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Q&A: Ramona Hood of FedEx Supply Chain

Ramona Hood. Photo courtesy FedEx.

Ramona Hood
Vice president, FedEx Supply Chain

The Women In Trucking Association honored Ramona Hood with its Influential Woman in Trucking award. In this interview with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge, Hood emphasizes the importance of recruiting and mentoring a diverse talent pool in the industry. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

HDT: Let's start out at the beginning. How did you get into trucking?

Hood: It was a career path that was somewhat unintended. I had recently graduated from high school and was in my first year of college and started working as a receptionist for Roberts Express [a pioneering expedited freight company later purchased by FedEx.] From that opportunity, I quickly realized that it was a fascinating industry and organization and a company [where I] had great opportunity to really grow and learn a lot more. So here 25 years later here I am, still with the organization.

HDT: What were you studying at the time?

Hood: My initial area of study was accounting. However, I change that, like many students do, and my undergrad and executive MBA are in business. I was a single mom at the time as well, so I was working full time as well as going to school during that time frame.

HDT: Wow.

Hood. I did not do my executive MBA immediately after college. That was part of my learning plan as I continued to progress.

HDT: Late last year, you became Vice President at FedEx Supply Chain. For those who may be more familiar with FedEx as the company that delivers overnight packages, can you give a quick overview of FedEx Supply Chain in your own words?

Hood: We were formerly Genco. In the industry we are known as a third party logistics provider, and we support the challenges that ...Read the rest of this story

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