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Iwona Blecharczyk (born 24 September 1987) is a Polish lorry driver, transportation enthusiast and YouTuber. In 2013, she established the channel "Trucking Girl" on YouTube and then, in 2019, was awarded the title of "Barbie Shero" as a role model for girls. In 2021 she established an owner-operator transport company, Imagination Transport.
In 2018, SiriusXM Road Dog announced that it would be launching a new radio show called, Women In Trucking, hosted by Ellen Voie to promote women employment in the trucking industry. [31] [32] The organization also introduced a 13-inch tall truck driver doll, Clare, which is sold at TA/Petro truck stops, HABAUSA and on Amazon.
The government of Bangladesh has set an ambitious target of generating 30 million new job opportunities by the year 2030. [3] In its endeavor to improve labor conditions and expand employment opportunities, the Government of Bangladesh has undertaken significant initiatives to establish a specialized entity known as the "Directorate of Employment."
Many gig drivers work part-time — and don't rely on their job as their primary source of income: Uber told BI that 73% of its drivers are active on the platform less than 30 hours a week.
Prior to her appointment as an Ice Road Trucker, Kelly worked as a school bus driver and motocross rider. [6] She also worked at gas stations, and a pizza company [5] and was a state freestyle motocross champion. After these ventures, she decided to settle on a long term-career and trained as a trucker because it 'looked interesting'.
The Drive for Diversity (D4D) program is a development system instituted by the American auto racing league NASCAR.The program's purpose is to attract minority and female individuals to the sport, primarily as drivers, but also including ownership, sponsorship, and crew member roles, and to attract a more diverse audience to the sport.
Women now make up just under half of the delivery people on the Uber Eats platform and DoorDash now reports that 58% of their delivery drivers are women. [31] Aside from the flexibility, women tend to prefer delivery work to ride-sharing work because of safety concerns in being a female driver in ride-sharing services.
Hailie Deegan, the first female driver to win a race in what is now the ARCA Menards Series West. The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series formed the Lady Cup, a championship system for female drivers in 2014. [24] In 2016, a record 18 different women started a race in one of NASCAR's touring series.