Women truck drivers are safer and more likely to follow the rules of the road than male drivers, according to an evaluation of 12 years of truck inspection data. So why aren’t there more women drivers ...

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 ...

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 ...

To elevate these issues and celebrate the individuals keeping America moving, Mediaplanet is proud to launch "Empowering Our Truckers", a campaign dedicated to raising awareness, improving driver well ...

Gas stations have a reputation for being dangerous, especially for women. Women, perceived as more vulnerable, are likelier than men to experience carjacking, robbery and sexual crimes. Around 63,000 ...

According to a report by the American Transport Research Institute (PDF), more than 3.5 million people were working as truck ...