Female Executives Advancing in Trucking Industry

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{"text":"Women are taking on larger roles in the management of trucking companies, a move that is being championed by executives at some of the largest for-hire carriers in North America.\n\n\n\"Early on in my career, I decided I wasn't going to make gender an issue or allow other people to do so,\" said Judy McReynolds, chairman, president and CEO at ArcBest Corp. in Fort Smith, Ark. \"At ArcBest , we believe in promoting the best person for every role. As long as companies are focused on putting the best people in leadership, more of our industry's leaders will be women.\"\n\n\nArcBest, in fact, has the highest percentage of women in leadership of (28%) and on the board of directors (33%) of all publicly traded for-hire carriers in the United States, according to an analysis conducted by the Women in Trucking Association and the University of Memphis.\n\n\nOf 15 publicly traded trucking companies, the most recent annual survey found that six had no female directors and eight had no female executives.\n\n\nRead more: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/female-executives-advancing-trucking-industry","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}