Women truck drivers are safer and more likely to follow the rules of the road than male drivers, according to an evaluation of 12 years of truck inspection data. So why aren’t there more women drivers ...
When Tammie Dean was an over-the-road truck driver, she had stopped to get fuel and was coming out of the truck stop when a male truck driver said, “Ma’am, you’re going out the wrong door.” He wasn’t ...
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 likely ...
Three women filed a discrimination complaint against a trucking company over its same-sex training policy, which they say prevented them from being hired. By Peter Eavis The trucking industry has ...
The Sisters of the Road tour will take place throughout Women’s History Month to highlight women truck drivers and ensure their voices are heard. Michel and Desiderato at the Sisters of the Road tour ...
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is initiating research on the challenges facing women truck drivers, as well as barriers that discourage women from considering a career as a ...
WASHINGTON — For Tina Klein, getting behind the wheel of a truck has been a lifelong passion. “I’ve wanted to be a professional truck driver since I was seven years old,” Klein said. Klein has been ...
As a new driver in my teens, my father instilled these parking safety reminders to me: Always park in visible and well-lit areas. Look for a spot under a bright light, and if available, near a ...
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The American Transportation Research Institute has initiated new research into a question that the trucking industry has seemingly been ...
Imagine going to a store in your work uniform and another customer mistakes you for an employee at that store. What would you do if you told them that you don’t work there, but they didn’t believe you ...
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