| Individuals who have a passion for driving, | | | | weekly remuneration by direct transfer of |
| have great options for making a swell career | | | | funds into their bank accounts. Most medical |
| as professional drivers; like being a limo | | | | benefits including vision and dental |
| driver, cab driver, race car driver, valet, | | | | coverage, disability and life insurance |
| truck driver etc. Truck driving is fast | | | | policies, referral and performance bonuses |
| emerging as a lucrative career option in | | | | etc. Many firms even offer low mile routes, |
| recent times, as the demand for the truck | | | | to enable the lady truck driver to reach home |
| drivers has risen by leaps and bounds. The | | | | within the preferred routine. The American |
| growing economy has created a great demand | | | | Truck Association recognizes the fact that in |
| for professional truck drivers and the | | | | order to meet the growing demand for truck |
| corresponding supply does not meet the | | | | drivers, encouraging lady truck drivers into |
| present requirements. This imbalance in the | | | | this lucrative profession would tap this |
| demand and supply has resulted in huge career | | | | potential resource. Hence, trucking companies |
| benefits in the truck driving profession. | | | | are now working towards methods and ways to |
| | | | make this industry woman-friendly and lessen |
| The 21st century has seen a phenomenal | | | | the hurdles faced by lady tuck drivers. |
| increase in the number of lady truck drivers. | | | | |
| According to the statistics provided by the | | | | The basic requirements for becoming a truck |
| American Trucking Association, the number of | | | | driver are a clean driving record and |
| female truck drivers is about two million. | | | | obtaining a commercial drivers license by |
| This amazing fact is further authenticated by | | | | clearing a written and driving exam. Apart |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics, governed by the | | | | from these basic requirements, it is |
| federal government. | | | | mandatory for truck drivers to clear the |
| | | | federal motor carrier safety regulations |
| The estimates provided by the trucking | | | | exam, every 2 years. The exam includes a |
| association for the truck drivers demand is | | | | written test, and a physical test comprising |
| between six to eight hundred thousand and | | | | vision and hearing tests. This exam is |
| this is pretty high as compared to the number | | | | conducted by the U.S. Department of |
| of truck drivers presently available. The | | | | Transportation. |
| outcome of this deficit is the higher | | | | |
| salaries and perquisites now available to | | | | All truck drivers also have to undergo a |
| truck drivers. This is one of the major | | | | periodic drug test. Though not necessary, |
| factors that have led women to take up truck | | | | most trucking firms prefer to hire drivers |
| driving as a career for supporting their | | | | who have completed high school. Once you are |
| families and have a comfortable lifestyle. | | | | armed with all these prerequisites, as a lady |
| Women having the adventurous streak in them | | | | truck driver, the opportunities in this field |
| also like to take up this challenging | | | | are limitless. Training for truck driving is |
| profession that gives job satisfaction in | | | | also quite affordable as there are many |
| terms of traveling to new places and an | | | | grants available from some reputed companies |
| undoubtedly a good pay. | | | | that offer to cover the entire cost of you |
| | | | training, for a job contract with that |
| There are many trucking firms now who take | | | | trucking firm. Thus you have the training |
| into account the needs of lady truck drivers. | | | | cost waived off and a well paying job in hand |
| They encourage women truck drivers on their | | | | as soon as you pass out. |
| rolls and offer them various benefits like | | | | |