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Feb 8, 2015

WOMAN in TRUCKS * USA: RYDER to lease female-friendly trucks

* New vehicles feature distinct features to make them more ergonomically friendly to women

-- A new female-friendly truck will be available for lease in the USA for the first time... Fleet management leasing firm and supply chain services provider Ryder Systems has developed a custom vehicle design that includes 15 distinct specifications to better meet the needs of female drivers... The ergonomic vehicles include features such as adjusted height and placement of cab grab handles, adjustable seatbelt shoulder straps, improved placement of dash cluster gauges, and better access to oil and coolant checks and fill ports... Ryder says it hopes identifying truck design gaps and influencing improvements in future vehicle designs will make truck driving a more attractive career option for women... It is currently encouraging truck manufacturers to make adjustable foot pedal height a standard feature in future truck models... It is estimated women make up only 5 per cent of professional truck drivers in the USA... Ryder says women may be the key to resolving a truck driver shortage, which the American Trucking Associations (ATA) expects to reach 240,000 by 2022... Florida,USA -ATN (Australia) -6 Feb 2015

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