For instance, there are certain health issues associated to female trucker. Especially OTR female trucker, since they spend weeks driving.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information has conducted a research that showed interesting facts about female trucker.
Some of the health issues that women were facing were hypertension, sinus, back pain and pre-menstrual syndrome. In addition, around 25% of them had no insurance coverage.
Wanting it or not we have to admit that women are more endangered when it comes to safety. So, extra precaution is needed when on the road. Especially if you are planning on sleeping somewhere on the road.
We do not recommend you to park your truck in the middle of the road at all. Nevertheless, it is even less safe to drive if you are overly tired. We do however recommend to park on the safer spots, such as truckers stops.
So, next precautions will come in handy for you when in urgent situations like this.
- Keep your truck doors locked at any time, no matter if you are in or out of the truck.
- Do not let anyone know that you are traveling alone, not even through the radio.
- Try not to use shortcuts since the main roads are always safer to drive on.
- Have your cell phone with you at any time.
- Dress in a way you would look neutral, meaning no provocative clothing, but, comfortable shoes, pants, and shirts.
- Do not park to random places, unknown parks or sideroads to sleep through the night or even for a nap during the day.
- Having a companion with you, such as dog, is a great way to beat loneliness as well as for safety reasons.
- Make sure your close family and friends know where you are at any point of time.
- Plan your routes well, from restroom stops to fuel stations and food stops. This way you will have your time organized and will not need to get out from your truck in random places.
We are pretty sure that if you follow these simple rules you will have no issues on the roads at all. Thus, you will enjoy every moment of it.
Specialized Female Truck Driver
Specialized truck driver is a driver that has the knowledge to handle, meaning, load-unload and secure, a special type of freight. Such special freight can be vehicles, hauling livestock, containers etc.
