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The Log Book: Paccar CIO named Influential Woman in Trucking

The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: The Women in Trucking Association honors influential women; ANL aims to rehabilitate the Australian turtle population; and C.H. Robinson recognizes its top-quality carriers.

WIT honors influential women in trucking

The nonprofit organization Women in Trucking Association announced that Lily Ley, vice president and chief information officer at Paccar, was presented the 2021 Influential...

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The Log Book: Werner releases cookbook of in-cab recipes

The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: Werner launches its cookbook, Women in Trucking offers ideas for safer training programs and UPS donates $1.25 million to advance underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Werner releases cookbook of in-cab recipes

Truck drivers are twice as likely to be obese as other U.S. workers, with the condition affecting 7 out of 10 long-haul drivers, according to a study by the National Institute for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-log-book-werner-releases-cookbook-of-in-cab-recipes

The Log Book: Workforce Heroes teaches Iowa students about trucking industry

The Logbook is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: Workforce Heroes teach students about trucking careers, ‘Grow at XPO’ launches 100th location and WIT teams up with CarriersEdge for Diversity and Inclusion Index.

ATA Workforce Heroes tours Iowa high schools

Workforce Heroes, an American Trucking Associations (ATA) program focused on recruiting and training future trucking professionals, finished it’s tour of high schools within Northwest...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-log-book-workforce-heroes-teaches-iowa-students-about-trucking-industry

The Log Book: Safety4Her opens first location for safety apparel

The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: Safety4Her goes from online retail to brick and mortar, WIT’s vice president joins the board of Wreath Across America and Shell Rotella SuperRigs is back in-person.

Safety4Her opens first brick and mortar location

Safety4Her Inc., a safety product and apparel company, has announced it will be opening its first location in Milwaukee on June 23rd. 

Hi Viz Life Stylz will take up...

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EFS: Women in Trucking Association supports nontraditional career choices

Women in Trucking founder, Ellen Voie, talks at the Enterprise Fleet Summit.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit. 

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Women in trucking

DETAILS: Ellen Voie, president and CEO of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), and Laura Roan Hays, chairwoman of the board at WIT and branch manager at Great Dane, chat about the history of WIT and its future goals.

SPEAKER: Voie, president and CEO at WIT

BIO: Voie founded WIT in March 2007 to promote the employment of women in the trucking industry, to remove obstacles that might...

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