Women stakeholders list obstacles to attracting females to trucking and what’s working

Thursday, March 8, 2018 by DOROTHY COX/The Trucker Staff Women make up just under 7 percent of the nation’s truck drivers but more and more are finding they fit just fine behind the wheel of a big rig. (The Trucker file photo) Women think of trucking and picture heavy machinery and an all-male job. Recruiting ads don’t speak to women and many females are afraid to be alone in a truck with a male trainer they don’t know. Those are a few of the obstacles to attracting more women to the industry, said women industry stakeholders Wednesday in a Web…