Women in transporting business: most popular American trucking girls

Have you ever seen a trucking girl? It is not a myth nowadays: there are many prosperous women in this business. During the last decade, female truckers made up to about 5% of professional drivers. That was traditionally men job (due to rough and dangerous lifestyle) now becoming much popular among ladies. Newer trucks are easier to drive and do not require as much strength as older models, so the number of trucking girls is increasing every year.

Lillie Drennan – the first woman truck driver

The very first woman truck driver was Lillie Drennan in 1929, and she had to carry a revolver to protect herself from all the dangers of the open road. Despite sexism of those times, she managed to reach the top of the industry, found her own company and became a true legend.

As time passed, women earned their worth and proved their competence as reliable and professional drivers. They showed that they can easily handle big vehicles and earned the respect of their male colleagues. As a result, every trucking girl nowadays has the same privileges as male drivers do.

In this article we would like to introduce you some of the most popular women in the trucking industry. Every trucking girl on this list is not only respected and experienced specialist, but also a beautiful human being with an interesting life. Let us begin!

Trucking girl Iwona Blecharczyk — a pretty driver from Poland

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Iwona Blecharczyk is a famous trucking girl from Poland with an impressive amount of fans. Her group in Facebook consists of more than 200 thousands of people, and she has almost 40 thousands of followers on her official Instagram account. Iwona is considered to be the most beautiful truck driver on the Earth — this is not surprising since she is also a professional model with the title of miss Poland. This trucking girl is not only pretty but also clever — she has a diploma to teach English. Currently Iwona is the official face of the Shell company. She also has a video blog on YouTube, where you can get a lot of insight into the trucker’s life. We recommend every novice trucker to check it out!

Trucking girl Bethany from Minnesota

Bethany is an experienced trucking girl who spent half of her life on highways. He loves her family and her pets. Bethany regularly posts pictures on her Instagram from her truck driving trips.

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Trucking girl Alycia Jane Brennan — future trucker from United States

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Alycia is only 21 years old, but she enjoys riding a truck with her dad. Currently she is only a student, but she dreams about a career in trucking industry. On her Instagram Alycia posts many photos of her life, including pictures from road trips.