Women In Trucking’s Research Reports Today’s Trucks Not Designed for Women
Women In Trucking’s President/CEO, Ellen Voie, along with Dr. Jeannette Kersten, University of Wisconsin-Stout, presented their research findings from their paper: Truck Cab Design: Perceptions of Women Truck Drivers at the Women’s Issues in Transportation (WIiT) Conference in Paris France, and the results are alarming.
“Today’s trucks are not designed with women in mind,” Kersten said. “Given the driver shortage and the changing demographics that the trucking industry faces, it’s important for manufacturers to make trucks more female-friendly through moderate design changes for seats, pedals and gauges, for example.”
Over 3,000 attendees from the transportation industry, both U.S. and international, participated in a wide range of conference activities and venues related to the issues women face when encountering with transportation systems both at the employment and end user levels.
The conference paper received international attention that has resulted in several inquiries from representatives in the transportation industry in Europe in regard to ongoing partnership and research.
The findings of the study focused on eliciting the perceptions of women truck drivers regarding the design and equipment needs and recommendations for Class 8 trucks.
This research is significant due to limited data sources about truck design needs for women drivers.
Category: General Update, Management
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