Peggy Arnold: A Driver Success Story in Safety

In nearly 30 years of service as a corporate driver with Yellow Corp., Peggy Arnold has a clear record of success demonstrating her passion for safety. For starters, she has acquired nearly 1.9 million safe miles. If that isn’t impressive enough, Arnold serves on Yellow’s leadership team, the Women’s Inclusion Network Employee Resource Group, and is part of the safety team. She also was named as a 2022 Top Women to Watch in Transportation by Redefining the Road magazine, American Trucking Associations America’s Road Team Captains Finalist 2022, Yellow’s Road to Excellence Award 2021, and Certified Safety Trainer 2021. With all these achievements, the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) recently named Arnold the 2022 Women In Trucking Driver of the Year award. Sponsored by Walmart, the annual award was established three years ago to promote the achievements of female professional drivers who lead the industry in safety standards while actively enhancing the public image of the trucking industry. Arnold was among three finalists for the award. The other finalists include Francis Hernandez, a professional driver with Waste Management, Inc. and Courtney Ohlandt, company driver for FedEx Freight. Members of the judging panel were: Tricia Tullis, General Transportation Manager, Walmart Transportation; Jeana Hysell, Senior Safety Consultant, J. J. Keller & Associates; Ellen Voie, WIT President and CEO.

“Our safety team spends countless hours helping our fellow drivers prevent on the job injuries and with a goal to be accident free,” says Arnold. “I am a part of our new drivers training program and take my job straight to the heart. Every day I do my best to train and teach to the best of my ability.” n

Peggy Arnold was named 2022 Driver of the Year during the Salute to Women Behind the Wheel event, hosted by WIT at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, KY.