Celebrating The Women Who Deliver Excellence

We’re proud to share in the mission of Women In Trucking, offering career opportunities for women in transportation. We’re thankful for the efforts of the many women on our team who help us deliver excellence each day. Congratulations to all of this year’s “Top Women To Watch In Transportation” nominees, and we look forward to continuing to be a place where women can make their career home.

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Madison Eschle

Chief People Officer, Andrews Logistics

Eschle has played an essential role in paving the way for growth, not only relative to female employment both on and off the road, but also on the education and empowerment of equality on all fronts.

Elizabeth Gomez

Marketing, Fleet Advantage Gomez helps to educate and promote programs and causes that are influential to the success of transportation, as well as her involvement of promoting community programs from Fleet Advantage’s foundation, Kids Around The Corner.

Amy Graves

Senior Driver Manager, May Trucking Co.

Graves has 30% of the same drivers in her fleet as she did day-one – an accomplishment that speaks volumes. She has discovered that the best way to connect with her drivers is sometimes done in the smallest of ways.

Vicki Green

Marketing and Sales Director - Global Connected Services, PACCAR

Green mentored others so they would be successful in creating other ERG teams, new diversity councils, and lead the annual Peterbilt Leadership Summit. She is known for her passion and willingness to support others.

Teri Greenwood

Chief Underwriting Officer, Northland Insurance Greenwood is the most senior female leader of the largest wholesale truck insurance company in the U.S., where she developed new telematic solution offerings to provide premium discounts or device subsidies to qualified policy holders.

Karen Hines

Senior National Sales Director, Conversion Interactive Agency

In December 2021, Hines was named Co-Employee of the Year – the first award of its kind in Conversion’s history.

Katie Griffin

Director of Fleet Safety, Leonard’s Express Griffin is a founding member of the Leonard’s Express Women in Trucking Committee. One of the committee’s first initiatives was to establish the annual Patricia Johnson Award, which honors the co-founder and pioneer in the industry.

Carrie Hall

Director of Client Services, Inflection Poynt

Hall has led an effort to create a job opportunity marketing engine that does not discriminate and works to help women find careers in trucking.

Jessica Hart

Vice President of Government Services, Traffix

As the company’s first and only female Branch Director, Hart launched its Oakville, Ontario location, and grew it to the #2 branch in the company and maintained that ranking over the next 3.5 years.

Leslie Karr

Group Director, Customer Success, Ryder System

Karr coaches her team individually and ensures they feel comfortable and confident with the customer. When Karr collaborates with internal teams and customers, she shows the same patience and understanding.

Jill Hostetter

Vice President of Product Management, Zonar

As a passionate advocate for creating career advancement pathways for women in technology, Hostetter is one of the founders of the company’s women’s affinity group, ASPIRE, which provides mentoring to women.

Stormie Janzen

Vice President of Safety and Recruiting, Total Transportation of Mississippi

Total Transportation believes that female role models are uniquely important in the workplace and in the industry. Janzen is at the forefront of the company’s efforts to attract, recruit, guide, and retain women.

Jessica Jasso

Director of Customer Experience, U.S. Xpress

Jasso is an active leader in the Women in the Workplace Employee Resource Group, which engages volunteers in internal mentoring, career development, and support for girls seeking professional guidance in local schools.

Mary Kearney

Director of Business Dev., Tucker Freight Lines

Kearney sits on the Board as the Motor Carrier Advisor for Food Shippers of America (FSA) and has been instrumental in getting Tucker Freight Lines certified as a Women-Owned Company.

Margaret Kennie Lead Driver, Bob’s Discount Furniture Kennie joined the company 2017 and quickly solidified herself as a dependable and hard-working driver. She was tapped as the new hire trainer and has served as Lead Driver for the past 3.5 years.

Samka Keranovic

Vice President & COO, U.S. Truck Driver Training School Keranovic is part of the leadership team and works in conjunction with the institutions board of directors and the president to execute the institutions 3 to 5-year strategic plan.

Jessica Kim

Head of Marketing, Pitstop Kim has spearheaded efforts to make the company’s brand appreciated for its innovation and continuing effort to evolve with paradigm shifts, improved efficiencies, and minimized costs - all while improving driver safety.

Samantha (Sam) McCracken continued on page 22

Executive Director Commercial Supply Chain, Bridgestone McCracken has worked relentlessly with her team to set up a new process with the field sales teams and customers to ensure products were supplied equitably to avoid customer shortages and fleet downtime.

COVER: Trucking Career Paths

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Ashley Kordish CEO, Ralph Moyle

Kordish was promoted from Vice President of Operations to CEO in 2022, went through the company’s formal apprenticeship program, and received her CDL-A.

Amanda Kremer Senior Program Manager, Kenworth Truck Co.

In addition to managing PACCAR’s Level 4 autonomy project, Kremer leads other program managers in complex programs such as heavy-duty battery electric vehicles and hybrid Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV).

Lauren Kwan VP of Marketing, Plus

Kwan founded the Ladies In Tech (LIT) women’s resource group at Plus as a way to ensure that women receive the necessary resources and support to advance their careers in transportation and within the company.

Candace Latnie

Technical Project Manager, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Navistar

In 2022, she was identified as a “Woman to Watch” at Navistar - winning an internal award organized by their Women in Navistar (WIN) employee resource group.

Lori Lederman

Director of Warranty, Peterbilt Motors Co.

Lederman has proven to be ambitious, dedicated and passionate during her 23 years at PACCAR. During her career, she has held multiple roles of increasing responsibility and also earned her graduate degree (MBA).

Annie Lowery

Director of Financial Planning & Analytics, Saia LTL Freight

Over the years, Lowery has built out the Financial Planning and Analysis team to further drive success in the Finance organization and Saiaall while staying true to her core values.

Angela Lentz

Chief People Officer, Daimler Truck North America

Recently, Lentz took on a greater leadership role within Daimler’s Executive Women’s Roundtable affinity group, where she was instrumental in redefining the group’s mission and vision and establishing new work streams.

Alana Long

Executive Administration & HR, Candor Expedite

Long has been focused on personal growth, the betterment of the company, and uplifting the company’s foundation by creating employee programs.

Christiane Meyer

Director of Strategic Accounts, Penske Logistics continued on page 22

As Director of Strategic Accounts, the highest level of direct sales position at Penske Logistics, Meyer serves as the face of Penske to their automotive accounts, developing new business and supporting existing partnerships.

Tori

Longan Senior Director of Sales, J.B. Hunt

In addition to her promotion as Senior Director of Sales, Longan was named Vice President of J.B. Hunt’s employee resource group, GROW (Growing & Retaining Outstanding Women).

Molly Mangan

SVP of Sales, Echo Global Logistics

Mangan is a 13-year veteran of Echo Global Logistics with a passion for strategic leadership and driving change within the transportation and logistics industry.

Lisa Owens

Training Manager, UPS Owens was instrumental in the implementation of the Middleburg training department. She is the Women in Operations Chair for the East Zone, which allows her to teach other women leadership, communication, and operational skills.

Claire Mules

President, Assurance Resources

Mules has achieved high levels of success in many facets of the industry, including safety programs, risk management training programs for motor carriers, and insurance solutions for independent operators.

Laura Mendoza

Senior Director of Customer Solutions, DAT Freight & Analytics Mendoza leads DAT’s award-winning customer service department. Given the grueling nature of being a carrier in 2022, DAT’s industryleading support was essential to the trucking community.

Misti Olszewski

VP, Enterprise Safety, Covenant Logistics

Olszewski’s leadership has completely transformed Covenant’s safety culture. Her ability to work across diverse business verticals and provide a safety-first culture is inspiring.

Lauren Meneau

Director of Customer Service, R.E. Garrison

In September of 2022, Meneau supported many women on her team to participate in a month-long seminar given by Dale Carnegie Training of Birmingham titled “Women in Leadership.”

Loan Mansy

EVP of CHESI Sales & Services, Clean Harbors

Mansy is the only female EVP leading business units. She focuses on growing revenue and profits. Despite her heavy workload, Mansy dedicates time to mentor six female high potentials.

Lisa Mitchell

Regional Vice President, Western Territories, Transforce continued from page 24

Mitchell is a recognized subject matter expert on the topic of California AB5 and has been featured in multiple media publications for her exhaustive knowledge of the legislation and her solutionfirst approach for motor carriers.