Meet Kirssi: a talented woman truck driver. "Most of the time, she performs better than her men colleagues", Kirssi manager says. Courtesy of IRU Estonian Member Association ERAA www.eraa.ee
Really enjoyed this video. The trucks are much different than what we have in USA. But Kirssi not only looks good, she looks dedicated to and loves her chosen profession. And then there is the beautiful scenery....Best of luck Kirssi
I am from the USA so I had to watch this a couple of times due to reading slow. I think it is great that more women are entering the trucking field. My wife and I were a team and she also did solo, so she can do it all! A key is a safe work environment and the tools to do the task at hand. Keep on Trucking!... Trucking is not just a mans world anymore!
Well Done....Take your time & enjoy.....Good luck for the future.... I'm from the uk but retired now in south east asia, i loved doing europe, mostly with a fridge & one trip to Baghdad from the uk 40 years ago.
My compliments Kirski!! You are a true girl, serious worker and beautiful. I am sure that a woman is more responsible and attentive than a man. I am only sorry that you have to hear stupid comments among your collegues men...
Kirsi great job Girl ! Stay safe on road, you doing amazing job... Respect and i fully support what you do...best wishes from driver to driver... Cheers , Mike
I'm a girl from Denmark and I work as a truck motormechanic :D I think she is so cool!!! :P I love working in the mens world and it's funny when they are starring at me because i'm a girl :D
I don't know what or why it is, but for some reason, i seem to have a thing for female truck drivers Kirssi is 1 of them and Iwona Blecharczyk (who can also be found here on RU-vid) another one.
She is sweet, she is hot and it would be lovely to sit down and have a coffee with her, just to enjoy her soft and calm voice and also her view of being on the road, she is beautiful, all my respects to her!! As a trucker, she is unique!
I'm a Uk trucker with 40 years experience, I have seen lots of good drivers over the years and many bad ones too. Some of the best drivers have been girls yet paradoxically none of the bad ones. Basically, it seems girls just try harder.
I dont see the problem with this. Modern trucks a child could drive. But she def is well skilled when driving in scandinvia in winter. with snow, ice and mountains, + bad narrow roads
During WW2 many British women drove trucks, probably not this size but I bet the trucks were much harder to drive than the modern ones. Best wishes to anyone entering a profession where they are in the minority.
Kirsi can clearly handle her issue MAN; an American truck might be another matter - the typical Eaton-Fuller RTLO-nn913 and -nn918 have no synchros other than those in the air-shifted crawler- and splitterboxes. Older U. S. rigs often pack tandems, e.g. a Spicer PS141-7A primary and ATO1760-4D secondary.
I"m very sorry. Kirsi Maasik is now office woman nine to five woman. She is Absolut expert to logistic to Norway,Sweden and Finland. Same employer but new job.
The European trucks always look funny to me, with one drive axle on the truck and three axles on the trailer, I guess Im just used to American equipment.
Nainen ajaa ja jaksaa ajaa rekkaa siinä missä mieskin. Ajaminen vaatii kärsivällisyyttä, tarkkuutta ja itsehillintää....nainen on luonteensa puolesta usein näillä alueilla miestä vahvempi ja kestävämpi. Rahti siirtyy autoon yleensä koneellisesti joten fysiikka ei todellakaan ole se ratkaiseva tekijä ammatissa jaksamiseen,omat elämäntavat ja terve maalaisjärki pitää rekan liikenteessä niin naisen kuin miehenki toimesta! Turvallisia kilometrejä Kirsille,poikani valmistui juuri 3pv sitten logistiikkapuolelta rekkakuskiksi ja tyttärelleni vakavasti suosittelen ammattia :) Nainen rekassa aiheuttaa yleensä aina vain positiivisia ajatuksia ja energioita kanssa-autoilijoihin
Great vid, I only wish we had female truck drivers that look like this here in Australia. Great stuff Kirsi, good onya, but if you want to drive "real" large vehicles & In hot conditions, then come to Oz.
More female truck drivers on the road means the road will be more safer. Male drivers tend to drive faster. Do they need to attend training course before they can drive/be hired ?
+fellow111411 female drivers tend to apply make-up while driving with their knee and talking on their cell phone with their other hand. At least, almost all of the ones I see do that
fellow111411 All truck drivers have to take a very thorough test for these class 1 LGV/HGV articulated trucks and they work their way up from smaller, rigid trucks then a lot of employers won't hire new drivers as they want experienced ones and so new drivers of trucks tend to join driving agencies which is good as they get lots of experience in different trucks and also experience long distance/ multi drop work. As for the wally who thinks women put make up on a use their phones whilst driving, I've never done either but I've seen men with sheet maps spread out over their steering wheels whilst moving, seen them on the phone, picking their noses and smoking. What if the tip of their cigarette is accidentally knocked off onto the drivers knees or between his thighs? Men are much more of a liability, hence Motor insurance in England used to be cheaper for women until there were complaints it was sexist, nah it's because we are SAFER and make our manoeuvres considerately instead of in a bolshy manner!
In USA I'm driving 12hrs a day night or both nonstop with stops like fueling I can be up 14hrs which means 2hrs extra but nondriving we still here have paper logbooks no computers so we all cheat to drive 14-16hrs & I'm still making 2500-3000 $ max but companies still cheat us with mileage I go home one weekend every 3-4 months driving for Werner company 11yrs old Volvo stick shift still better stronger powerfull more comfortable than any american even new trucks!Diesel fuel here still freezes!
