Essential advice I always give to new female truckies
One of the most common questions I’m asked as a female heavy vehicle driver is: “What’s it like working in an all-male environment?”
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Applications for new training program opening soon
After years of discussion and deliberation, the Australian road transport sector now faces a painful reality – critical heavy vehicle driver shortages.
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We don’t need five-star amenities and stun guns!
At a recent industry ‘do’, the topic of conversation turned to possible reasons behind persistently low numbers of female heavy vehicle drivers.
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Gender bias continues to hamper recruitment drive
The industry’s at it again. Recently, WA’s peak trucking body – the Western Roads Federation wrote to Federal Transport Minister Catherine King seeking to have truck driving included on the Priority Skills Migration List.
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Giving a greater voice to female truckies: new year wish list
Women comprise an estimated 1.6 per cent of the Australian heavy vehicle driver workforce. The issue is not about women failing in the system but rather the system failing women.
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