The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released new research identifying approaches to attract women truck drivers. The report lays out six key challenge areas facing women truck ...

The percent of women as student drivers and trainees in the transportation industry shrank in recent years, according to a 2024 survey from The National Transportation Institute. Women represented ...

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 ...

The American Transportation Research Institute recently released new research identifying approaches to increase the number of women truck drivers entering and staying in the industry. After ...

Industry image and perception, training school completion, truck parking shortages, restroom access, and gender harassment and discrimination were among the key obstacles that hold back female truck ...

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 ...

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,” ...

TA's Women Safety Advisory Panel was formed earlier this year to address the unique safety considerations for women professional drivers. Among Shelton’s observations was the amount of time drivers ...