The number of women behind the wheel of commercial vehicles nationally in 2024 reached its lowest point since 2019, according to Women In Trucking Association (WIT). Over the past five years, the women driver number grew, but dropped below 10% for the first time since 2019. www.womenintrucking.org
The report said, “This decrease in female drivers has been explained by industry observers for a variety of factors, including: a lack of quality childcare, increased child homeschooling, safety concerns for female drivers, misperceptions of career opportunities for female drivers, and aging drivers now-retiring.”
To overcome the decline, WIT reported there are many reasons why women make “quality, reliable, efficient and safe professional truck drivers,” suggesting they may have a benefit over their male trucking industry counterparts—from driver to the C-suite:
“They’re typically less likely to take risks and therefore can be safer drivers than men;
Women generally possess strong multitasking and organization skills;
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