[Windwalker]

Originally Posted by lovely09

This is sometimes the thought about equality.Men think women cannot do some things they do like driving a truck but it's interesting to do things out of expectation.It's a bit hard but a good feeling to know you can make it as well.

There are quite a number of jobs that men do, and women do not. But, I suspect that it's more a matter of lack of interest, rather than lack of ability. I have seen women maneuver trucks into spaces, and docks... I admire genuine ability. Yes, they can, and DO do the job.

I also know that here are women out here, driving, that seem to have a problem making sense of a map. One was going east on the OH TPK from Salt Lake City, and was to deliver in Spartenburg, SC. I KNOW there are shorter routes to take than that. But, that seems to be the exception, rather than the rule. Back when I was a trainer, (every single one of my trainees was a woman) I had to flunk one, but had a few that were really exceptionally good. One got to back into a space that was a nightmare for a seasoned driver, and the guys on the dock were taking bets what she was going to hit first. Pallets of used batteries scattered around, and she did pull up more than 3 times, but did do a very fine job of it. About the only real advantage I can see for a man is the weight and strength to tighten a load down on a flatbed, and I've seen women overcome that too. Picture a small woman getting a lumber tarp up to the top of a load of lumber. Especially, when the tarp weighs more than she does. (I had a trainee do that too. Standing on top of the load, she pulled it up with a 2-inch strap she had around it, and using the long, loose end like a rope. She weighed 105, and the tarp weighed 150)

Don't ever sell a woman short, in this or any other industry. If she wants to do the job, she'll find a way to get it done.