COVER: Trucking Career Paths

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Soona Bernstein

Partner Program Lead, Kodiak Robotics

Bernstein plays a key role in the Kodiak Women group, led Kodiak’s effort to gain Truckers Against Trafficking certification, and represents Kodiak in the American Trucking Association’s DEI working group.

Gina Billings

Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Averitt Billings helped to establish Averitt’s centralized customer service team and in 1993 was promoted to Director of Marketing & Communications until her most recent promotion as Vice President.

Monique de Boer

Reliability Manager, Peterbilt Motors Co.

As Reliability Manager she created an all-female reliability engineering group/team and is one of the original members of Peterbilt’s Diversity Council.

Christine Brown

Associate Vice President, Technology Delivery, Day & Ross Brown’s leadership, drive, and commitment has delivered

11 of 14 significant milestones in support of the Business Agility program’s objectives to enable growth and meet rapidly changing customer expectations.

Joanna Buttler

Head of Global Autonomous Technology, Daimler Truck AG Buttler was recently appointed head of Global Autonomous Technology Group for Daimler Truck AG. She leads the company’s global autonomous technology strategy, including vehicle programs, global rollout, and partnerships.

Endrea Davisson

Professional Driver, CFI Davisson is a military veteran, driver finishing instructor, mom and professional driver. While she has been with the company for less than two years, but already her impact has been incredible.

Desiree Caldwell

Director of Operations, People & Culture, Elite HR Logistics

Caldwell currently hires out of 30 states and has increased sales by 21%. She helps change people’s lives through their employment, lifestyle, and organizations, and by getting America back to work.

Mary Clarke

Enterprise Digital Media Manager, CDLLife

Clarke was recently promoted to Enterprise Digital Media Manager, managing a team of three and 40% of the CDLLife lead generation revenue. She also was a speaker at the CDLLife Turning Point Summit in 2022.

Jamie Creekmore

VP of Midwest Region for CHESI, Clean Harbors www.xcelente.org

Creekmore is an accomplished executive with more than 36 years of experience in quality control, material arrangement and export-import documentation of commercial goods and solvent waste.

Xcelente Trucking & Logistics congratulates Vontyna Durham, President, for being named a “2023 Top Woman to Watch in Transportation” by WIT’s Redefining the Road. You inspire us all to do better each and every day!

Team TNi congratulates Sara Shah, Director of Recruiting & HR, for being named a “2023 Top Woman to Watch in Transportation” by WIT’s RedefiningtheRoad.

Your leadership has been instrumental in our company’s success. Thank

Nina Eiland, PHR, SHRM-CP, CPLC, CPHRC Vice President of People, Alabama Motor Express

Eiland is the Head of people for Alabama Motor Express, specializing in diversity and inclusion, talent pool strategy and management, talent development, human capital alignment, people strategy, and compliance specialist.

Sara Ellis Operations Team Leader, Fraley & Schilling

Hired in an entry-level position just a few years ago, Ellis has worked diligently to earn her role as a leader of people. Today, she leads a team of six managers, as well as nearly 170 professional drivers.

Lisa Gonnerman President of Trucking, Bay & Bay Transportation Gonnerman was recently named President of Trucking for Bay & Bay Transportation, making her the first woman to hold that position in the 82-year history of the company.

Leanne Drummond Business Development Manager, CPC Logistics

Drummond is a member of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) and currently serves as 2nd Vice Chair of its Board of Directors. She is also the chairperson of the PMTC’s Young Leaders Group.

Vontyna Durham President, Xcelente Trucking & Logistics

In 2022, Durham was awarded the Leaders and Legends Award by the City of Memphis for the work she is doing to train young women and men to become professional truck drivers.

Angela Eliacostas

President and Founder, AGT Global Logistics Eliacostas shows that a woman owner of a male-dominated industry business can be both strong and compassionate. She is the person who can do it all at work and in life.

Janice Delvecchio

Senior Vice President, Human Resources, PLM Fleet

An accomplished Human Resource Executive with experience leading global HR teams, Delvecchio is driving organizational initiatives and change. She is on the Senior Leadership team, which is comprised of only 6 members.

Donna Deyo

Vice President Operations, PACCAR Winch

Deyo leads the PACCAR Winch Diversity Council, and is a member of the Winch Women’s Organization (and was instrumental in leading the organization in the first annual Winch Leadership, Diversity, and Inclusion Summit).

Jennifer Edwards

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Edwards was promoted from Regional Director of Sales and Agent Relations to Senior Director leading a team that covers the Southeast and Southwest.