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. Long-haul truck ...

Lily Ladies Steer Women Truck Drivers to Success. March 20, 2025 • By Deborah Lockridge • Bookmark + How does Lily ... The company has about 1,500 drivers across the United States.

Today, women account for 8.1% of all truck drivers in the United States, up from 4.9% 20 years ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jennifer Hedrick ...

The lack of women drivers, however, is one of the most standout areas of potential because of the tremendous labor pool available for recruitment: More than 95% of U.S. truck drivers are male. The ...

Gas stations have a reputation for being dangerous, especially for women. Women, perceived as more vulnerable, are likelier than men to experience carjacking, robbery and sexual crimes. Around ...

Lale Arikoglu: Hi there, I'm Lale Arikoglu, and today on Women Who Travel, we have a dispatch from a truck driver. She talks about the freedom of the open road, as well as the risks that she takes ...

But some women say many trucking companies have made it effectively impossible for them to get those jobs. Skip to content. ... National News | Women could fill truck driver jobs.