Chelsea Laybon

A Rose Among Thorns: Rosemarie Edwards Suceeds In A Chiefly Masculine Field Of Trucking Industry By Chelsea Laybon Rosemarie Edwards, with her mask on for safety purposes, poses for a quick snap in one of the trucks she drives. Springfield, Massachusetts.Springfield native, Rosemarie Edwards, achieves her very own CDL as a minority female in a predominantly male field in the trucking industry. How more challenging is it to be working in a field where most workers are men? Edwards belongs in the trucking industry that transports general goods such as food, paper products, etc. For many, it is a stereotypical job for men. However, she did not let this fact faze her as she continues to work to provide for the needs of her family. Other than that, she also said that she liked meeting diverse people when she gets to travel to different places, and she liked the freedom she gets when she did. She wanted to take her business to the next level and expand it, but she needed the funds. She also said that she manifests her own truck in the future, but that manifestation is still far-fetched as of the moment. Edwards stressed that, maybe, sometime in the future, with the hand of help from others, she would be able to up her business. “I attribute support from my family to my success,” Edwards shared. Being a mother is hard enough, but it gets tough when difficulties arise and you’re the only one able to fight through it. Edwards does so much to provide for her daughter and senior mother. She shared that her daughter is a 19-year-old college freshman who is epileptic. “She aspires to be a social worker working with children and all I want to do is provide for her to make sure she is able to complete her dream,” said Edwards about her daughter. She wanted to take her business to the next level and expand it, but she needed the funds. She also said that she manifests her own truck in the future, but that manifestation is still far-fetched as of the moment. Edwards stressed that, maybe, sometime in the future, with the hand of help from others, she would be able to up her business. Her legacy might take longer to progress, but she’s enjoying what she does and she gets the free time to spend with her mother and daughter. As long as her source of income is still on-going, there is nothing wrong with having nothing new or exciting happening with it. She thrives to survive. Edwards does not have any social media or website links to follow her journey as of the moment.