by Women In Trucking Staff, on Apr 24, 2024 7:55:29 AM
A chronic, nationwide shortage of truck parking is forcing America’s professional truck drivers into an untenable position— either violate federal hours-of-service regulations that mandate rest breaks at specific times, or …
Read Storyby Deb LaBree, on Apr 23, 2024 6:39:27 PM
Over the last few years, I’ve read on social media how the brotherhood (and sisterhood) of trucking is long gone and how much trucking has changed. If a driver was …
Read Storyby 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 …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Dec 27, 2023 10:39:54 AM
As we close out the holiday season, those Thanksgiving pies, Christmas candy, and lots of cookies to celebrate don’t help our waistline. One study found that the average American gains …
Read Storyby Fran Bernard, on Dec 13, 2023 8:50:45 AM
Distractions are everywhere. Human attention is the economy's most precious resource. Specifically, the attention people pay to their work. No matter what kind of company you own, run or work …
Read Storyby Fran Bernard, on Nov 1, 2023 9:09:29 AM
More and more, urgent care clinics are opening across the nation. Offering primary care, urgent care, and occupational health services. This includes Department of Transportation and pre-employment physicals, preventative care …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Oct 10, 2023 3:14:18 PM
The republic of Namibia is a country in Southern Africa. This sub-Saharan country is one of the driest and least-populated areas in the world. Although the nation borders the Atlantic …
Read Storyby Fran Bernard, on Sep 13, 2023 7:59:29 PM
Candy Bass is a truck driver with five decades of experience behind the wheel. Bass has 6 million accident-free miles and earned the WIT Driver of the Year award in …
Read Storyby Fran Bernard, on Aug 8, 2023 3:52:00 PM
Staying healthy and fit when you work a lot is already a huge challenge for most people. Whether sitting behind a desk or, for truck drivers, who spend their days …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Aug 4, 2023 11:14:58 AM
Tammy Stoner Today’s professional drivers are much different than the guys I knew when I started working in the trucking industry. Yes, I wrote, “guys,” as I didn’t know any …
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