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Youngest Female Trucker
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Subscribe to StoryTrender: http://bit.ly/StoryTrenderSubscribe • Watch more: http://bit.ly/StoryTrenderPicks • Submit your video here: http://bit.ly/StoryTrender • ----------------------------------------------- • So much for this being a man's world... an 18-year-old GIRL is banishing male stereotypes after becoming Britain's youngest LORRY DRIVER. • • Going into the family trucking business was always on the cards for Jess Stubbs, as both dad Graham and older sister Lucy are masters of the motorways. • • And despite her grammar school upbringing and promising university outlook, determined Jess ditched books for trucks and is now the youngest qualified HGV driver in the country. • • As soon as Derbyshire lass Jess passed her driving test at 17 she began helping out at her dad's farming company Bliss Bedding - moving vans, heavy machinery and smaller vehicles. • • Currently the legal age to hold a HGV driving licence is 18 and Jess, who passed first time, was in no mood to wait around. • • Jess said: I've been working at my dad's business for years - everyone knew me as 'Baby Trucker'. As soon as I could, I took my test and passed first time with just four minors. • • For me it wasn't always about going to university - it was about doing what you enjoy. Just because I'm a lorry driver doesn't mean I can't enjoy girly things. • • When I'm not on the road I enjoy anything girls my age enjoy. Me and my sister love having our hair and nails done and enjoying nights out. • • Growing up on a farm, Jess has never been afraid of getting her hands dirty and getting stuck into manual labour. • • And with sister Lucy, 24, the pair have had to learn how to handle themselves among crowds of burly men. • • Jess said: The trucking industry is so male-dominated and it can be really challenging at times to be a young girl surrounded by blokes. • • Some of them can be rude, crude and say some really sexist things at times - but most of the time you can have a really good laugh with them. • • The trickiest part of Jess' job is manoeuvring a 45ft wagon along country roads near her home and work in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. • • The narrow lanes, tight squeezes and sharp blind bends may prove a tough task for even the most accomplished roadsters. • • But cool-headed Jess has no difficulty steering her 50 tonne truck - which is an old Eddie Stobart 12.9litre engine DAF XF 95 - around the countryside. • • Jess said: My dad, uncles, cousins and sisters are truckers - it runs right through my family. You just have to get used to the driving and once you've cracked it everything's brilliant. • • The best part of the job is never knowing where you're going to go - it can be anywhere in the country. One day you're in Scotland surrounded by breath-taking views, the next you're on the south coast. • • My friends think it's amazing that I drive lorries as most of them have never even been near one never mind known someone who drives them. • • Quite often they like to come on trips with me up and down the country. • • Sister Lucy, a mum-of-one, is known as the 'Mother Trucker' and Jess insists there is no better driver. • • But when the pair aren't ploughing up and down the M1, they spend quality time together and especially enjoy looking after themselves. • • Jess said: We always find time to enjoy ourselves - it's hard work being a woman truck driver. But over the past 20 years more and more women have taken to the road and it's certainly a lot easier that it was. • • I wouldn't change my office for anything else in the world. • • Welcome to Storytrender - the home of extraordinary video. • We are dedicated to unearthing amazing UGC video and telling the stories behind them. • Our team of journalists scour the web 24/7 to licence the latest trending videos before they go viral. We then package these up into bitesize news clips for the YouTube community. • Stay tuned for verified, engaging and extraordinary stories uploaded daily. • To use or license this video please contact [email protected] • Connect with Storytrender: • Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/StoryTrender • Like our Facebook: www.facebook.com/StryTrndr • Visit our website: www.storytrender.com • Company Information: • Storytrender is owned and operated by Caters News Agency Ltd, an international multimedia content provider. We supply news, picture, video and feature stories to the world’s largest media publishers. • All videos aired on this channel have been licensed from their rightful owners. • For media / licensing / broadcast usages, please contact [email protected] • www.catersnews.com
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