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Technology Innovation Award

Sponsored by Clean Harbors

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Technology enables the next great wave of women in the trucking industry to succeed. It removes obstacles and allows for more efficiency, safety and productivity. It creates more career opportunities. In 2022, the Women In Trucking Association and Clean Harbors sought nominations for the first annual Technology Innovation Award, a way to recognize innovation, vision, and technical achievements that support and advance the trucking industry.
 
Congratulations to this year's award recipient, Walmart, who was selected for the innovation of NTransit, a mobile software application built to provide their fleet drivers with a world-class, frictionless experience in the cabs of their trucks. Read the official announcement
 
 
Special thanks to our award sponsor: 
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Award Eligibility

Established in 2022, the award is open to any Women In Trucking member who has:

    • Contributed innovative technical or mechanical solutions, ideas, practices, or innovations in the management and maintenance of commercial motor vehicle industry.  
    • Promoted the advancement of women in the trucking industry.  
    • Earned the respect of their peers and clearly demonstrated industry leadership and applicability of trucking products and technologies that support the transportation industry.
    • Is a current member of WIT.

Judging Requirements

  • Judges will be looking for a clear description of an outstanding innovation or tech product, with indication of budget.
  • Judges are looking for an innovation that has led to extraordinary results within a sector and been a pioneer for change leading to transformative outcomes within the transportation industry.
  • Judges are looking for a company or individual who shows exceptional commitment to delivering the very best in their sector, demonstrates best practices and shows an innovative and creative approach to the technology they deliver

Nomination Deadline

Nominations will be accepted through Wednesday, September 28, 2022.

Finalist & Winner Award Expectations

  • The winner will be announced at the 2022 Accelerate! Conference & Expo November 13-16 in Dallas, TX. However, attendance at the event is not mandatory.
  • Agree to be used in marketing material, social media posts and partake in up to 3 speaking engagements
  • Be a member of the judging panel for the following year.

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WIT partnered with Clean Harbors to develop this award.

As a leader of safety, innovation and technology, we’re excited to sponsor this award in conjunction with WIT,” says Michelle DeStefano, senior director of Culture and Engagement at Clean Harbors. “This is an excellent way for us to celebrate the contributions of those in trucking who are at the forefront of making positive impacts throughout the industry.”

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Walmart Awarded Inaugural Women In Trucking Technology Innovation Award

Dallas, TX – Nov. 15, 2022 – The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) awarded Walmart the inaugural Technology Innovation award, sponsored by Clean Harbors. The announcement took place at the WIT Accelerate! Conference & Expo held in Dallas, Texas.  

The newly created award recognizes innovation, vision, and technical achievements that support and advance the trucking industry. Nominations were open to any WIT member who has contributed innovative technical or mechanical solutions, ideas, or practices in the commercial motor vehicle industry.  

“We’ve seen firsthand how well Walmart’s fleet operates. That’s, in large part, due to their applications and automation. Calling Walmart a ‘world-class organization’ in this regard seems almost an understatement,” said Michelle DeStefano, Sr. Director of Employee Engagement, Clean Harbors. “There could be no better selection as the winner of the first Clean Harbors technology award, in our eyes. Congratulations to all involved!”

Walmart was selected for the innovation of NTransit, a mobile software application built to provide their fleet drivers with a world-class, frictionless experience in the cabs of their trucks. NTransit starts by providing the drivers with a single platform for all the tools and information they need to move freight across Walmart’s supply chain, while staying connected with the dispatch office and other important stakeholders along their journey. This helps to minimize excess time spent at locations and enables the driver to efficiently move through their workday.  

NTransit is also a communication platform that informs the driver of any traffic incidents or unsafe conditions, so the driver has all the information needed to go about their day on the safest and most efficient routes. NTransit also provides real-time location tracking to provide ETAs to the Walmart stores on the driver’s route, ensuring the store is ready to receive and unload their freight and get the driver back on the road quickly.  Additional enhancements are in development to further digitize the driver’s experience, including the ability to make paperless deliveries and move right through the gate at warehouses without having to stop for paperwork review and seal validation.  

Integrated within the application is a satisfaction survey that provides Walmart drivers with a voice to rate their experience at stops along their route, as well as their overall experience with the application. With this feedback, Walmart product and technology partners can listen to and stay close to the voice of the customer, their drivers, and push ongoing development of new features and enhancements, which continue to enrich and improve the driver experience.

“The technology innovation award helps promote our mission to address obstacles our members face in the trucking industry,” said Ellen Voie, WIT president and CEO. “The NTransit app provides Walmart fleet drivers with the technology to experience a more user friendly, simpler, and intuitive process to stay connected from start to finish for each trip. This removes much of the uncertainty drivers often experience during their daily deliveries.” 

Finalists for the award, Relay Payments and REVOLOK USA LLC, were also recognized during the Accelerate! Conference & Expo.

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