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Author Ann Wilson Schaef calls perfectionism “self-abuse of the highest order.” It could be a factor in why there are so few women in leadership roles in transportation. Although it has become more common for companies to promote women into management areas, there is still work to be done to increase the percentage in transportation.…

In today’s work environment, everyone is wearing multiple hats. Who can say, “I think I’ll take tomorrow off, I really have nothing to do at work”? Over the past three years, online training/communication has been front and centre for me. I have spoken with more than 200 carriers about this topic, and through the course…

The Women In Trucking Association represents all women employed in the trucking industry. We represent the women who design the trucks, build the trucks, buy the trucks, fix the trucks and drive the trucks. If you are one of the five percent of female drivers or one of the fourteen percent of female managers in…

Many people think they have no choice regarding paying taxes but that is simply not true. There are many choices: some have immediate consequences and some are very much delayed. I know one individual who started a corporation when he was relatively young by building rental properties: duplexes, fourplexes and sixplexes. This individual built them…

I have always liked this thought and over the years have found it to be true. I also like the idea that suggests that what you give out to the universe will eventually come back to you, both good and bad. Case in point, I find that when I look back on some of the…

Company to be focused on one operation throughout Canada Celadon Group, Inc., one of North America’s premier transportation and logistics companies, has announced the merger of their Celadon Canada operations into the Hyndman brand. While the official effective date for the merger is July 1, 2015, the companies are currently in the process of taking…

When we recently announced the 2015 Women In Trucking Influential Woman of the Year; there were many comments on social media about the absence of professional drivers from the list. First, it must be noted that Stephanie Klang, a driver for Conway Truckload and a former America’s Road Team Captain, was a finalist for the…

Now that spring is here, I like many of you are looking forward to the warm weather and the turning of things from grey to green. It is also a time when many of us get a little itchy to see if the grass really is greener on the other side of the fence. As…