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WIT Calls for Influential Woman in Trucking Nominations

The Women In Trucking Association is seeking nominations for the 2022 Influential Woman in Trucking award.

August 5, 2022
WIT Calls for Influential Woman in Trucking Nominations

Nominations will be accepted through Sept. 20.

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The Women In Trucking Association is seeking nominations for the 2022 Influential Woman in Trucking award.

More than a decade ago, the award was created to honor women in the transportation industry who make or influence key decisions in a corporate, manufacturing, supplier, owner-operator, driver, sales or dealership setting. Nominees must also have a proven record of responsibility, mentorship, and serve as a role model to other women in the industry.

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Nominations will be accepted through Sept. 20.

The winner will be announced at the WIT Accelerate! Conference & Expo held in Dallas, Texas, November 13-16, 2022. Each finalist will be asked to serve as a panelist for the Influential Women in Trucking panel discussion on November 15, 2022.

Past recipients of the Influential Woman in Trucking award include:

  • 2021: Lily Ley, vice president and chief information officer, Paccar

  • 2020: Kristy Knichel, president of Knichel Logistics, and Jodie Teuton, co-founder of Kenworth of Louisiana

  • 2019: Ruth Lopez, director, transportation management, Ryder System

  • 2018: Angela Eliacostas, founder and CEO, AGT Global Logistics

  • 2017: Daphne Jefferson, principal and executive coach, Jefferson Consulting Group (former deputy administrator, FMCSA)

  • 2016: Ramona Hood, president and CEO, FedEx Custom Critical

  • 2015: Kari Rihm, president, Rihm Kenworth

  • 2014: Marcia Taylor, CEO, Bennett International Group

  • 2013: Rebecca Brewster, president & COO, American Transportation Research Institute

  • 2012: Joyce Brenny, president, Brenny Transportation/Brenny Specialized.

  • 2011: Rochelle Bartholomew, CEO, CalArk International

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