Women made up 4.8 percent of the 1.37 million truck drivers in the United States in 2021, according to the most recent government statistics, up from 4 percent a decade earlier.

When Tammie Dean started working in recruiting at Lily Transportation after six years as a truck driver, she started a program to help encourage and support other women, called Lily Ladies.

Two Auburn University Harbert College of Business researchers who studied the trucking industry found a consistent pattern they say sends a clear message: Women truck drivers are safer and more ...

To attract women, trucking firms are working to make their work less unpredictable and time-consuming.

• 55 (17.2%) have 24/7 maintenance available Only 14 have all seven. Just like with women’s rights, safety measures for women truck drivers have come a long way; but they have a long way to go.

As we continue to celebrate Women's History Month, AAA is hiring more females as tow truck drivers and car care techs than ever before.

Lale Arikoglu: Hi there, I'm Lale Arikoglu, and today on Women Who Travel, we have a dispatch from a truck driver.

Beach Safety sergeant hits 2 women on Daytona Beach with truck, cited for careless driving Sheldon Gardner Daytona Beach News-Journal 0:05 ...

From when to hit the road to where to stop and how to save on gas, truck drivers share their time-tested tips for road trips.

This Trucking Firm Was Fined $490,000 for 37 Years of Hiring Only Male Truck Drivers. Don’t Make the Same Mistake Yes, most truck drivers are men, but certainly not all.

Trucking companies often refuse to hire women if the businesses do not have women available to train them. And because fewer than 5% of truck drivers in the United States are women, there are few ...