2019 Top Woman-Owned Businesses

Congratulations to these 2019 "Top Woman-Owned Businesses in Transportation" by the Editorial Staff of WIT's Redefining the Road, the official magazine for the Women In Trucking Association. WIT encourages more women to proactively become leaders in their organizations - and in some cases, to start their own businesses.

Entrepreneurship is a viable means of economic self-sufficiency and many women are choosing an enterprise connected to transportation to be part of their career aspirations. Redefining the Road will feature in its edition 2 of 2019, a list of “Top Woman-Owned Businesses.” Criteria used to identify qualified applicants include status as majority ownership by a woman, financial stability and growth, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit of the woman owner. Each company was nominated and chosen based upon business success and accomplishments - including those related to gender diversity.

 YEAR FOUNDED COMPANY PRIMARY FEMALE BUSINESS OWNER(S)
 1974 Bennett International Group Marcia G. Taylor, CEO
 1967 Kenco Logistics Jane Kennedy Greene, Chairwoman
 1989 Childer's Oil Donna Childers, Vice President
 1932 Rihm Family Companies Kari Rihm, President & CEO
 1978 Veriha Trucking, Inc. Karen Smerchek, President & Owner
 1984 Rush Trucking Corp. Andra Rush, CEO
2012  Aria Logistics Arelis Gutierrez, CEO
 1978 Lodgewood Enterprises Arlene Gagne, President
 2004 S-2international, LLC Jennifer Mead, CEO
1993  International Express Trucking Karen Duff, President & CEO
1996  Brenny Transportation, Inc. Joyce Brenny, CEO & Founder
 2003 Knichel Logistics Kristy Knichel, CEO
 1960 Garner Trucking Sherry Barner Brumbaugh, CEO
 2014 LYNC Logistics Cindy Lee, President
 1998 Ontario Truck Training Academy Yvette Lagrois, President
 2005 AGT Global Logistics Angela Eliacostas, Owner & Founder
 1994 Powersource Transportation Barb Bakos, President 
 2000  Launchit Public Relations  Susan Fall, President
 2015 United Federal Logistics, Inc. Jennifer Behnke, President
 2011 BCP Transportation Nancy Spelsberg, Ardis Jourdan, Kristie Rozinski
 2017 Ladybird Logistics Ltd. Felicia Payin Marfo, Managing Director
 1983 DGT Trucking Donna G. Sleasman, Owner
 1987 RFX, Inc.   Kimberly Welby, President & CEO