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Apr 17, 2016

WOMEN TRUCKERS * USA: First female 'Driver of the Year'

* Maryland - With 1.7 million accident-free miles, Howard resident it's


-- Annette Womack, 54, has an impressive resume as a truck driver. The Howard County resident has driven more than 1.7 million accident-free miles over 30 years. Womack added another accomplishment to her record on Friday when she was the first woman named the Maryland Motor Truck Association's Driver of the Year... Womack, who drives for Giant Food Stores, has made what she calls a fulfilling career out of truck driving. She sleeps at home every night and travels around the worlsd as a hobby; her next trip will take her to London... Womack first got behind the wheel of a truck when she was 24. Her father's friend, who owned a trucking company, trained her. One day, she saw a newspaper ad for truck drivers at Citco. Soon after, she was hauling gas to 7-Elevens through a driving job at Citco. In 1995, when Womack joined Giant as a truck driver... Off the road, Womack wants others to broaden their understanding of truck drivers. Through outreach initiatives by Giant, Womack visited 10 schools last year to share her experiences behind the wheel with kids... Going forward, Womack wants to pull up her truck and trailer to high school parking lots to advise students about safe driving habits... 
 (Photo - Annette Womack is the first woman to be named "driver of the year" by the Maryland Motor Truck Association. "My career has been my whole adult life," said Womack, "I don't look like a truck driver. I look like an ordinary girl")  --   Howard County, MD, USA - The Baltimore Sun, by Fatimah Waseem - 12 April 2016

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