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Survey seeks driver views on barriers to women taking trucking jobs

The American Transportation Analysis Institute (ATRI) has launched a brand new survey to establish what each men and women truck drivers imagine to be the boundaries to entry for girls truck drivers. 

ATRI mentioned the analysis can even seize different challenges that truck drivers encounter whereas coaching, on the highway, and at parking services.  The analysis will make the most of responses from each men and women drivers to establish and distinction the distinctive challenges confronted by ladies drivers. 

This analysis was recognized as a high precedence by ATRI’s Analysis Advisory Committee to deal with workforce shortages, security issues for girls drivers, and establish steps the trade can take to extend the share of girls drivers. 

The survey asks for driver views and experiences:

  • when contemplating a profession as a truck driver
  • whereas acquiring their CDL
  • concerning challenges encountered as a truck driver
  • for many who not drive a truck, why they left the trade

“As soon as once more ATRI is offering truck drivers the chance to supply enter on vital analysis that can finally make our office higher. I strongly encourage my fellow drivers to take a couple of minutes to finish ATRI’s survey and make our collective voice heard,” mentioned Rhonda Hartman, a truck driver for Previous Dominion Freight Line and an America’s Street Staff Captain.

Truck drivers can full the confidential survey on-line right here.  This survey will stay open till Feb. 2.

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