Women In Trucking Blog / Redefining The Road Magazine (3)

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jan 10, 2024 10:25:48 AM

Today, private and for-hire fleets have a number of alternatives to diesel—ranging from battery electric and catenary electric (powered by overhead or underground wires) to hybrid electric and alternative fuels …

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Topics:Redefining The Road MagazineSustainability

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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Topics:LeadershipProfessional DevelopmentRedefining The Road Magazine

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Nov 29, 2023 11:12:41 AM

The positions are out there for recent graduates, but it’s simply knowing where to look. “I just earned my CDL and I can’t find a carrier that will hire me …

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Topics:Human ResourcesRedefining The Road Magazine

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jul 30, 2023 1:39:26 PM

Michelle Siebert, Director of Finance, Kristi Randall, VP of Operations, and Sadie Church, Director of Recruiting & Marketing for Artur Express, Inc. The more an individual can picture working for …

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Topics:Human ResourcesRedefining The Road Magazine

by Women In Trucking Staff, on May 11, 2023 1:36:20 PM

Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for doing it.” — Katharine Whitehorn, British Columnist As the transportation industry expands in importance to supply …

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Topics:LeadershipRedefining The Road MagazineRecognition

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Dec 23, 2022 2:34:17 PM

Many women say they want employers with a corporate culture supportive of gender diversity, flexible hours and work requirements to accommodate family and life balance, competitive compensation and benefits, training …

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Topics:LeadershipRedefining The Road MagazineRecognition

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Oct 18, 2022 2:34:23 PM

The Great Resignation created a large vacuum of talent in the transportation workforce. Now, significant changes are being made throughout the industry in regards to recruitment efforts. Diversity and inclusion …

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Topics:Human ResourcesRedefining The Road Magazine

by Women In Trucking Staff, on May 24, 2022 5:47:16 PM

Experts from Daimler Trucks, Waymo, TuSimple, Plus, and Gatik reveal autonomous is here and the opportunities for women in trucking are great. Tech in the form of automatic transmissions, GPS …

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Topics:OperationsRedefining The Road Magazine

by Women In Trucking Staff, on May 17, 2022 3:12:29 PM

L to R: Finalist Eileen Dabrowski, finalist Amanda Schuier, WIT President and CEO Ellen Voie, and the 2021 Infuential Woman in Trucking, Lily Ley. The Women In Trucking Association recognized …

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Topics:LeadershipProfessional DevelopmentRedefining The Road MagazineRecognition

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jan 25, 2022 4:11:14 PM

A recent study from Northwestern University of 37,000 scientists and their mentees found “mentorship is indeed beneficial, especially when mentors pass down unwritten, intuitive forms of knowledge. Amanda McLaurin says …

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Topics:LeadershipProfessional DevelopmentRedefining The Road Magazine

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