Delisha Davis from Kerala makes headlines as she drives a tanker lorry that transports fuel

Delisha, a 23-year-old post graduate student, transports fuel from Kochi to Malappuram in her tanker lorry

“I can’t believe that no one saw me driving a tanker lorry, in the last three years!” laughs Delisha Davis. The 23-year-old from Kandassankadavu in Thrissur district of Kerala made headlines a few weeks ago for driving the tanker transporting fuel from Hindustan Petroleum’s LPG Plant at Irumpanam in Ernakulam to a petrol pump in Thirur, Malappuram district. She says, “Usually vehicles carrying petrol or diesel are not stopped by motor vehicle inspectors as they are essential commodities. However, a few weeks ago, one official was surprised to see a woman behind the wheels and he immediately alerted officials at the next checking point, assuming that I didn’t have a licence. But the official who stopped me was taken aback when I showed him my licence, the pass issued by the company and other documents. He wondered why the department didn’t know about me all these years and took the initiative to promote it on social media.”