Through its Redefining the Road magazine, the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) recently published the 2022 recipients of the Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation.
The award was created through the magazine in 2018 to help fulfill the non-profit organization’s mission “to promote the accomplishments of companies that are focused on the employment of women in the trucking industry.”
Redefining the Road publisher Brian Everett indicated that specific characteristics are necessary to earn a Top Companies honor. These include a culture that fosters gender equity, fair and equal compensation, professional development, reasonable work schedules, and opportunities for career advancement, among others.
“These corporate attributes are essential to any successful enterprise that is serious about gender diversity. Identifying the companies on this list involves a two-step process. First, nominations of the companies are received and carefully reviewed to ensure they qualify by meeting a minimum threshold of qualifications — including these characteristics we look for. Then the final ballot of companies is voted on by individuals in the industry,” Everett reportedly said. “This is the fifth year of this prestigious recognition program and it garnered a record number of more than 22,000 votes to identify and validate the final companies named to the list.”
The comprehensive and growing list of female-friendly companies includes the following.
- 160 Driving Academy
- AFS Logistics
- Ancora Education
- Armstrong Transport Group
- Arrive Logistics
- Averitt Express
- BCB Transport
- Bennett Family of Companies
- Big M Transportation, Inc.
- Bob’s Discount Furniture
- Booster
- Boyle Transportation
- Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
- Carter Express, Inc.
- Centerline Drivers
- CFI
- Clean Harbors
- Convoy
- Covenant
- CPC Logistics
- Crowley
- Cumberland International Trucks
- Cummins, Inc.
- Daimler Truck North America
- Dart Transit Company
- Day & Ross
- Drivewyze, Inc.
- Dupré Logistics
- Dynacraft, a PACCAR Company
- EASE Logistics
- Estes Express Lines
- Exxact Express
- FedEx Freight
- First Truck Centre
- FirstFleet, Inc.
- GLT Logistics
- Halvor Lines, Inc.
- Highway Transport Logistics, Inc.
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
- JX Enterprises, Inc.
- Kenworth Truck Company
- Leonard’s Express
- Marathon Petroleum Company
- May Trucking Company
- Merchants Fleet
- Michelin North America, Inc.
- MOTOR Information Systems
- Navistar, Inc.
- New West Truck Centres
- NFI Industries
- Old Dominion Freight Line
- PACCAR Engine Company
- PACCAR Parts
- PACCAR, Inc.
- Palmer Trucks
- Paschall Truck Lines
- Penske Transportation Solutions
- PepsiCo
- Peterbilt Motors Company
- Pilot Company
- Prime, Inc.
- Quality Carriers
- Redwood Logistics
- ReedTMS Logistics
- Rihm Family Companies
- Roehl Transport
- Ryder
- SAIA LTL Freight
- Savage
- Schneider
- Skelton Truck Lines
- Solera
- Stericycle
- Sunset Transportation
- Swift Transportation
- The Erb Group of Companies
- The Evans Network of Companies
- The Pete Store, LLC
- Thomas E. Keller Trucking
- Total Transportation of Mississippi
- TRAFFIX
- Transflo
- Tri-National, Inc. (TNi)
- Trinity Logistics
- Triumph Business Capital
- Truckstop.com
- TrueNorth Transportation
- Tucker Freight Lines
- U.S. Xpress
- UPS
- US AutoLogistics
- Venture Transport Logistics
- Volvo Group North America
- Walmart, Inc.
- WM
- Werner Enterprises, Inc.
- Wilson Logistics
- XPO Logistics
- Yellow
- Zonar
“We thank WIT for recognizing our company’s strong commitment to the women who drive for XPO and the quality of their employment experience. We’ll continue to prioritize diversity across the many different career opportunities we offer within the transport industry,” XPO chief human resources officer Josephine Berisha reportedly said.
Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation award winners are scheduled to be honored at the WIT Accelerate! Conference & Expo, held Nov. 13-16 in Dallas, TX.
Sources: womenintrucking.org, ajot.com
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