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Sep 8, 2015

WOMEN TRUCKERS * USA: "Such drivers outperform men behind wheel"

* Tennessee - Truckers smash stereotypes with boost from women out-driving men
-- Women truckers are sliding into long-haul cabs as companies seek to end a U.S. driver shortage, and they're proving to be better behind the wheel than men... That's no surprise to Stephanie Klang, 57, who used to drive in a team with her former husband. She stays on the road alone for up to five weeks and lives out of her truck with her cats as companions. "We're more patient." ... Whether measuring accidents, inspections or compliance issues, women drivers are outperforming males, according to Werner Enterprises Chief Operating Officer Derek Leathers. He expects women to make up about 10 percent of the freight hauler's 9,000 drivers by year's end. That's almost twice the national average... More women are willing to go solo on the road, said Swift Transportation Co. COO Richard Stocking. He estimated that 6 percent to 7 percent of his 19,000 drivers are women, and about half of those drive alone... Cleaner terminals, schedules that guarantee home time, automatic transmissions and safer truck stops have all been crucial to attracting and retaining female drivers... Changes can range from allowing pets in the cab to designing seats that are more adaptable to women to "no-touch" cargo that doesn't require heavy lifting... People should expect to see more women behind the wheel of big rigs on the highway, and that's a good thing, Werner's Leathers said... 
(Photo: HANDOUT, STR / BLOOMBERG NEWS -- Wyzeena Heeny drives trucks for Covenant Transportation Group of Chattanooga, Tenn. Whether measuring accidents, inspections or compliance issues, women drivers are outperforming males, according to one trucking company executive) -- Chattanooga, TENN, USA - Bloomberg News/The Houston Chronicle, by Thomas Black - September 5, 2015

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