Skip to content
Search AI Powered
Human content, AI powered search.

Latest Stories

Women in Trucking group releases annual “Top Women to Watch in Transportation”

List of 86 professionals work at motor carriers, 3PLs, manufacturers, truck dealers, professional services, technology innovators, and private fleets.

truck-driver-614191__480.jpg
DC Velocity Staff
By DC Velocity StaffMar 13, 2023
DC Velocity Staff
See Full Bio

Truck driver workforce development group the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) today announced its annual list of “Top Women to Watch in Transportation,” saying the list of 86 people shows how many women in transportation are making significant strides in their careers while having a positive impact on their company’s success.

Now in its sixth year, the list is compiled by the editorial staff of WIT’s Redefining the Road magazine, who select the individuals for their significant career accomplishments in the past 12 to 18 months, as well as their efforts to promote gender diversity.

The winners work for a range of company types, including motor carriers, third-party logistics companies (3PLs), equipment manufacturers, retailer truck dealers, professional services companies, technology innovators, and private fleets. Their job functions include operations/safety (36%), corporate management (23%), sales/marketing (20%), human resources/talent management (8%), engineering/product development (8%) and professional drivers (5%).

The individuals recognized as 2023 “Top Women to Watch in Transportation” are:  

            • Lina Acosta, chief marketing officer, GLT Logistics

            • Marcela Barreiro, president & CEO, Daimler Truck Mexico

            • Candy Bass, professional driver, Transport Designs

            • Mingshu Bates, chief analytics officer, AFS Logistics

            • Genevieve Bekkerus, director of marketing, Kenworth Truck Co.

            • Soona Bernstein, partner program lead, Kodiak Robotics

            • Gina Billings, vice president, marketing & communications, Averitt Express

            • Christine Brown, associate vice president, technology delivery, Day & Ross

            • Joanna Buttler, head of global autonomous technology, Daimler Truck AG

            • Desiree Caldwell, director of operations, people & culture, Elite HR Logistics, Inc.

            • Mary Clarke, enterprise digital media manager, CDLLife

            • Jamie Creekmore, VP of Midwest region for CHESI, Clean Harbors

            • Endrea Davisson, professional driver, CFI

            • Monique de Boer, reliability manager, Peterbilt Motors Company

            • Janice Delvecchio, senior vice president, human resources, PLM Fleet

            • Donna Deyo, vice president operations, PACCAR Winch

            • Leanne Drummond, business development manager, CPC Logistics

            • Vontyna Durham, president, Xcelente Trucking & Logistics

            • Jennifer Edwards, senior director of sales, The Evans Network Companies

            • Nina Eiland, vice president of people, Alabama Motor Express

            • Angela Eliacostas, president & founder, AGT Global Logistics

            • Sara Ellis, operations team leader, Fraley & Schilling

            • Madison Eschle, chief people officer, Andrews Logistics

            • Elizabeth Gomez, marketing manager, Fleet Advantage

            • Lisa Gonnerman, president of trucking, Bay & Bay Transportation

            • Amy Graves, senior driver manager, May Trucking Company

            • Vicki Green, marketing & sales director – Global Connected Services, PACCAR

            • Teri Greenwood, chief underwriting officer, Northland Insurance

            • Katie Griffin, director of fleet safety, Leonard’s Express

            • Carrie Hall, director of client services, Inflection Poynt

            • Jessica Hart, VP, government services management, TRAFFIX

            • Karen Hines, senior national sales director, Conversion Interactive Agency

            • Jill Hostetter, vice president of product management, Zonar

            • Joanna Hutton, director of sales, Ryder System, Inc.

            • Stormie Janzen, vice president of safety & recruiting, Total Transportation of Mississippi

            • Jessica Jasso, director of customer experience, U.S. Xpress

            • Leslie Karr, group director, customer success, Ryder System, Inc.

            • Mary Kearney, director of business development, Tucker Freight Lines 

            • Margaret Kennie, lead driver, Bob’s Discount Furniture

            • Samka Keranovic, vice president & COO, U.S. Truck Driver Training School

            • Jessica Kim, head of marketing, Pitstop

            • Ashley Kordish, CEO, Ralph Moyle, Inc.

            • Amanda Kremer, senior program manager, Kenworth Truck Co.

            • Lauren Kwan, VP of marketing, Plus

            • Candace Latnie, technical project manager, advanced driver assistance systems, Navistar

            • Lori Lederman, director of warranty, Peterbilt Motors Company

            • Angela Lentz, chief people officer, Daimler Truck North America

            • Alana Long, executive administration & HR, Candor Expedite

            • Tori Longan, senior director of sales, J.B. Hunt

            • Annie Lowery, director of financial planning & analytics, Saia LTL Freight

            • Molly Mangan, SVP of sales, Echo Global Logistics

            • Loan Mansy, EVP of CHESI sales & services, Clean Harbors

            • Samantha McCracken, executive director commercial supply chain, Bridgestone Americas

            • Elizabeth McMillan, district parts manager, Volvo Group North America

            • Laura Mendoza, senior director of customer solutions, DAT Freight & Analytics

            • Lauren Meneau, director of customer service, R.E. Garrison

            • Christiane Meyer, director of strategic accounts, Penske Logistics

            • Lisa Mitchell, regional vice president, Western Territories, TransForce 

            • Claire Mules, president, Assurance Resources, Inc. (ARI)

            • Sarah Newman, president, BM2 Freight Services, Inc.

            • Misti Olszewski, VP, enterprise safety, Covenant Logistics

            • Lisa Owens, training manager, UPS

            • Virginia Palafox, district manager, Waste Connections

            • Kelly Parish, director technologies, Yellow

            • Esther Parsons, road driver, Yellow

            • Rachael Partridge, transportation safety and compliance analyst, Gordon Food Service

            • Priscilla Peters, vice president of marketing & training, Conversion Interactive Agency

            • Denise Plumb, feeder division manager, UPS

            • Antonia Popova, director, customer accounts, RXO

            • Chelsey Reynolds, VP, finance, Envase Technologies 

            • Kristin Ridley, marketing communications manager, Rihm Family Companies

            • Michele Rodgers, resident engineering manager, Peterbilt Motor Company

            • Ivelise Rodriguez, corporate accounts business development director, Yellow

            • Angie Schneider, regional sales administration manager, Premier Truck Group

            • Sara Shah, director of recruiting & HR, Tri-National, Inc.

            • Emily Soloby, founder & CEO, Juno Jones

            • Kate Speer, VP of marketing, engagement & investor relations, JLE Industries

            • Marilyn Surber, transportation advisor, Tenstreet

            • Mardi Tagmeyer, senior manager of customer operations, Emerge

            • Kimberly Torres, senior service center manager, XPO

            • Erin Van Zeeland, chief commercial officer & group senior vice president/general manager, logistics, Schneider

            • Rose VanWey, director of van services, Atlantic Logistics

            • Azra Walter, director of safety, Artur Express, Inc.

            • Brooke Weeks, senior manager II, fleet sustainability engineering, Walmart

            • Pam Wills-Ward, chief people & strategy officer, MW Logistics, LLC

            • Sherryann Wilson, recruiter, Trimac Transportation

“We were thoroughly impressed this year with the sheer number of nominations we received for highly qualified and outstanding women who have excelled in a male-populated industry,” Brian Everett, group editorial director and publisher of Redefining the Road magazine, said in a release. “We are pleased to take this opportunity to highlight the achievements of more than 80 incredibly talented and valuable women.”

 

 

ArticleEditorialTransportationTruckingSC Services
women in trucking association
ArticleEditorialTransportationTruckingSC Services
women in trucking association

The Latest

everstream chart of number of containerships off east coast ports
Article

East Coast ports work through hefty backlog of containers

chip cooling plate from Mikros Technologies
Article

Jabil says acquisition cools off the hot chips behind cloud and AI

Logistics activity expanded in September
Featured

Logistics activity expanded in September

logo images of ILA union and USMX dockworkers ports
Article

Strike ends: East Coast dockworkers return to work

More Stories

team collaborating on data with laptops

Gartner: data governance strategy is key to making AI pay off

Supply chain planning (SCP) leaders working on transformation efforts are focused on two major high-impact technology trends, including composite AI and supply chain data governance, according to a study from Gartner, Inc.

"SCP leaders are in the process of developing transformation roadmaps that will prioritize delivering on advanced decision intelligence and automated decision making," Eva Dawkins, Director Analyst in Gartner’s Supply Chain practice, said in a release. "Composite AI, which is the combined application of different AI techniques to improve learning efficiency, will drive the optimization and automation of many planning activities at scale, while supply chain data governance is the foundational key for digital transformation.”

Keep ReadingShow less

Featured

PMA Screen Shot 2023-04-07 at 4.41.00 PM.png
Article

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach close in flashback to 2015 dockworker strike

Survey: In-store shopping sentiment up 21%
Featured

Survey: In-store shopping sentiment up 21%

Wreaths Across America seeks carriers for December mission
Featured

Wreaths Across America seeks carriers for December mission

dexory robot counting warehouse inventory

Dexory raises $80 million for inventory-counting robots

The British logistics robot vendor Dexory this week said it has raised $80 million in venture funding to support an expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) powered features, grow its global team, and accelerate the deployment of its autonomous robots.

A “significant focus” continues to be on expanding across the U.S. market, where Dexory is live with customers in seven states and last month opened a U.S. headquarters in Nashville. The Series B will also enhance development and production facilities at its UK headquarters, the firm said.

Keep ReadingShow less
container cranes and trucks at DB Schenker yard

Deutsche Bahn says sale of DB Schenker will cut debt, improve rail

German rail giant Deutsche Bahn AG yesterday said it will cut its debt and boost its focus on improving rail infrastructure thanks to its formal approval of the deal to sell its logistics subsidiary DB Schenker to the Danish transport and logistics group DSV for a total price of $16.3 billion.

Originally announced in September, the move will allow Deutsche Bahn to “fully focus on restructuring the rail infrastructure in Germany and providing climate-friendly passenger and freight transport operations in Germany and Europe,” Werner Gatzer, Chairman of the DB Supervisory Board, said in a release.

Keep ReadingShow less
containers stacked in a yard

Reinke moves from TIA to IANA in top office

Transportation industry veteran Anne Reinke will become president & CEO of trade group the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) at the end of the year, stepping into the position from her previous post leading third party logistics (3PL) trade group the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), both organizations said today.

Reinke will take her new job upon the retirement of Joni Casey at the end of the year. Casey had announced in July that she would step down after 27 years at the helm of IANA.

Keep ReadingShow less
NOAA weather map of hurricane helene

Florida braces for impact of Hurricane Helene

Serious inland flooding and widespread power outages are likely to sweep across Florida and other Southeast states in coming days with the arrival of Hurricane Helene, which is now predicted to make landfall Thursday evening along Florida’s northwest coast as a major hurricane, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

While the most catastrophic landfall impact is expected in the sparsely-population Big Bend area of Florida, it’s not only sea-front cities that are at risk. Since Helene is an “unusually large storm,” its flooding, rainfall, and high winds won’t be limited only to the Gulf Coast, but are expected to travel hundreds of miles inland, the weather service said. Heavy rainfall is expected to begin in the region even before the storm comes ashore, and the wet conditions will continue to move northward into the southern Appalachians region through Friday, dumping storm total rainfall amounts of up to 18 inches. Specifically, the major flood risk includes the urban areas around Tallahassee, metro Atlanta, and western North Carolina.

Keep ReadingShow less
Copyright ©2024.