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Katie Begley

Queen of the Trucks aims to overhaul male HGV industry and ease UK's driver shortage

With her perfectly-styled raven hair, big eyelashes and model make-up, Shannan Paterson isn't exactly the traditional image of the UK’s trucking industry.

But the 27-year-old is hoping she can be the face of a new generation to get behind the wheel and help ease the country’s HGV driver shortage.

Shannan runs her family’s firm that helps wannabe lorry drivers get their licence, and she is on a one woman mission to overhaul the male dominated industry.

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