Why women are increasingly interested in driving trucks - FreightWaves

Emina Nilsson is a very social person. So when an opportunity arrived in her native Sweden to drive a truck for a living, she didn’t immediately embrace it. Sitting by herself all day behind the wheel? Not exactly her idea of fun.

“I never saw myself as the type of girl who would drive a truck,” she told FreightWaves.

But this was not your traditional diesel truck. Instead, it was an electric truck that she would be driving for Einride, an autonomous and electric trucking company based in Stockholm.

She would have one route and a minimum of just four loads using the electric truck. Typically, diesel trucks have more stops to deliver to and more rounds. Nilsson said she enjoys having the flexibility to plan her day and take additional loads if she has time and also enjoys having time to talk to colleagues.

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