Female truck drivers make just 6% of all truck drivers in the U.S. trucking industry.
This percentage is so low because women were not that welcome to join the trucking industry.
Although trucking companies were well aware that they can make a difference, especially these days when the trucking industry is facing truck driver shortage.
All stereotypes that female truck drivers are facing with is due to the fact that male truck drivers and some trucking company owners think that female truck drivers cannot face easily the balancing between family and trucking job.
Moreover, many people consider that the trucking industry is a field where only males can work. But, luckily these stereotypes have started changing slightly.
Then we can see that the gender demographics play a crucial role in truck driver shortage as well.
Available Job Alternatives
Nowadays the trucking industry has a lot of job alternatives.
