Current data shows that women make up nearly half of the labor force in the United States, however, women only represent 7% of the workforce in the trucking industry. Also to add that studies have shown that female drivers have been proven to be 20% less likely than men to be involved in a crash. So why are we not doing more to get women involved in the trucking industry? Well, tides have changed, and we may start seeing more and more women join the industry in the coming years, here is why.