The Future of Women Truck Drivers

What is it like to be a woman and a truck driver? Well, it's not easy, that much I can tell you. Just like moms around the world will tell you, you have to work twice as hard as a man to get anywhere in the workforce. It's true. Tina Turner had it right when she sang the words, "She works hard for the money." It is not just the physical aspect of the job that affects women in the trucking industry. It is also the emotional aspect, the safety aspect, and the financial aspect.

As a woman in the workforce, we already know that physically, we are they weaker sex. Unless a woman works out, she has only a percentage of the physical strength that a man has. It's a proven fact. We are built differently for different tasks. I admire a woman who tackles a hefty job, like working on a farm or in a factory lifting heavy machinery or product. But there are repercussions for this. She can damage her back (like a man), or cause serious injury to her reproductive organs through straining. This could cause infertility or problems during childbirth. She puts her health at risk. I know because it happened to me. I have no children, and probably never will. But I'm okay with this. I enjoy my career choice, and that makes me happy.