Susie Jones
Novice in posodobitve • 4 min branja

Kako se lotiti raznolikosti voznikov v panogi

Ustvarjeno: 21. 08. 2024

Posodobljeno: 21. 08. 2024

Če bi vas prosili, da opišete voznika tovornjaka, bi vaš odgovor lahko predstavljal stereotipno podobo starejšega belca. Ali je to točno? V panogi tovornih vozil tradicionalno prevladujejo moški. Z leti je panoga postala bolj raznolika in odprla priložnosti za vstop na to področje ženskam, ljudem različnih starosti in ozadij. Raznolikost se povečuje, vendar so zunanji izzivi, kot sta brexit in pandemija, to stunelirali.

Ženske v industriji

Čeprav v Združenem kraljestvu primanjkuje do 100 000 voznikov tovornih vozil, je med vozniki tovornjakov le 1 % do 3 % žensk. Zakaj se torej več žensk ne odloči za življenje na cesti?

  • Varnost: Ocenjuje se, da se je 60 % voznic tovornjakov med delom počutilo nevarno. Mnoge so izrazile potrebo po parkiranju pod lučjo, načrtovanju postankov in nošenju poprovega spreja.

  • Tehnika in oprema: Ergonomsko so bili tovornjaki narejeni za moške. V preteklosti je bilo za ženske doseganje upravljalnikov, nastavljanje sedežev in fizični vidiki dela omejujoče. Vendar zaradi tehnološkega napredka fizični napori niso več težava. Večina sodobnih tovornjakov ima zdaj servo krmiljenje in samodejne menjalnike, ki olajšajo delo.

Kljub tem oviram ženske izražajo svoje mnenje in uveljavljajo spremembe v industriji. Vozniki, kot je Jodi Smith, so neprecenljivi zagovorniki industrije. Jodi na spletu deli svoje izkušnje s prevozi tovornjakov in dokazuje, da ta panoga ni le moški svet.

"Vožnja tovornjaka ni moško delo - to delo lahko opravljam s polnim kompletom akrilnih barv! To je precej fizično, vendar ni težko," je izjavila Jodi, ko [smo se z njo pogovarjali leta 2021] (https://fleetpoint.org/driver-training-safety/driver-safety-2/are-women-the-future-of-trucking/). S sedmimi leti izkušenj za seboj se Jodi še naprej zavzema za to, da bi se skupnosti tovornjakarjev pridružilo več žensk.

Rezultat, ki bi lahko pripomogel k varnejšim cestam - podatki Ameriškega inštituta za prometne raziskave kažejo, da so ženske varnejše poklicne voznice. Verjetnost, da bodo moški vozniki udeleženi v prometni nesreči, je za 20 % večja v primerjavi z ženskimi voznicami.

Starostna raznolikost v panogi

Po podatkih statističnega urada je povprečna starost voznika tovornega vozila oseminštirideset let, 47 % voznikov tovornjakov v Združenem kraljestvu pa je starejših od petdeset let in se želi kmalu upokojiti. Ti statistični podatki poleg trenutnega pomanjkanja voznikov kažejo na potrebo po mlajših voznikih v panogi.

To je lažje reči, kot storiti; veliko mladih voznikov se sooča z naslednjimi izzivi:

  • Usposabljanje: Pridobitev vozniškega dovoljenja za komercialnega voznika lahko stane do 2.000 funtov.

  • Zavarovanje: Čeprav je najnižja starost za vožnjo težkega tovornega vozila v Združenem kraljestvu 18 let, mnogi težko dobijo zavarovanje.

  • Izkušnje: Nekatera podjetja želijo zaposliti izkušene voznike, kar je lahko ovira.

  • Pogoji: Življenje voznikov tovornjakov je lahko zelo zahtevno - dolge ure in čas, ki ga preživijo stran od svojih bližnjih, so lahko odvračilni dejavniki. Vendar ima življenje na cesti tudi veliko prednosti, kot so skupnost, potovanja, plačilo in stabilnost zaposlitve.

Podjetja, ki iščejo voznike, lahko izkoristijo možnost zaposlovanja mlajših voznikov tovornjakov. Ti se bodo lažje prilagajali nenehno spreminjajoči se industriji. Poleg tega se hitro učijo in pozdravljajo tehnološki napredek. Povečanje števila mlajših voznikov v panogi bo vplivalo na nižjo stopnjo fluktuacije, kar bo zmanjšalo stroške podjetja. To bo tudi zagotovilo, da bo panoga zadostila naraščajočemu povpraševanju po blagu in storitvah.

Kakšne so slabosti za starejše voznike? Nekateri menijo, da starost vpliva na telesne in kognitivne sposobnosti, kar vpliva na sposobnost varne vožnje. Te so za voznike tovornjakov ključnega pomena, saj se soočajo z dolgim delovnim časom, fizičnimi zahtevami in stresnimi situacijami.

FMCSA je te pomisleke obravnaval. Predpisi od starejših voznikov zahtevajo pogoste zdravstvene preglede in ocene vožnje. Nedavno so poročali, da je 90-letni voznik tovornjaka iz Sheffielda po zdravniškem pregledu še vedno vozil tovornjak. Mnogi trdijo, da starejši vozniki prinašajo desetletja izkušenj in znanja - če so zdravi, to ne bi smelo biti ovira za zaposlitev.

Kako lahko raznolikost reši trenutno pomanjkanje voznikov?

Leta 2022 je urad za veteranske zadeve dobrodelni organizaciji Veterani v logistiko zagotovil 100.000 funtov. Ta dobrodelna organizacija veteranom ponuja priložnost, da postanejo vozniki tovornih vozil. Financiranje je dobrodelni organizaciji omogočilo, da je znatno povečala obseg letnega usposabljanja, povečala število zaposlenih in potrojila število razpoložljivih usposabljanj. Podjetja XPO, ASDA in Muller Milk & Ingredients so podjetja, ki aktivno zaposlujejo veterane neposredno po usposabljanju.

Poleg tega je družba ASDA zagotovila 40.000 funtov za pomoč pri nadaljnjem usposabljanju. Podpora dobrodelnim organizacijam, kot so Veterani v logistiki, ustvarja bolj raznoliko kulturo vožnje tovornjakov, hkrati pa se aktivno spopada s trenutnim pomanjkanjem voznikov.

Kaj je mogoče storiti za večjo raznolikost?

Z raznoliko delovno silo so podjetja odprta za različne poglede in izkušnje. Kaj lahko podjetja storijo za privabljanje raznolike delovne sile?

  • Vlagajte v usposabljanje: Izobraževanje zaposlenih o temah, kot so implicitna pristranskost, vključevanje na delovnem mestu, preprečevanje diskriminacije in podpora raznoliki delovni sili, ima lahko pozitivne učinke.

  • Vlagajte v vključujoč postopek zaposlovanja: Anonimizacija življenjepisa kandidata lahko zmanjša nezavedno pristranskost.

  • Spodbujajte kulturo vključevanja: Potencialnim kandidatom sporočite, kako rešujete aktualna vprašanja raznolikosti in vključevanja.

  • nagovorite premalo zastopane skupine v tej panogi.

Spodbujanje in sprejemanje raznolike kulture vožnje tovornjakov lahko industriji zelo koristi. Ne le, da bo prispevalo k ustvarjanju bolj vključujočega in prijaznega delovnega okolja, ampak bo tudi pomagalo pri reševanju stalnega pomanjkanja voznikov. Podjetja za prevoz tovornjakov so odgovorna za sprejemanje raznolikosti prav tako kot vozniki tovornjakov.

V kateri državi je povpraševanje po voznikih tovornjakov?

Poročilo, objavljeno decembra 2022, je pokazalo, da je pomanjkanje voznikov v Evropi od leta 2020 do 2021 naraslo za 42 %. Na prvem mestu je bilo Združeno kraljestvo, kjer je število prostih delovnih mest za voznike doseglo 100 000. Tudi Mehika in Kitajska sta bili visoko na seznamu, pri čemer se je pomanjkanje v Mehiki povečalo za 30 %, na Kitajskem pa za neverjetnih 140 %.

Ali bomo v prihodnosti potrebovali voznike tovornjakov?

Zaradi uvedbe samovozečih tovornjakov mnogi menijo, da vozniki tovornjakov nimajo prihodnosti. Vendar to še zdaleč ne drži.

  • Avtonomni tovornjaki se bodo v določenih regijah uvajali postopoma. Verjetnost, da bo to vplivalo na večino voznikov, je majhna.

  • Če bi avtonomne tovornjake uvedli po vsem svetu, bi bili vozniki še vedno potrebni. Povpraševanje po voznikih tovornjakov se bo samo še povečalo, saj se lahko zgodi preveč stvari, če v kabini ni voznika.

Kakšni so stereotipi o voznikih tovornjakov?

Vemo, kako pomembni so vozniki tovornjakov, vendar je ta panoga v očeh nekaterih še vedno povezana z negativnimi stereotipi - ta podoba je lahko posledica napačnega prikazovanja v medijih, včasih pa tudi nekaj neizkušenih voznikov. Toda kaj je ta stereotipna podoba? In zakaj je napačna?

  • Prekomerna telesna teža - Nekatera postajališča za tovornjake ponujajo nezdravo hitro hrano, zaradi česar se vam lahko zdi, da vozniki tovornjakov uživajo le to. Vendar to zagotovo ni pravilo. Zdravo prehranjevanje na cesti je lahko izziv, vendar se mnogi držijo uravnotežene prehrane in redno telovadijo. Oglejte si naše nasvete za [zdravo prehranjevanje na cesti] (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-healthy-truck-driver-snap-account/?trackingId=g91E6xbfIMoJTora4dSipQ%3D%3D).

  • Slabi vozniki - stereotip, ki ne bi mogel biti dlje od resnice. Poklicni vozniki tovornjakov jemljejo varnost zelo resno. Pogosto upoštevajo omejitve hitrosti, so zelo previdni v slabih vremenskih razmerah in puščajo veliko prostora med seboj in drugimi vozniki.

  • Neprimerna govorica - Vsi smo na cesti besni in tudi vozniki tovornjakov niso izjema. Vendar pa je nepravično, da se ta stereotip nanaša samo na voznike tovornjakov.

  • Vsi vozniki tovornjakov so moški - v tej panogi je več moških kot žensk, vendar je vedno več voznic tovornjakov.

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