Women In Trucking Blog / Redefining The Road Magazine

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Apr 10, 2024 2:10:36 PM

Studies show that within three seconds people make many decisions or assumptions about one’s character. Within three seconds, one would be greeted with Jodi Edwards’ big smile and decide that …

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Topics:Redefining The Road MagazineDriver Perspective

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Apr 10, 2024 9:30:18 AM

Safety is a key component to a successful retention strategy during today’s driver shortage, according to Marcia Faschingbauer, President and CEO of Excargo Services, a logistics company that provides intermodal, …

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Topics:Redefining The Road MagazineSafety

by Jennifer Hedrick, on Mar 27, 2024 11:26:25 AM

A first piece of advice WIT’s founder Ellen Voie and several of our members gave me when I began my role as President and CEO of the Women In Trucking …

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Topics:Redefining The Road MagazineLife on the Road

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Mar 13, 2024 9:36:07 AM

Even if you prefer to keep your work and personal lives separate, it’s important to be your authentic self at work. While you may want to slightly adjust the way …

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Topics:LeadershipProfessional DevelopmentRedefining The Road Magazine

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Feb 21, 2024 9:00:27 AM

Shelley Simpson, President of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, presenting at the 2023 Accelerate Conference & Expo. With only 31.6% of women as C-suite executives in transportation, according to the 2023 …

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Topics:LeadershipRedefining The Road Magazine

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Feb 20, 2024 6:09:10 PM

Did you know that women make up nearly 12.1% of professional drivers? This is according to the 2023 WIT Index, which also reports the percentages of women in the C-Suite, …

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Topics:Redefining The Road MagazineGender Diversity Issues

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Feb 20, 2024 1:06:01 PM

With help from ES and the Path To Ownership™ program, DeShawn Henry and Russell Jones became team drivers and secured funding for their first truck. There are 185 new women-owned …

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Topics:Redefining The Road MagazineDriver Perspective

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Feb 7, 2024 10:15:09 AM

Supervising a team has its challenges. That’s why industry leaders have come together to identify ways to ease these issues for female leaders everywhere. Strong leadership takes drive, focus, determination, …

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Topics:LeadershipRedefining The Road Magazine

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jan 24, 2024 8:55:55 AM

Drive My Way Reveals What Fuels Drivers’ Job Satisfaction A preliminary Driver Happiness Report was recently released by Drive My Way, a personalized recruiting platform focused on truck drivers and …

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Topics:Human ResourcesRedefining The Road MagazineDriver Perspective

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jan 14, 2024 4:31:30 PM

Van Zeeland was one of three top industry executives to keynote the 2023 Accelerate! Conference & Expo in Dallas, TX. She’s a transformative leader who brings passion, creativity and heart …

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Topics:LeadershipRedefining The Road MagazineWomen In TruckingRecognition

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