Women in Trucking

A conversation with Women in Trucking founder and CEO Ellen Voie

Ellen Voie and family sit on the hood of a truck.

Welcome to Conversations with Nicole, a regular column in which Candor Expedite founder and CEO Nicole Glenn speaks with industry professionals about their experience in logistics – working with shippers and carriers; key challenges; and lessons learned along the way.  Here Nicole speaks with Ellen Voie, founder and CEO of Women in Trucking.

Nicole: You have built an amazing organization that is a voice for thousands of female truck drivers. Tell us about your history – what made you start it,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-conversation-with-women-in-truckings-founder-and-ceo-ellen-voie

Women can flourish combining freight and finance

Did you know that only 2% of the millions of people globally employed in the logistics industry are female? This shocking percentage indicates that there must be tell-tale reasons why more women have not joined the ranks of this dynamic industry. One can assume that the lack of females within this male-dominated industry is intimidating, making it challenging for many women to find their place. It can also extend from the lack of awareness around what specific opportunities are available to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/women-can-flourish-combining-freight-and-finance

Women in Trucking Association names Top Women to Watch in Transportation

The Women in Trucking Association listed the 2022 Top Women to Watch in Transportation.

The Women in Trucking Association (WIT) on Monday released a list of the 84 Top Women to Watch in Transportation.

The editorial staff of WIT’s Redefining the Road magazine selected the individuals based on their career accomplishments and efforts to promote gender diversity in the past 12 to 18 months.

“This year, we were impressed with the number of nominations we received for highly-qualified and outstanding women who have excelled in a male-dominant industry,” Brian Everett, group editorial...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/women-in-trucking-association-names-top-women-to-watch-in-transportation

Women In Trucking names 3 Driver of the Year finalists

The Women in Trucking Association announced finalists for the Driver of the Year award.

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) narrowed its nominees for the 2022 Driver of the Year award to three finalists on Tuesday, International Women’s Day.

This third-annual award is sponsored by Walmart Transportation and recognizes “outstanding female professional drivers who lead the industry in safety standards while actively enhancing the public image of the trucking industry,” a release said.

The 2022 finalists are Peggy Arnold, Francis Hernandez and Courtney Ohlandt.

Peggy Arnold

Arnold...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/women-in-trucking-names-3-driver-of-the-year-finalists

Can I use the bathroom? The answer for truckers is often ‘No’

Commercial truck drivers have endured many indignities over the decades. But none may be as debasing as being denied access to restrooms at locations where drivers pick up or drop off their loads.

It is a common problem, according to drivers and driver advocates. The issue predates the COVID-19 pandemic by many years, though health and safety precautions along with liability issues are believed to have made shippers and receivers clamp down even harder the past two years. While pandemic-related...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/can-i-use-the-bathroom-the-answer-for-truckers-is-often-no

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

Sparks, heir apparent to Voie as head of Women in Trucking, resigns

Deborah Ruane Sparks, the heir apparent to Ellen Voie as president and CEO of the Women in Trucking Association Inc. (WIT), has resigned to become the executive director of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), which oversees the system that classifies commodities for transportation based on several shipment characteristics.

Sparks (pictured) will take over on Feb. 14, the Alexandria, Virginia-based group said.

Sparks joined WIT in January 2020 as vice president as part of a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sparks-heir-apparent-to-voie-as-head-of-women-in-trucking-resigns

What opportunities are available to support truck drivers?

Throughout the pandemic, and now with tight capacity and lack of inventory on shelves, drivers are filling one of America’s most essential positions, moving 72% of domestic freight with their trucks.

While many consumers can be found using hashtags like #thankadriver on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, multiple nonprofit organizations work to address workplace issues that burden these vital workers.

In this AskWaves, FreightWaves examines four organizations and their efforts to improve drivers’...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-opportunities-are-available-to-support-truck-drivers

Women In Trucking hosts conference in Dallas, launches driver ambassador program

According to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, if the workforce gap between men and women is closed by 2030, the GDP would increase by 12%. This statistic was shared by the president and CEO of Women in Trucking, Ellen Voie, on a recent episode of FreightWaves NOW Net-Zero Carbon. Voie was promoting WIT’s Accelerate conference this week in Dallas from Nov. 7 – 9. 

“The conference is about empowering women and helping women move to the next level in their careers, whether...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/women-in-trucking-hosts-conference-in-dallas-launches-driver-ambassador-program

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