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Female truck drivers are outperforming their male counterparts in US

Published Sun, Sep 6, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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Dallas

FEMALE truckers are sliding into long-haul cabs as companies seek to end a US driver shortage, and they're proving to be better behind the wheel than men.

That's no surprise to Stephanie Klang, 57, who used to drive in a team with her former husband. She stays on the road alone for up to five weeks and lives out of her truck with her cats as companions. "We're more patient."

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