by Women In 午夜视频 Staff, on Nov 6, 2018 9:34:00 PM
Plover, WI 鈥� November 6, 2018 鈥� The National Association of Small 午夜视频 Companies (NASTC) named Ellen Voie, President and CEO of 午夜视频 (WIT) as the 2018 Transportation Person of the Year. The announcement was recently made at the NASTC annual conference in Nashville, TN.
Voie created WIT in 2007 and has been a spokesperson for gender diversity in the trucking industry ever since. The association was formed to promote the employment of women in the trucking industry, remove obstacles that might keep them from succeeding, and to celebrate the successes of its members.
Today, over a decade later, Voie, the association, and its members are collectively a force to be reckoned with economically and politically. They have enhanced and elevated the image of trucking and its professional drivers to another level.
鈥淚 am truly honored to be recognized by David Owen and his team as the 2018 Person of the Year,鈥� Voie said, 鈥淲e鈥檝e had a long partnership with NASTC and they have been supportive of our efforts to increase the percentage of women employed in the trucking industry by recognizing a female professional driver each year at their conference,鈥� Voie added.
鈥淣ASTC is honored to count Ellen Voie as one of its longtime partners and colleagues. We are proud to name her our Transportation Person of the Year, 2018,鈥� said David Owen, NASTC President. 鈥淗er vision, energy, and forward-thinking has propelled women throughout the transportation industry to the forefront at a critical time in an extremely male-dominated industry.鈥�
Prior to establishing WIT, Voie鈥檚 role was the Manager of Retention and Recruiting Programs at Schneider, Inc. In 2005, Voie earned the Certificate Association Executive (CAE) credential from the American Society of Association Executives. In December 2008, she attended Tri-C Truck Driver Academy in Cleveland, OH to earn her Class A Commercial Driver鈥檚 License (CDL). In July 2012, she was honored by the White House as a Transportation innovators Champion of Change. She received the 2015 鈥淒istinguished Alumna of the Year鈥� award from her alma mater, the University of Wisconsin鈥� Steven鈥檚 Point Division of Communication. Voie was also named one of Supply & Demand Chain Executives magazine鈥檚 鈥�2016 Pros to Know,鈥� which honors select supply chain executives who are leading initiatives to help their clients, companies, or the supply chain community at large to prepare for the significant challenges in the year ahead. In May 2016, she was chosen as one of Fleet Owner鈥檚 Dozen Outstanding Women in 午夜视频. In 2017, Voie was named to Insight Success Magazine鈥檚 鈥淭he 30 Most Inspirational Leaders in Business鈥� and 鈥淭he 30 Most Innovative CEOs to Watch.鈥�
Voie鈥檚 background in the trucking industry began in 1980, when she earned a diploma in Traffic and Transportation Management while employed as Traffic Manager for a steel fabricating plan in central Wisconsin.
In 2015, Voie was appointed to serve a two-year term on the FMCSA鈥檚 Entry Level Driver Training Advisory Committee. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Motor Carrier Association and is a member of the Wisconsin DOT鈥檚 Motor Carrier Advisory Committee.
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