The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) just announced that Ryder System, Inc. has renewed its Gold Level partnership to support the non-profit association’s mission of recruiting and retaining more women in the transportation and logistics industry.
In addition to providing financial support, the company has actively participated in the association since 2014. Lesley Kerr, vice president of human resources at Ryder, serves on the WIT board of directors. Debra Brunton, vice president of operations at Ryder, serves as vice chair. Korri Adams, global director of vehicle sales operations for North America & sales for the southeast region at Ryder, serves as a Women In Trucking Foundation board member. The company generously supports the scholarship program to make technical training and education more affordable for women striving to make a career in trucking a reality for the WIT Foundation.
“Ryder is proud of its continued support of the Women In Trucking Association and fully believes in the mission to encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry, promote their accomplishments, and minimize obstacles faced by women working in the trucking industry,” said Kerr. “Organizations like WIT are critical to building a diverse workforce and empowering women to succeed at any level in the industry.”
“Our goal is to be a valuable resource and powerful community for our members to tap into,” said WIT president and CEO Jennifer Hedrick. “Influential company leaders like Ryder enable us to continue to make a lasting impact on gender diversity issues in the industry and to advance our mission. We are grateful for their continued support.”
Founded in 2007, the Women In Trucking Association is a resource for more than 8,000 corporate and individual members in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Japan, Australia, Sweden, South Africa, and New Zealand. Recent accomplishments include releasing the 2023 WIT Index, the official barometer to benchmark and measure the percentage of women who make up critical roles in transportation each year, which had more than 300 company participants; awarding a deserving member a 2018 Volvo VNL670 in collaboration with Arrow Truck Sales, Inc.; honoring 300-plus leaders in transportation through several programs; and more than 1,900 registered attendees at the 2023 Accelerate! Conference and Exhibition.
