Bianka Dervishi while driving the truck |
Bianka Dervishi, the Albanian who dared in Italy, is doing very well. The truck driver woman who surprised everyone and though young in age she shows us more about her profession.
Always closely associated with vehicles, she reveals that she was 19 when she first boarded the truck.
"I was in the truck with one of my cousins, he told me 'do you want to drive the truck', I tried it, and there I fell in love. Here I left my profession as a hairdresser to dedicate more to the truck," she says. The beginnings for her have not been easy, but the biggest support has been her family.
"I found it difficult to tell my family, but then they were happy, especially my father," she said.
"Usually i drive for 400 kilometers. "We rest every 4 and a half hours," she said. But how do people react when Bianka drives the truck?
"In the company where I work, I am the only girl there, but when I go down they look at me in amazement," the girl says. Bianka has been living in Italy for 16 years, but would she return to Albania to continue her profession as a truck driver.
"I like Albania very much, but I do not think I will return to Albania," she says.
She also gives some advice for the young drivers: "Even when we are driving a small car, the phone should not be touched while driving. Also, we must respect the driving hours.