The newly created role of vice president has been given to Deborah Ruane Sparks in anticipation of the current Women in Trucking president retiring in the coming years. Sparks will assume this role in January 2020. Ellen Voie, the current WIT president founded the organizaiton in 2007 and has been…
Australian country music star and trucking advocate Jayne Denham is the newest Women in Trucking’s Ambassador. She kicks off this new role with a concert during the opening ceremonies of the Women in Trucking’s 2019 Accelerate! Conference and Expo. The conference will be in Dallas, Texas at the Sheraton Dallas…
The Women in Trucking Association and Freightliner Trucks have announced the six finalists for the 2019 Influential Woman in Trucking Award. This annual award is a way to honor and recognize female leaders in the trucking industry. With over 100 nominations submitted, the list is now down to six women…
Soon, two women from Amarillo, Texas will be graduating from the Amarillo College Truck Driving Academy. With an industry that is mostly made up of men, this college highly encourages female truckers because that is who the trucking employers they work with are looking for. Rosa Rosas, one of the…
There is legislation being considered by a Kansas Senator that would create an advisory board in the FMCSA exclusively focused on increasing the amount of women in the trucking industry. The board within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would be a five-member team of women from different areas within…
The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada has posted a casting call for the next season of “Ice Road Truckers”. They are looking for women drivers or trucking company owners, age range of 30-50, has a lot of character, is tough and has some bad weather driving experience. Contact info is…
Each month Women in Trucking Association (WIT) showcase one of their members who is succeeding in the trucking industry. For the month of July they have recognized Linda Caffee, an owner-operator team driver who is leased to Landstar Express America. With her interests in trucks starting at a young age,…
Announced at the Transportation Intermediaries Association Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., the 2019 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award was given to Judy R. McReynolds of ArcBest. Chosen among five finalists, McReynolds is the chariman, president and chief executive officer of ArcBest. McReynolds has been in the trucking industry for…
Nominations will be accepted for the Influential Woman in Trucking Award sponsored by The Women in Trucking Association and Freightliner Trucks through August 1. This award recognizes women who influence or make decisions in trucking companies regarding a manufacturing, corporate, driver, supplier, dealership or owner-operator setting. Nominees need to have…