Many professions that were once more dominated by men have become increasingly common among women. However, this isn't as ...
Rumbling along the rutted roads of Ghana at the wheel of her giant truck, Abigail Asumadu-Amoah turns heads but keeps her focus. She is one of 21 drivers working for Ladybird Logistics, a company that ...
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 ...
She hopes that by sharing insight into her career, it will help other women feel less lonely in the profession Ione Martin spends her life on the road, but as a truck driver for over nine years, she'd ...
While men continue to dominate the trucking industry, the number of women truck drivers is on the rise — and for good reason. “This is one of the only industries that pays equally for men and women,” ...
Explore the many career opportunities for skilled, qualified women in the trucking industry - ranging from leadership to safety, diesel mechanics and professional truck drivers. Discover the ...
Jesseca Orosco said goodbye to a desk job and has been truacking for seven years Jesseca Orosco is a female trucker. Her story is part of "My Reality: A Hidden America," a special "20/20" report by ...
The trucker shortage has been a consistent problem for the logistics industry over the last few years. In fact, according to our recent logistics industry report, Moving Goods With Fewer Hands, 69% of ...
In 1956, Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti became the first Nigerian woman to drive a car. Before her, driving was considered an exclusive preserve for men. Women sat gracefully in the passenger seat, ...
According to a report by the American Transport Research Institute (PDF), more than 3.5 million people were working as truck drivers in America in 2024. A new stream of drivers is consistently ...