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Drive My Way to Participate in Women in Trucking Conference This Week

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The Women in Trucking Accelerate! Conference and Expo runs from Nov. 7-9 in Dallas, Texas. The conference strives to bring gender diversity to the trucking industry and show how diversity can positively impact a driver’s career and a company’s success.

Several Women in Trucking members will be on hand at the conference, including trucking companies, truck driving schools, manufacturers, health and wellness businesses and more.

First, the conference kicks off with the opening session (1:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7), when FMCSA Administrator Scott Darling discusses safety in trucking.

Also, the conference offers valuable networking opportunities among those who value gender diversity in the industry. In addition, there are more than 30 sessions on important transportation issues and trends. Drive My Way’s own Beth Potratz, the company’s president and CEO, will participate in one of those sessions, “Secrets to Successful Mentoring and Why It’s So Important.”

Expect engaging discussion about how women can:

  • Use mentoring to their advantage
  • Why some programs work and others don’t
  • What types of mentoring are available for new female drivers
  • And more

“I’m excited to be part of this important women-focused conference,” Potratz says. “As a woman-owned business in the trucking industry, Drive My Way is proud to be represented at Accelerate! and be part of a conversation that fosters the success of women in CDL trucking jobs.”

If you’re a truck driver looking for a job that fits your qualifications and lifestyle, visit us at Booth 607.

Drive My Way matchmakers will be on hand to answer your questions and help you register on DriveMyWay.com. Therefore, you can get one step closer to landing the best job for you.

Are you a woman driver on social media? Be part of the show’s conversation with the hashtag #WIT16. Can’t make the conference? Follow us on Facebook here and stay up to date on all the latest trucking job opportunities that can help you grow your career in the industry, regardless of your gender.

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Girl Scouts Learn What It’s Like to Have a Trucking Job

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duluthnewstribune.comLast week, the University of Wisconsin-Superior hosted 20 Girl Scouts to teach them about the transportation industry and encourage them to consider careers in the typically male-dominated field. The Duluth News Tribune wrote about the outing, saying the Girl Scouts observed first-hand about five types of transportation jobs, including CDL trucking jobs.

“There’s this perception that the transportation industry is for males,” said Cassie Roemhildt, research associate at UWS. “We want to teach young girls that that isn’t the case, so we got involved with the Girl Scouts.”

Ellen Voie founded the Women in Trucking Association in 2007 and currently serves as the organization’s president.

“There aren’t a lot of role models for young women looking into transportation,” Voie said. “There isn’t a truck driver Barbie yet, but I’m working on it.”

The article says the girls started their day with a conversation with Voie in her capacity as a female truck driver.

“We want to introduce these opportunities before girls make their career decisions,” Voie said. “Otherwise, women don’t tend to think of themselves in a truck.”

The Girl Scouts then toured a retired freighter to learn about the shipping industry and explored the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. They ended their day in the cab of a Halvor Lines semi-truck and learning about aerodynamics with paper airplanes.

By the time the day was ending, the girls were putting transportation into the context of their own lives.

“We’re Girl Scouts, we do Girl Scout cookies,” said Emily Schaefer, 11. “Wheat starts at the farm and travels all the way to the factory. I think that’s cool. If we didn’t get the wheat, we wouldn’t get the Girl Scout cookies.”

Check out other Fun Friday stories from Drive My Way here and here.

Photo courtesy Duluth News Tribune

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Truck World Takes A Bow to Women Truck Drivers

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The Women in Trucking Association celebrated female truck drivers with a salute to women truck drivers at Truck World in Canada on April 16.

Women in Trucking has feted female truckers in the United States. However, the event marked the first time women truck drivers in Canada were formally saluted for their hard work.

“We made history,” said Joanne Ritchie, executive director of the Owner Operator’s Business Association. “This has been a long time coming since we’ve wanted to have a salute (in Canada) and we’ve been thinking about it for a long time…so we’re really happy to see so many out here.”

Andreea Crisan, COO of Andy Transport thanked the women truck drivers for “choosing transportation” as a career.

“I’m here today to thank you and thank the sponsors and those companies that encourage the employment of women. But most importantly, the retention of women,” Crisan said. “Today is your day. Ladies, we’re here to celebrate you…so thank you for coming and let us celebrate your courage, your work and your commitment to the industry.”

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