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Sep 18, 2013

* USA - SPECIAL DESIGN FOR WOMAN TRUCKERS ?

WIT’s: "Fleets should consider women drivers when spec’ing trucks"

Pittsburgh,OH,USA -CCJ, by Lucas Deal -September 11, 2013: -- Ellen Voie, president of the non-profit group Women in Trucking, says the number of pool of women drivers is growing steadily, and fleets should take that into consideration when spec’ing trucks, she told an audience at the Technology and Maintenance Council’s annual fall meeting in Pittsburgh this week... According to research presented by Voie at TMC, female drivers are on average six inches shorter and 50 pounds lighter than their male counterparts. That physical discrepancy can create some serious issues for female drivers operating trucks built and designed for men... Voie says the most common complaint female drivers issue about their vehicles is in-cab design. Seats, pedals and gauges are all designed to maximize a male’s experience, says Voie. Female drivers typically have problems setting their seats for easy access to the pedals and maximum visibility of the gauges, with both sometimes being an issue... Another issue Voie says women are constantly fighting is ease of access into their trucks. With first steps and hand rails placed in locations to benefit men, women are commonly forced to enter and exit their vehicles without much assistance...

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