uShip Honors the Women of Trucking
Whether it’s behind the wheel, behind a desk, managing a loading dock or something else, women are becoming more vital to the transport industry every day. Our series -- inspired by International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month -- honors women of trucking who are sharing their stories as they make their mark in the male-dominated logistics industry.
JACINDA DURAN
LONG HAUL VEHICLE TRANSPORTER, PEORIA, ARIZONA
PLYCAR AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS
Known as Jacinda Lady Truck’n to her 42,000 Instagram followers, Jacinda is a third-generation female transporter with trucking in her blood. Read more to see how she’s related to one of reality TV’s most well-known truckers. View blog post
JACINDA DURAN
LONG HAUL VEHICLE TRANSPORTER, PEORIA, ARIZONA
PLYCAR AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS
Known as Jacinda Lady Truck’n to her 42,000 Instagram followers, Jacinda is a third-generation female transporter with trucking in her blood. Read more to see how she’s related to one of reality TV’s most well-known truckers. View blog post
ELIZABETH ORTON
OWNER, FIND A WAY SHIPPING
DAYTON, OHIO
Heading up an aptly named transport company, ‘Find a Way Shipping,’ Elizabeth and her team serve the high-end furniture industry all over the country. Read on to see how she grew from a one-woman show to a fully-functioning fleet of four vehicles in just six months. View blog post
ELIZABETH ORTON
OWNER, FIND A WAY SHIPPING
DAYTON, OHIO
Heading up an aptly named transport company, ‘Find a Way Shipping,’ Elizabeth and her team serve the high-end furniture industry all over the country. Read on to see how she grew from a one-woman show to a fully-functioning fleet of four vehicles in just six months. View blog post
MELISSA DERMA
CO-OWNER, DERMA TRANSPORT
PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON
Melissa Derma and her husband Dustin travel up and down the West Coast delivering everything from motorcycles to horse-drawn carriages. Married 25 years, this multi-tasking duo balances a contractor business with their over-the-road gig. Read on to find out how they make it work. Read blog post
MELISSA DERMA
CO-OWNER, DERMA TRANSPORT
PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON
Melissa Derma and her husband Dustin travel up and down the West Coast delivering everything from motorcycles to horse-drawn carriages. Married 25 years, this multi-tasking duo balances a contractor business with their over-the-road gig. Read on to find out how they make it work. Read blog post
STEPHANIE SAVARD
REFRIGERATED GOODS TRANSPORTER
MONTREAL, CANADA
Stephanie gave up a tech career for a life on the road. Today, she and partner Christine haul produce between California and Canada. Find out what she’s found surprising about life on the road as a transgender trucker. Read blog post
STEPHANIE SAVARD
REFRIGERATED GOODS TRANSPORTER
MONTREAL, CANADA
Stephanie gave up a tech career for a life on the road. Today, she and partner Christine haul produce between California and Canada. Find out what she’s found surprising about life on the road as a transgender trucker. Read blog post
HEATHER HOOVER SALOMON
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS, USHIP
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Heather is uShip’s longest-tenured employee, rising from intern to EVP over the last 14 years. She’s seen a lot of change in the trucking industry. Read on to find out why she wants to keep disrupting it, in more ways than one. Read blog post
HEATHER HOOVER SALOMON
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS, USHIP
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Heather is uShip’s longest-tenured employee, rising from intern to EVP over the last 14 years. She’s seen a lot of change in the trucking industry. Read on to find out why she wants to keep disrupting it, in more ways than one. Read blog post
FOSTERING DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY
Whether right here in our Austin HQ, across the world in a warehouse, or along a stretch of highway in the middle of nowhere, we’re committed to fostering diversity, inclusion and community in every corner of the logistics industry. We’re proud to employ many female logistics experts within our four walls, but we’re also proud to empower the thousands of women drivers, brokers, owners and executives who use uShip to keep the world turning, one shipment at a time.
