An initiative by LOTS Group, from the Scania group, in partnership with SEST SENAT, seeks to develop women who have category “E” CNH with little or no experience.

Finding women driving heavy vehicles, such as buses and trucks, is still uncommon in Brazil. To balance this scenario and attract women to the logistics sector, LOTS Group, a company that works with the future of transport and is part of the Scania group, in partnership with SEST SENAT, has invested in attracting women who have a CNH in category E , with little or no driving experience. Check below how to secure your spot!

The program they on the steering wheel One of its main objectives is to promote gender equality within the transport sector. According to the National Traffic Secretariat, the country has about 4,39 million National Driver's Licenses for heavy vehicles, of which 97,19% are male drivers and only 2,81% of women. 

Anerilene Alves de Souza, 32 years old, forestry driver, participated in the first group of they on the steering wheel, in 2021, in the LOTS operation in Três Lagoas, in Mato Grosso do Sul. Of the 12 women who participated in the course, she and eight others were hired. “The program opened doors for me that I never imagined reaching. I dreamed of being a truck driver since I was a child, and I am very happy to work at a company that values ​​women,” she points out.

“Transport is not a predominantly female sector. On the contrary, we only have 17% of women in this segment, which is why developing this audience for the market is so important. There is a shortage of labor in the transport sector, and investing in training women to fill these vacancies it's a way to give these professionals opportunities and also meet a market demand”, explains Renata Harumi, responsible for the LOTS project in the Três Lagoas region.

Check below how to secure your spot.

The next training offered by the Scania group company will be held at the SEST SENAT unit in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, and will start on the day June 19.

The program has 107 hours of theoretical and practical classes and lasts for 20 days.

Requirements: To participate, you must be over 21 years old, live in the Três Lagoas region, where the course will be held, have a CNH in category “E” and be literate.

Inscrição: Entries can be made until June 14th, free of charge, directly on the company's website, IN THIS LINK!

Created in 2016 in Sweden, LOTS Group, part of the Scania group, was born with the mission of optimizing logistical flow operations through technology and innovation. Since 2018 in Latin America, the company has presented new logistics solutions to better analyze flows, locate bottlenecks and improve deviations. Focused on four sectors of agribusiness, mining, forestry and highways, LOTS works to really improve the quality of deliveries with innovative implementations, aiming at the arrival of hyper-technological vehicles in logistical operations that occur in confined environments and with less human interaction.