Larway Transportation looking to the future of Women in the Trucking Industry…
Larway Transportation had the fantastic opportunity to host a tour, luncheon and open discussion with a group of diverse, dedicated, determined, and confident woman who are currently enrolled in the new ‘AZ Women in Transportation (WIT) Program’.
The goal of the Women in Transportation is to assist women to develop marketable skills that enable them to achieve or maintain economic independence. This program prepares women for driving jobs within companies that are involved with distribution of goods or public transportation in North America.
What an amazing experience and eye opener it was for Susan Bois/Director of Safety and Catherine Labatt/ CEO of Larway Transportation! We had a preconceived idea of what we thought these women would be looking for. We have been EDUCATED…. many of these women are well educated professionals looking at trucking as a second career. Here are some highlights of the messages we heard loud and clear; they love to drive, they are looking forward to being out on the road, one/two/three weeks at a time in both Canada and the U.S. experiencing both these great countries. They want to be viewed as hard working dedicated professionals that have a lot to offer the transportation industry. Many of them entered the program with a wide variety of driving skills, mechanical skills, customer service skills, teaching skills, and of course embrace technology.
We look forward to receiving a few applications from these women for our newly launched Driver Training Program. YOU GO GIRLS, THIS IS YOUR TIME!
We would like to thank Shelley Uvanile-Hesch from WTFC (Womans Trucking Federation of Canada) , Rodica Lefter and Corrina Leblond of Community MicroSkills Development Centre for inviting Larway Transportation to be a part of their fleet tours. We would like to encourage all fleets to explore and embrace the untapped resource that these women represent as Professional AZ Drivers!
