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Road transport is women's work

20th October 1984, Page 130
20th October 1984
Page 130
Page 130, 20th October 1984 — Road transport is women's work
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

THE MALE chauvinist who tried to persuade me that Eve was created from the jaw bone of an ass should remember that road transport is increasingly becoming women's work.

Sharon Hure, who is in the second year of a BTEC HND Business Studies (Transport) course at Newcastle, is undergoing 16 weeks' management and other training with Edwin Shirley Trucking, which specialises in transporting equipment for touring rock bands. She was placed with the firm under the RTITB college-based student incentive scheme and had previously done a stint with a coach company.

Transport management is the ultimate aim also of two girls employed by Hills Transport (Cardiff) Ltd under the young hgv driver training scheme. Vanessa Howells, who is 18, and Helen Rees, the 19-year-old daughter of Graham Rees, a Cardiff milk haulier, have both qualified as class 3 drivers at the first attempt. Both want to drive class 1 vehicles before going into managment.

Incidentally, 1,000 young drivers have now been registered since the scheme started, although only 270 are at present enrolled. Of the 668 companies approved to employ young hgv drivers, only 207 are doing so. In view of the state of road haulage, this is hardly surprising.


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