miss out on.
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\\n* \\u201cI think he knew inside that he had a limited
\\ntime to teach me everything.\\u201d* \\u201cI went from a corporate board room dealing with
\\nphysicians and administrators\\u2026 to being a truck driver.\\u201d* \\u201cI trained a lot of the younger men, the 23- and
\\n24-year-olds, which made sense. Who\\u2019s going to tell their 40-year-old mother,
\\n\\u2018No\\u2019?\\u201d* \\u201cIt was my way to grieve \\u2013 was to be in that
\\ntruck \\u2013 that\\u2019s where I felt closest to Steve\\u2026 so I stayed in the truck.\\u201d* \\u201cYou have to grow, and you have to change with
\\nthe industry. If you don\\u2019t, you\\u2019re not going to make it.\\u201d* \\u201cWhen you\\u2019re out there in your 60s, by yourself,
\\nit\\u2019s you. That\\u2019s it, sister!\\u201d* \\u201cI\\u2019m Mommy Darla \\u2013 everyone calls me Mommy Darla
\\nor their Trucker Mama!\\u201d* \\u201cThat\\u2019s what I said! I said I\\u2019ll be 80 years old
\\n\\u2013 Brent will be beating me with a stick trying to get me off the steering
\\nwheel.\\u201d * \\u201cThey said, \\u2018You do realize this is a truck
\\ndriving school?\\u2019 And I said, \\u2018Yes! I thought we were going in a classroom for
\\nschool.\\u2019 And I had a skirt and suit on and heels and hose and\\u2026 they sent me
\\nhome to change.\\u201d * \\u201cShe showed up with high heels on for truck
\\ndriving school!\\u201d
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