Find ich cool!

roser parks, Monday, 06.08.2007, 02:52 (vor 6711 Tagen)

In den nächsten 10 Jahren gehen 80'000 Lkw Fahrer in England in Rente, man hofft nun die meisten dieser vacant geworden Stellen mit Frauen besetzen zu können, die sowieso wieder mal die besseren Fahrer sind.

Find ich cool, das die Frauen das machen wollen, ich krieg nämlich immer schon Magengeschwüre, wenn ich den Lkw Fahrern bei deren Fahrstress zuseh. Da hab ich mir nämlich schon manchmal gedacht, das ist doch kein Job für einen richtigen Mann, wie du einer bist.

All belly and no brains. It's what most people think of lorry drivers. But the industry wants to shake up preconceptions and attract more women. So what can a new female recruit expect?
It sounds like the start of a bad joke. What do you get if you cross one careful, female Fiat Punto driver with a 54ft articulated lorry, that weighs 32 tonnes when fully loaded?

But the bigger joke for some is that I'm the answer to the haulage industry's prayers. Facing a recruitment crisis, I'm the type of driver who could steer it clear of danger. In the world of lorry driving, women are much in demand.

If you picture the average British lorry driver, chances are it's a white, middle-aged man. The UK haulage industry is dominated by them and over the next 10 years as many as 80,000 could retire.

Surprisingly smooth to drive

It will leave a large hole to plug, at a time when haulage firms are having trouble recruiting. As many as 24,000 each year will be needed, says Skills for Logistics (SfL) - the body overseeing lorry driver training in the UK.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6260516.stm