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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJune 13, 2025

How Successful Fleets Are Making Trucking Work for Women — and Everyone Else

How trucking companies are rethinking policies and support systems to better serve women — and why that benefits everyone on the team.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJune 11, 2025

Better Trucking Teams, from the Cab to the Conference Room

People from a variety of backgrounds are more likely to stay with companies where they feel heard and where their feedback leads to real change.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJune 9, 2025

More Viewpoints, More Ideas, Stronger Trucking Teams

As trucking becomes more diverse, successful fleets are rethinking not just how they hire, but also how they can make the most of a team that doesn’t all think the same way.

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PodcastsJune 2, 2025

Retaining Today's More Diverse Truck Driver Workforce: Lessons from the Best Fleets to Drive For

Join host Deborah Lockridge and guest Mark Murrell of the Best Fleets to Drive For program as they unpack what successful fleets are doing right to retain a more diverse driver workforce.

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Videosby Deborah LockridgeJune 2, 2025

Watch: What the Best Fleets Know About Driver Diversity and Retention

Truck drivers today are more diverse than ever—across age, gender, culture, and background. But how can fleets not only recruit but retain this evolving workforce? Hear insights from the Best Fleets to Drive For in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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PodcastsMarch 28, 2025

Listen: How Atlas Creates High-Performing Teams With Award-Winning Diversity Program

Kelly Cruse, VP of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer for Atlas, joins HDT's Deborah Lockridge to talk about the trucking and logistics company's award-winning diversity and inclusion program.

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Videosby Deborah LockridgeMarch 26, 2025

Watch: How Atlas World Group Built a Stronger Company Through Diversity

In this HDT Talks Trucking interview, learn how Atlas World Group creates high-performing teams by teaching employees how to look at different points of view through an award-winning diversity program.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 10, 2025

Why Trucking Needs Diversity Now More Than Ever

Promoting diversity at trucking companies isn't about politics. It's about ways to address labor shortages, innovate, and grow their businesses, says HDT's Deborah Lockridge in this editorial column.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJune 28, 2024

Turning a Private Fleet Into a Best-of-Class Motor Carrier

Volker Bargenda was given a mission when hired by the company that would become Standard Logistics: Take a well-run private fleet and grow it into a best-in-class trucking operation hauling for outside customers as well as traditional private-fleet freight.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 9, 2022

WIT Names Top Transportation Companies for Women

The Women In Trucking Association announced its 2022 top companies for women to work in transportation.

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