Driving forces: Women taking on more lucrative trucker jobs

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation is approximately 50.8% female and 49.2% men. Disparities While women haven't reached the level among the professional driver population that their numbers suggest they should, W.M. "Rusty" Rush, president, CEO and chairman of commercial...

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Published inFleet Owner
Main Author Marsh, Aaron
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nashville Endeavor Business Media 12.03.2019
Subjects
Census of Population
Censuses
Commercial vehicles
Driving
Men
Truck drivers
Trucking
Trucking industry
Trucks
Women
Workforce
Fort Worth Texas
United States > US
Texas
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Summary:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation is approximately 50.8% female and 49.2% men. Disparities While women haven't reached the level among the professional driver population that their numbers suggest they should, W.M. "Rusty" Rush, president, CEO and chairman of commercial vehicle dealer Rush Enterprises, pointed out that Rush Truck Centers dealerships are seeing women make up larger and larger percentages of the workforces in truck sales, parts and management roles inside the office. [...]the Census Bureau tracked workforce changes by gender for specific jobs over the 2000-2016 period and found that women's growth in other careers far outpaces their inroads into the truck driver role.
ISSN:1070-194X