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Finalists Named for Distinguished Woman in Logistics

The Women In Trucking Association announced the finalists for the fourth annual Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award, established to promote the achievements of women employed in the North American transportation and logistics industry.

The award highlights the crucial roles of leading women in the dynamic and influential field of commercial transportation and logistics, which encompasses both logistics service providers as well as motor carriers.

The finalists are:

Renee Krug: As chief financial officer, Krug is responsible for all financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, treasury, accounting, tax and HR at GlobalTranz, a $1.1 billion revenue technology-driven 3PL. She led GlobalTranz to record-setting financial growth and profitability in 2016 and 2017 and has been named CFO of the Year by several local and state publications.

Kendra Phillips: Group director of SE Operations for Ryder, Phillips manages a multi-million dollar P&L and a team of more than 700 employees. In her first year in this role, she was the top operational performer within the division.

Betty Weiland: Weiland joined J.J. Keller & Associates in 1980 and serves as senior editorial manager of the Transportation Publishing Department. She leads a group of 10 editors, who are responsible for developing and updating all of J.J. Keller's transportation publications, in addition to providing content for online services, training programs, webinars, whitepapers, and forms.

The winner will be announced by program sponsor Truckstop.com, on behalf of WIT on Tuesday, April 10, during the Transportation Intermediaries Association 2018 Capital Ideas Conference and Exhibition in Palm Desert, California.

Finalists were selected from a vast group of high-performing women representing third-party logistics, supply chain management, and related disciplines. Members of the judging panel were:

• Stephanie S. Ivey, director of Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute, Southeast Transportation Workforce Center, and associate professor, department of civil engineering at the University of Memphis;
• Laurie ...Read the rest of this story

Commentary: Money Is Not the Only Thing That Speaks to Truck Drivers

The past couple of months have seen a flurry of announcements from fleets raising driver pay. But some are trying something a little different than the usual per-mile increases by also addressing some of the personal and human factors behind driver satisfaction.

Deborah Lockridge

U.S. Xpress is going after team drivers with what it's calling its TeamMax Bonus program. Current and prospective team drivers will have the chance to earn as much as $50,000 in bonuses and up to four weeks of paid vacation in a single year. On top of the company's regular benefits package, drivers in the TeamMax program get other perks, such as first priority for the newest trucks and top priority at service centers.

Boyd Bros. Transportation unveiled a new type of truck-driving position to give experienced flatbed drivers a more predictable driving job. As part of the company's new Mission Fleet for experienced drivers, in this position drivers can earn a $1,300 weekly salary and have guaranteed 48 hours of home time each week between Friday and Sunday. The drivers will use a paid time-off system for sick leave and vacation time based on employment. The carrier will evaluate how well the program works to see if it can expand this type of driving position to more of its fleet.

Nussbaum Transportation has also changed its pay structure to address some issues that are common problems. The company already pays practical miles, but it's now using a door-to-door miles calculation method rather than a traditional zip-to-zip mileage model. It's going to pay for all reserved/paid parking, without question, and it's raising bonus payouts for drivers who reach the Platinum performance level in Nussbaum's driver scorecard program.

When it comes to retaining drivers, pay is important, but oftentimes even more important are the ...Read the rest of this story

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