Tag: Real Women in Trucking

Parking

Truck parking ‘still a major problem in every state’ and worsening, says inventory update

The recent survey and inventory results show semi-truck parking continues to be a worsening issue for most truck drivers across the US. Details here.

December 2, 2020

Business

‘Queen of the Road’ award moves to GATS; Elizabeth Sweet, others honored

The Real Women in Trucking organization honored Elizabeth Sweet as well as numerous other drivers in a special cycle of its annual Queen of the Road awards recognizing notable women behind the wheels in trucking — the special cycle for the awards moves them officially to coincide with the August GATS show.

August 26, 2019

Business

Sessions on business best practices, ELDs, more set for GATS

A number of educational sessions will be held during the Great American Trucking Show, including Overdrive’s Partners in Business sessions, FMCSA Hot Topics sessions and more.

July 9, 2019

Overdrive Extra

Sisters of the highway: Trucker donating kidney to fellow hauler

One hauler (and kidney) to another. “Long Haul Paul” Marhoefer tells the story of West Virginia-based oil tank hauler Elizabeth Sweet’s plans to donate a kidney to Hawaii-based dump-truck driver Cheryl Lynn Ibana-Bean.

July 3, 2019

Business

Queen of the Road winners announced

Real Women in Trucking crowned its annual Queen of the Road award recipients in Sandy Long (awarded posthumously), Carolynn ‘Reanee’ Swiger and Cheryl Lynn Ibana-Bean.

May 3, 2018

Business

Doc film project cruising with female truckers

A documentary film team will attend a seven-day Real Women in Trucking event to begin work on a documentary that hopes to engage with female professional truck drivers to shed some light on issues concerning women in trucking today.

April 23, 2018

Business

‘Queen of the Road’ voting open

The Real Women in Trucking organization is in the midst of its second annual “Queen of the Road” awards and recognition program for women who make their living behind the wheel of heavy-duty trucks.

February 7, 2018

Channel 19

Driver-facing cams an invasion of privacy? Answers at Real Women in Trucking’s GATS legal Q&A

In a word, if the driver agrees to work for the company providing the equipment, no. Attorney Paul Taylor: “Should drivers do something about it? Yeah, they should — to a certain extent, drivers have to quit working for bad companies.”

August 29, 2017

Business

‘Queen of the Road’ award winners ‘Bitzy’ Gomez, Dee Sova, Daisey Delaney and others

The Real Women in Trucking nonprofit advocacy organization named its first annual Queen of the Road award winners following a recognition ceremony, Among them was a posthumously-delivered honor to Andriesue “Bitzy” Gomez, a trailblazing female driver from the 1970s on. Gomez passed away in 2015.

May 3, 2017

Business

‘Queen of the road’ finalists named

The Real Women in Trucking group’s first-annual “Queen of the Road” awards program announced ten finalists.

January 30, 2017

Business

Women’s self-defense course on a cruise ship

The Real Women in Trucking nonprofit announced it will host a two-hour self-defense course for women in attendance during its first annual Queen of the Road on the High Seas cruise. Taekwondo instructor/driver advocate Allen Smith will lead.

January 10, 2017

Business

Women truckers to take to the high seas with first conference

Real Women in Trucking is hosting a conference early next year aboard the Carnival Conquest cruise ship to unite and honor women among truckers.

August 19, 2016