Show Your Drivers You Care! Put a Healthy Trucking Kiosk in Your Terminal
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Quote of the Day
Given our ongoing “Healthy Trucking Initiative” and our health-oriented theme for this issue of Inside Trucking Online, it seems appropriate to run some healthy famous quotes, most of which are deadly serious.
“If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.”
– Elbert Hubbard
“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d druther not.”
– Mark Twain
“Health is like money; we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.”
– Josh Billings
“Health is worth more than learning.”
– Thomas Jefferson
“Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.”
– Benjamin Franklin
How Can You Support Women In Trucking?
By Ellen Voie
Most of us recognize the need to support women in the trucking industry. We want to encourage more women to consider a career as a driver, mechanic, safety director, dispatcher, broker or more. How can you, as an individual, make the trucking industry more “female friendly?”
First, if you are not already a member of the Women In Trucking (WIT) Association, please consider joining (www.womenintrucking.org/). The larger our organization, the more influence we can have in both industry and legislative areas. The non-profit organization was formed to represent all of us who want to see more women involved in all aspects of trucking. Membership is not limited to women only, as WIT is not just for women; it is about women.
If you are already a member, then your help in encouraging others to join as individual or corporate members is needed. Call our office (888-464-9482) or download the membership application and give it to your co-workers, friends and anyone who might wish to support our mission. Become familiar with the goals of WIT so you can confidently discuss them with someone who may be interested in becoming a member.
There are other ways to increase your involvement in WIT. If you have an area of expertise or interest, we invite you to visit our message forum and help respond to questions from current or potential members. You will find that there are many women (and men) who are considering a career in trucking, but they have many concerns about the industry or the lifestyle. You can help educate and inform and encourage them with your involvement in this forum. There is also a great deal of wisdom from our current members who are willing to share their knowledge and offer advice to others.
You might have the opportunity to share your involvement with your employer if they are not already a corporate member of WIT. Ask your human resource department or diversity coordinator to join you and the recruiting staff for a presentation or question-and-answer session.
Some of our goals involve helping to influence legislation that might affect the success of our members. Although we represent all areas of the trucking industry, some of our concerns reach from owner-operators to large corporations. If you have any legislative concerns, please let us know and the board of directors will determine whether there is a need for involvement and how we can influence change.
Finally, if you wish to become a member of the board of directors, please let us know. Currently, nominations are not being considered for immediate appointment, but you can send your letter of interest to ellen@womenintrucking.org and I will pass it along to the nominating committee for future consideration. The time to become involved is now, and your visibility to the board will be an important part of their determination for a board position.
Ellen Voie (Ellen@WomenInTrucking.org) is president and CEO of Women In Trucking, Inc. For further information, visit www.WomenInTrucking.org or call 1-888-464-9482.
