Women Answer the Call for Trucking Industry's Driver Shortage
The trucking industry is facing a driver shortage, and more women are joining the industry to help fill the gap. Women now make up almost 8% of truck drivers and sales delivery drivers, and 14% of Class A license road drivers, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Women are also accounting for a third of C-Suite executives in transportation. Efforts to introduce more women to trucking have escalated, with initiatives to bring in women drivers from other industries. Associations like Women In Trucking work to increase the rate of women drivers, technicians, and executives, particularly younger women or those switching careers.