Ethel Bianchi is the winner of the 2017 prize SABO Rosa, dedicated to women who work in the heavy transport industry: the guide to logistics, passing for garages and spare parts dealers. Ethel was born in Pomezia and works in Moncalieri. The SABO Rosa is a special shock absorber in limited edition created especially since once a year. To choose the winner, based on the applications received through the Web and following an online vote, was a jury of three journalists and the employees of the main sponsor, the Roberto Nuti Group of Bologna, which produces more than half a century in the SABO brand spare parts, a leader in the commercial vehicle sector.
“Receiving the SABO Rosa means a lot to me – tells Ethel Bianchi, trucker year 2017 – because finally there is someone who recognizes the value of women who in a difficult environment, and very ‘masculine’, such as transport . rare are the people who tell you ‘good’, and for that I am truly grateful to Roberto Nuti. this is an award that I dedicate to the company Linea Azzurra of Moncalieri I work for, the office Daniela girls, Lorenza and Valentina, Mr. Joseph Macaluso who believed in me, and my family, who has always supported me. My father was a truck driver, my ex-husband was a truck driver and my aunt was one of the first women to drive trucks in the early 80. it is for this reason that I have always been attracted to this world, even if in the beginning it was not easy. Imagine that there is still someone behind the wheel when he sees that there is a woman twists a little ‘nose or He snorts. ”
Ethel was very young began to carry fruit, on the Rome – Sicily, and after some time decided to try the passenger. “The first time I worked on school buses – says smiling the year truck driver – but it was really tough because the fact of being a woman, so the target of crooked glances and giggles, was added to the usual confusion that boys do. Then I switched to tourism, which is a job that requires a lot of flexibility, as it takes you away from home for several months traveling around Europe. But is this really my life, is the work that I enjoy doing and I would not change with another. And now that I have received SABO Rosa will not stop me anymore. ”
Presenting the award was Elisabetta Nuti, financial director of the company Roberto Nuti Group and chairman of the jury. The motivation: “This year, the jury decided to award the SABO Rose Ethel Bianchi to underline the commitment and the joy that this woman puts in his work, appreciated by all those who over the years has taken on a trip to the ‘ Europe. Ethel has received a large amount of online votes, from people who have decided to reward his enthusiasm, his history and his professionalism. “” The SABO Rosa, now in its eighth year – said Elisabetta Nuti -, He continues to show as in any profession, and particularly that of the driver of heavy vehicles, people can express themselves with passion and love: two characteristics that women have naturally. Those of road is definitely a world complicated and competitive, but today, thanks to Ethel and its history, made of sacrifices, skill and perseverance, we can recount the resolute side and solar. “
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