* North Carolina - One woman’s perspective
-- Leah Evans had always dreamed of becoming a high school band director – until she started driving trucks... Evans – now a driver for Saia LTL Freight in Charlotte, NC – got her CDL about 20 years ago with her now ex-husband. The two got into the industry as team drivers in 1996 for an OTR carrier... Evans said Saia holds job fairs and offers sign-on bonuses in some of its terminals. But one of the leading benefits Saia offers is after 10 years of service, employee health benefits are completely covered by the company... According to Evans, OTR drivers don’t get paid as well, and she believes they don’t have the access that they need to gyms and healthier food options... She also believes the industry as a whole could attract and retain OTR drivers with better pay and benefits...
(Photo: Leah Evans, a driver for Saia LTL Freight, has worked with the company for more than 16 years. She started as a team OTR driver in 1996) -- Charlotte, NC, USA Fleet Owner, by Cristina Commendatore - Feb 18, 2016Labels: truckers' stories, trucking industry news USA, women truckers
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