Archive for November, 2014
Female Truck Driver Talks Safety to Change the Negative Image of Truckers by Maya Sieber
Posted on November 7th, 2014Here’s my contribution to changing the trucker’s negative image. I am a 26 year old female truck driver. Two years ago I made my dream of driving an 18 wheeler a reality. I can remember as early as the age of 5 that one day I will be sitting behind […]
To Reverse Driver Shortage, Trucking Industry Steers Women To Jobs by Nate Rott
Posted on November 7th, 2014When someone says “trucker,” many stereotypes often come to mind. A bearded Kris Kristofferson in the 1978 film Convoy or a hollerin’ Jerry Reed from Smokey and the Bandit are just some of the mental images associated with the word. Traditionally, trucking has been an industry dominated by men. But […]