Equal pay sparking boom in number of female truckers
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Women are flocking to an industry you might not expect: trucking.
According to the American Trucking Associations, there were 234,234 female truckers counted in 2018. That is a 68% increase since 2010. Part of the reason for the dramatic increase is equal pay for female truckers.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rebekah Koon left her job as an assistant manager at a gas station in Fort Bragg, N.C., to become a trucker.
Koon told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday that trucking was about more than just the pay to her.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I don't think it's all about the pay. I can say, on a personal level, that I actually just really enjoy the trucking...I enjoy the people I meet and the sights I see," she said.
"But, I also know that the pay was a definite benefit," Koon admitted.
She explained to the "Friends" hosts that she grew up in a family in the trucking industry and thought it was cool to see the "giant truck" in her driveway on weekends they would return home.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"In general, like, looking around at America...traveling around in America and just seeing the country -- you know, it's a pretty amazing sight," she added.
"You have to realize that trucking is something that affects every single person every single day," Koon said. "You're really moving America, one truckload at a time."