I just got to read an article by Courtney Connley | @classicalycourt about Women for Trucking and the overall out come of women drivers in the industry. I got to know that over a period of time, the women drivers percentage just increased from 4.5% to 6% … here is the snap shot of the article. Read it full here.
Trucking presents a lot of challenges to women who choose to join the occupation — data from the American Trucking Association shows that over the past 15 years, the number of women in the industry has only increased slightly, from 4.5 to roughly 6 percent.
But it can also present significant opportunities. Truck drivers earned a mean salary of $44,500 last year according to the BLS, 90 percent of truckload fleets offer their drivers paid leave and four out of five private carriers offer their drivers a 401(k) plan with an employee contribution match. Ellen Voie, founder of the non-profit organization Women in Trucking Association, says that a crucial upside of the business is that women tend to be paid fairly for their work.
Getting on the road
For the past year, Devlin has driven for freight and transportation company Werner Enterprises. Her family is based in Utah, and so her truck often serves as home. She’s on the road for about three weeks at a time, driving 11 hours or less each day to stay within the legal eight-day limit of 70 hours total. She then takes takes a two-to-three day break to spend time with her family.
Devlin decided to pursue truck driving later in life, but at 55 years old, she’s still the average age of most of her peers in the business, according to the BLS.
Truck Tax Form 2290 Electronic Filing starts at $7.99 with TruckDues.com.
WE’re now accepting Pre-filing ahead of the schedule, start preparing your return and pay the taxes in July. IRS will be accepting 2290 and issues Stamped Schedule-1 receipt from 1st week of July. Until then we’ll hold it and get it processed. 
Read more about the article here…
Truck Tax Dues 