by Natalie Williams, Ancora Training | Sponsored Content, on Sep 10, 2024 10:30:48 AM

Photo Credit: Ancora Education Summary: This article discusses the barriers women face in the skilled trades and how investing in career training for women can benefit employers. There’s little dispute …

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by Women In Trucking Staff, on Aug 26, 2024 6:34:10 PM

Dominicana Figueroa, the first female regional rental manager for Home Depot, says she learned how to empower herself and others by seeing the value in taking risks. It all started …

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by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jul 31, 2024 9:13:11 AM

Work-life balance is typically seen as the amount of time you spend doing your job versus the amount of time you spend doing what’s important to you outside of work …

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by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jun 18, 2024 8:59:55 PM

Erin Van Zeeland speaking at the 2023 Accelerate Conference & Expo in Dallas, TX How Leaders Create Leaders It takes a dedicated leader and bold leaps of faith to lead …

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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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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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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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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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by Women In Trucking Staff, on Dec 21, 2023 2:10:43 PM

Lina Acosta, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer for GLT Logistics Women have capabilities that can help trucking companies achieve great success, but they are still overlooked for leadership roles across …

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by Women In Trucking Staff, on Aug 23, 2023 8:54:07 AM

2023 I Heart Trucking Photo Contest submission from Megan Miller: "Bridgestone loves all powerful female teammates, partners and fleets we work with every day!" Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) has …

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