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She is on the road everywhere from Tunisia to Europe’s far north. Female truck drivers are still very much the exception, especially in long-hauling. And Biggi, as her friends call her, has clear views of what makes a real truck driver. By no means can she have long fingernails and only care about her appearance. The 58-year-old has little time for these so-called trucker babes. Brigitte has been divorced twice and says a relationship and long-distance hauling just don't work. Sylvia Wassermann went with her on the road.
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Much respect to all truck drivers, I drove for 16 years in 🇦🇺 & know the hardships drivers go through.
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Trucker here for 13 years now. All my respect to Biggi. We are half the world away but have the same job. It is not easy but at the same time, very satisfying. I pray for health for you Biggi. Please don't skip doctor time. Ownership and Biggi are spot on 100% right, trucking is not just a job but a vocation. You have to love and enjoy it. Not everyone does, but WE DO.
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Much love and respect to all hard working truckers. 💙👍
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Excellent report! I have to give her credit how hard she works to earn something to cover the bills and to have some food over the table.
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I drove semi trucks otr for 36 years, and It’s a grueling and thankless job. I ended up having a heart attack and had to retire permanently. Truckers are the backbone of the economy and you need to be mentally locked in to do it.
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This was such a great documentary to celebrate the work that the transport & logistics industry does for a country. Tough job & not for many, but to go out and see the country is better than sitting in a partitioned desk space. Well done, DW - more of the same, please?
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As a short haul commercial driver, I found this totally fascinating! It was such a well done/presented documentary and showed the human side of Biggi's life also besides just hauling down the road. I hope DW brings out more documentaries, 10/10!
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Finally. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. I’m a trucker in USA. God bless all truckers
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I’m truck driver in 🇺🇸
I’m so proud of her👍
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What does it take? Everything, it's a job that destroys you and your family for the boss to have a nice house and a few expensive cars, while you get a tiny bit, average 14 hours per day, minimum 12 hours shift, constant stress with traffic, tight places, restrictions, bad planning from the office and so on, it's a job that pays well, but wen you look into how many hours and stress and broken friendships and relationships, it's a life style simple as that.
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Go Biggi! Wear steel toed boots! Thanks DW for another excellent documentary. USA also has a "driver shortage," but it really is a retention problem because it is very hard for long-distance drivers, who are treated as independent contractors, to make much more than minimum wage after subtracting expenses and considering total hours.
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Truck drivers and documentary makers - two types of admirable and important work 👍
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Hi Biggi from Canada. I very much enjoyed you taking us along with you. I’ve never been to Germany but it looks like a wonderful place. Take care and be safe.
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Iam canadian truck driver for 25 years,long haul ,we stay on highways away from home average 5 to 12 days depending on job, because we run in teams also and distance in north america is crazy.but the truck s are double to triple axle and big bunks compared to europe with built in refrigerators and television
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I use to be a long haul truck driver and traveled all contiguous 48 states. "Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain ...from sea the shining sea ...God shed his grace on thee."
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I had thought about being a long haul trucker; the Canadian Rockies and snow deterred me from that. Instead, I became a tile setter. October 5th marks my 25th anniversary of working for myself.
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Thank you for including the follow-up on how she is doing! A good example for me to do the same and face the risks.❤
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No coffee, no go.Since Biggie has diabetes, she needs to take good care of her health.DW, what a fantastic documentary. Great respect.
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Truck driving in Europe looks pretty cool. Beautiful scenery and the cabovers have more room on the inside than I thought. The truck stops look clean too. Definitely would be a nice change of pace to get to drive in Europe for a year or so
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