Just 3% of Irish truck fleets a female truck driver, according to joint Fleet Transport and Michelin ‘Transport Barometer’, a monthly survey of top owners and managers in the Irish road transport industry. 

“The data shows that despite the small number of lady truckers, feedback from employers with female drivers is extremely positive, helping to debunk the myth that truck driving is a ‘man’s job,” says Jarlath Sweeney, Editor of monthly commercial vehicle magazine Fleet Transport. 

“The Irish road transport industry is not alone in being male dominated, and it’s a situation which is reflected in most European countries.  

This is despite hefty insurance premiums for drivers under the age of 25 and a lack of ‘young blood’ choosing to follow a career in road transport.