Thereupon, how often a truck driver will be home depends in general on the type of the job. The majority of truck drivers are returning home every 5-6 weeks. Still, most trucking companies are accepting a request for home time from their drivers, but at the end of the day, the nature of the freight movements is what dictates the free days and home time for truck drivers.
5. Discrimination And Equal Rights Of Women Truckers
Although the trucking industry is considered to be an industry that is mainly dedicated to males, or that is to say is “man’s world”, still the number of female truck drivers is dementing that statement. In fact, it has been shown that same-sex training laws have led to the violation of federal laws because it shows discrimination against female truck drivers.
Moreover, in reality, we can see that women make up to 47% of the workforce in the trucking industry. In addition to that, I must not forget to mention that only 6% of truck drivers are female, but women are 4 times more likely to pass their Class A CLD certification on the first attempt than men.
