The Produce Marketing Association is holding their annual PMA Fresh Summit Convention and Expo on October 17-19, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim California. At PMA Fresh Summit over 20,000 professionals will gather to network, showcase new products throughout the expo, and stay up to date on produce industry trends. Along with these opportunities, attendees have the opportunity to hear famous people such as Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec, and Queen Latifah speak on their success. Over 1200 global grower-shippers, suppliers and manufacturers of packaging, equipment, transportation, and technology services will be exhibiting. If you are looking for seamless end-to-end supply chain management solutions, Trinity’s Team will be there and ready to start the conversation.

PMA marks the first of many trade shows and conferences that Trinity and Burris Logistics will be exhibiting together. Both Burris and Trinity are united to maximize opportunities offering customers more end-to-end Supply Chain solutions. We offer dry and temperature-controlled truckload, intermodal, port drayage, and warehousing solutions for over 750 food manufacturing companies all over the country. Additionally, we offer a national network of carrier and agent relationships to ensure a seamless experience and Supply Chain solution.

We are looking forward to hearing from Thought Leaders in the produce industry and networking with customers to understand their needs and generate creative logistics solutions. Stop by Trinity’s booth #2061 and Burris Logistics’ booth #3010, to learn more about our many cold-chain solutions.

Whether you’re a large corporation coordinating dozens to hundreds of shipments a day, or a small family-owned business shopping for the best way to ship your product monthly, a third-party logistics (3PL) company like Trinity Logistics can help you find your best logistics solution. While our most popular service is coordinating truckload shipping, there are several logistics solutions to suit businesses with shipments of all shapes, sizes, methods, and budgets.

What Services Does Trinity Offer?

As a 3PL, we have a network of more than 70,000 authorized carriers to coordinate freight services for our customers. We can arrange:

Find the Logistics Solution You Need

TRUCKLOAD

Access our network of 70,000 authorized carriers for your dry, temperature-controlled, hazmat, or flatbed shipping needs.We arrange the transport of your freight and track it from origin to delivery.

LTL

Can’t fill a truck? We can help optimize your smaller-scale shipments. Live track your freight delivery time so you can manage your inventory with our free LTL software. Additionally, consider using LTL CSP or customer specific pricing. CSP can offer you savings on LTL freight costs, reduce dock congestion, and have you be less impacted by annual carrier general rate increases.

WAREHOUSING

Whether you’re securing seasonal warehousing, overflow storage, or planning an entire distribution network, we can help. We’ll select the best warehouse space for your needs and negotiate the most competitive pricing for your project. We can also find warehouse space or cross-dock space in an emergency situation, in any state or city.

MANAGED SERVICES

Gain control and visibility to your supply chain, reduce costs, improve performance, and increase efficiencies with our Managed Transportation technology solutions, or TMS.

INTERMODAL

If your shipments need to travel more than 750 miles, Intermodal shipping (via rail) is a cost- and environmentally-friendly alternative to truckload shipping. This mode offers reliable and consistent capacity due to less competition and is nearly as fast as shipping truckload. If you’re looking to reduce transportation spend by saving on fuel and reducing your carbon footprint, intermodal may be a good option to consider.

DRAYAGE

If you import or export freight using U.S. ports, we now offer a full array of drayage services. With drayage, your freight can be delivered from the port right to your door, or from your door right to the port, saving you money in the process. Our dedicated and knowledgeable team can coordinate pickup and/or delivery on a tight turnaround, for port cut or to get your freight out before the Last Free Day and can help you avoid unnecessary fees.

EXPEDITED

If you need your shipment moved faster than standard LTL transit times allow, we offer expedited shipping options for shipments between one and twelve pallets that weigh under 10,000 pounds. We can schedule for delivery on a tight turnaround, such as for trade shows or short appointment windows, utilize carriers with right-sized vehicles including cargo vans, sprinters, and straight trucks, and arrange for door-to-door transport of your freight via air, when expedited OTR isn’t fast enough.

INTERNATIONAL

Through our relationships with freight forwarders, we can help arrange shipment of your air and ocean dry freight shipments. We can help by having a communication intermediary between you and freight forwarders, assisting with customs clearing, providing access to U.S. customs-bonded storage, and offering additional cargo insurance.

Have other shipping needs that don’t necessarily fall under one of these categories?

We are more than happy to help. If you need heavy haul, liftgate services, specialty transportation equipment, or something else, our dedicated team of logistics professionals is waiting to help find a logistics solution for you.

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The recent acquisition of Trinity Logistics by Burris Logistics in April, offers Trinity customers greater service options with more end-to-end supply chain solutions. This also translates to an increased need for more offices and staff.

Since joining together three months ago, Trinity has onboarded offices in Des Moines, Iowa; Orlando, Florida; and is preparing to onboard an office in Elkton, Maryland. Momentum will continue as the 3PL expects to add three to four more offices in the next few years to keep up with the demand.

“Trinity and Burris share the idea of ‘stronger together’ offering customers a full supply chain solution with increased buying power, scale, and advancement in supply chain technology,” said Nick Falk, President of Trinity Logistics. “We are fiercely independent and our culture is one of the reasons why staff love it here. We won’t lose that, but we need good people to help us grow.”

By combining a Top 20 3PL with the 6th largest cold storage supplier in North America, Burris and Trinity employ over 2,000 team members and manage 21 offices. Trinity also operates one of the most robust and respected Independent Freight Agency programs in the country.

For more information on career opportunities at Trinity Logistics, visit our webpage.

Delaware Business Times has announced its Fastest 50 program and winners for 2019. “Ranging from small to large businesses, these 50 companies represent Delaware’s fast-growing business community,” said Rob Martinelli, CEO of Today Media and publisher of Delaware Business Times. “This special list reflects a great diversity of sectors. We are proud to add Fastest 50 to our stable of fine events that acknowledge Delaware’s innovative business community.”

Among the 50 businesses, Trinity Logistics has been named to the list.

“It’s an honor for Trinity Logistics to be recognized on Delaware Business Times’ Fastest 50 list,” said Sarah Ruffcorn, Trinity Logistics’ COO. “Our team has worked hard through the years to overcome the ever-changing, fast paced logistics industry. We attribute our growth to our Team and their hard work building relationships with customers and carriers, and providing best-in-class service for them.  We are excited to continue to grow as part of the Burris Logistics family.”

The Fastest 50 Awards is the largest and among the most anticipated Delaware Business Times awards programs this year. The 50 companies embody the entrepreneurial spirit critical for innovation, leadership, and success. The honorees for 2019 were selected based on a three-year average of revenue and employee growth. This group of 50 came from those submissions that fit the criteria. Not ranked, they are listed alphabetically in the July 23 issue of Delaware Business Times.

Read Delaware Business Times’ interview with Sarah here.

The last two decades have brought about increasingly destructive natural disasters. From Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy to the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Along with widespread devastation to their physical surroundings, each of these natural disasters impacted business operations in many cases on a global scale. Over the years, climate changes are happening at a faster pace than originally anticipated. This has resulted in rising sea levels, which coincides with more severe storms, temperature swings, and volatile precipitation. Because of this, we have seen and will likely continue to see more intense weather that will have greater destructive potential, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In this blog, we’ll go over the economic and supply chain impacts that result from these events and how you can best prepare your supply chain.

Impacts on the economy and supply chains

Severe weather has exponential impacts on our global economy. According to Aon Benfield’s 2016 Global Climate Catastrophe Report, the world saw $210 billion (USD) in economic losses because of 315 separate natural disasters. That’s 21 percent above the 16-year average of $174 billion (USD). When these natural events happen, numerous businesses find their supply chains shook.

Natural disasters cause severe disruption to global technology supply chains. For example, after the 2011 Thai floods, there was a global shortage of computer hard drives that sent consumer prices skyrocketing until factories were able to get back up and running. When the 2011 tsunami struck, several major car manufacturers were forced to shut down production at factories throughout Europe and the U.S. due to a lack of available parts from factories in Japan, setting off a supply chain reaction that impacted multiple suppliers of parts throughout the wider global economy. Snowstorms are also a culprit of transportation delays and supply chain worries. If weather conditions drop below a certain temperature truck engines will not start, quickly accumulating snow may mean railroads might not be able to clear the tracks fast enough and snow and ice can make it impossible for planes to travel safely. All causing disrupted supply chains across the country.

Preparing your supply chain

With the increase of natural disasters, ensuring that your business is prepared for the potential disruption is very important. Disaster planning needs to consider not just the direct impact to your infrastructure, but how the after-effects of events far away from your base of operations could affect your supply chain and markets.

Create a disaster preparedness plan
Have a plan ready that outlines what to do in case of emergencies and natural disasters. This plan should take into consideration all types of weather and natural disaster your area is most susceptible to, and perhaps some that would particularly be considered unlikely. Also, be sure to ask companies you partner with for their disaster plans to ensure alignment with risk management.

Monitor for threat
Supply chain risk management works best when companies have the earliest possible notice of potential disruptive impacts. Keeping up with potential weather, running a data analysis, and running simulations across your supply chain to identify pressure points where natural disasters would most likely impact your operations are all ways to keep up with your disaster preparedness plan.

Be transparent and flexible
Many natural disasters may be impossible to predict (earthquakes, wild fires, etc.) so disruption may be inevitable. Be open with members of your team and companies you partner with about how weather or natural disaster may affect capacity and your company’s supply chain. Additionally, think about substitute work spaces and methods of transport for your goods. It’s never too early to revisit your risk management and disaster preparedness plans. At Trinity, we work with a network of over 70,000+ carriers and we’re always looking at the state of the industry and communicating with our customers. If you’re looking to partner with a 3PL to help manage your supply chain or have any questions about how Trinity can help your business, chat with us online here.

In 1962, A Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was released bringing societal attention to the consequences of industrial pollution. At that time, there was a larger push toward greater concern for the environment. Over the years, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act, the push to ban DDT, and many more efforts have been implemented to reduce greenhouse gases.
Companies and consumers continue to invest time and resources into “going green” through simple measures such a purchasing a Prius or an electric car, to more complex efforts such as implementing eco-driving programs for the transportation industry.
Over the past several years, the Environmental Protection Agency enacted standards for strict fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gases. Environmental groups feel better fuel economy would not only save consumers billions of dollars, but would also push vehicles to be more efficient, slashing pollution. According to EPA 2017 research, the transportation sector generated the largest shares of greenhouse gas emissions at 29%.
Going green is something that is important to our company. That’s why we take measures to stay in check!

EPA SmartWay

The Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay program helps companies advance supply chain sustainability by measuring, benchmarking, and improving freight transportation efficiency. Since 2008, Trinity has proudly participated in this federal initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution created by freight transportation.
The SmartWay partnership is a way for shippers, carriers, logistics companies, railways, and other transportation stakeholders to measure, benchmark, and improve logistics operations to reduce their carbon footprint.
More than 3,700 companies and organizations are now a part of SmartWay. Since 2004, it has helped its partners save 248.8 million barrels of oil, which is equivalent to eliminating the annual electricity use in over 16 million homes.
To maintain our SmartWay partnership, we report our annual freight and emissions activity to the EPA, and demonstrate commitment to constantly improve our efficiency.

Responsible Care

Trinity Logistics became part of the Responsible Care Partnership in 2009, furthering our commitment to the hazmat chemical industry we’ve served since 2002. We’ve strategically developed operating procedures in line with the key principles of Responsible Care, to ensure the safe arrangement of chemical shipments. Through Responsible Care, we commit to improve company performance through community awareness and emergency response, security, distribution, employee health and safety, pollution prevention, and process and product safety.

Intermodal (rail) Shipping

If freight isn’t extremely time sensitive, intermodal shipping is an excellent, eco-friendly alternative to truckload shipping. We have an entire team dedicated to arranging rail shipments, and encouraging our many loyal customers to consider sending some of their freight via this mode. Our team works with rail providers so we can even calculate the carbon footprint for a lane and commodity of a truckload versus intermodal.
According to the Association of American Railroads, trains are on average four times more fuel efficient than trucks, reducing highway gridlock, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing pollution. In 1980, railroads in the United States moved a ton of freight an average of 235 miles per gallon. That same ton of freight per gallon will go an average of 479 miles today. Read their full report here.

Top Green Provider for 2018

In 2018, we were named to Food Logistics Top Green Provider list, which recognizes companies whose products, services, or exemplary leadership is enhancing sustainability within the food and beverage industry. We have entered again for 2019 and hope to continue boosting our green initiatives, so we can reduce our carbon footprint.

Trinity Logistics is proud to announce its number 17 ranking on Transport Topics’ 2019 Top Freight Brokerage Firms list, up four spots from 2018.
This marks the 17th consecutive year that Trinity Logistics was named in the Top 25. Companies on the list are ranked based on net revenue for the most recent 12-month period.
“Our team has worked hard to overcome the obstacles of the industry this past year. Moving from 21 to 17 shows the dedication and tenacity of our team. I could not be more proud of them,” said Jeff Banning, CEO of Trinity Logistics.
We believe our continued growth is because of the relationship-driven Trinity team members who have created a workplace culture focused on teamwork, cooperation, and empowerment. That culture is reflected in our ability to build relationships with our customers and our carrier network.
To see the full list, visit Transport Topics.

We are pleased to announce that Trinity Logistics is joining the Burris Logistics family. Burris and Trinity are long-standing family-run enterprises both headquartered in Sussex County, Del. The companies are uniting for greater opportunities and to offer customers more end-to-end supply chain solutions. Trinity Logistics will continue to operate with its name and well-known brand, under the Burris Logistics umbrella.
“The path to today’s announcement began with a conversation between two CEOs and good friends,” shared Jeff Banning, CEO of Trinity Logistics, referencing early dialogues between himself and Donnie Burris, President/CEO of Burris Logistics. “We talked about mutual goals, strengths, challenges, and our desire to be good stewards of family-focused, family-run companies. As we discussed our future and common visions, it became clear that we could become a stronger, more competitive organization by joining forces.”


The Banning Family started Trinity Logistics in 1979. Today, we have 275 Team Members across five Regional Service Centers, 100 agent offices, and arrange over 350,000 shipments each year, with annual revenues of $550 million.
“As a 3 billion-dollar organization with 1,700 Team Members, 16 locations throughout the United States and multiple Business Units in the transportation and supply chain industry, Burris Logistics was poised to be the partner that would create more opportunities for the well-established Trinity Logistics,” said Donnie Burris.
“The strong Trinity brand will remain in place, and their successful team will continue to focus on providing high-quality logistics, with the additional resources of our transportation assets and supply chain solutions,” said Nick Falk, President of Burris Freight Management.
The acquisition will be completed sometime in April through a seamless transition for Team Members, customers, carriers, and agents. “All aspects of the Trinity community will find that familiar team members and procedures will remain in place,” outlined Billy Banning, President of Trinity Logistics. “Burris is an asset-based 3PL, offering everyone greater end-to-end supply chain solutions. We are excited to have found the right partner in Burris. While our corporate offices are only 23 miles apart, there is no distance between our core values, servant leadership and guiding principles.”
Through this acquisition, Trinity and Burris share the idea of “stronger together” as the organizations benefit from increased buying power, scale and advancements in supply chain technology.
As we look to our future and ways to better serve our customers and carriers, we see this as an exciting opportunity to strengthen our services and offer innovative, technology-driven, end-to-end supply chain solutions.

The opportunity to drive a truck for a living has many benefits; a sense of freedom and independence, good pay, and the chance to see some parts of the world that you may not have had the opportunity to see otherwise. However, if you are not careful about your well-being, it could lead to unwanted health problems, hospitalization and, in worse cases, premature death.
The average truck driver travels about 500 miles a day. That is a lot of time stuck behind the wheel. A sedentary lifestyle has been shown to lead to problems such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other major health issues. Add in the easy access to quick and unhealthy food, the heavy reliance on copious amounts of caffeine to stay awake, and lack of a quality and sound sleep routine, and you can have a recipe for disaster. It sure makes one think whether those benefits mentioned earlier are worth it. Thankfully, you can develop good and healthy habits to combat the sedentary lifestyle and make good choices for your life and body that can make the truck driving career a great choice for a long time.

Food is Fuel for the Body

Driving over the road for long hours of the day can make choosing healthy choices for snacks and meals seem impossible. Fast food, chips, soda, candy bars, and other quick, easy, and unhealthy options are endless and everywhere. Here are some ideas on how to make healthier choices for those long days:

  1. Drink A LOT of water. Sodas and other drinks are just empty calories. Keep a water bottle or a gallon jug of water to drink throughout the day and refill it at stops.
  2. Stay away from chips, candy, and other processed food for snacks. Good ideas for healthier snack options could be pre-washed and cut fruit or vegetables, whole pieces of fruit that are easy to eat such as apples or bananas, granola bars, popcorn, whole grain crackers, or mixed nuts.
  3. Stay away from most fast food, or at least pick the healthier options on those menus. Make use of your cab’s refrigerator to pack your meals ahead of time and invest in a portable oven or portable grill to heat or cook your own meals. If choosing fast food, look at the nutritional information and choose options that have higher protein and lower calories, fat, and carbs. Check out websites such as Eat This, Not That to help make healthier choices at restaurants.
  4. Plan meals and snacks accordingly. A trucker’s schedule can be all over the place, but it is still important to eat when you are hungry and before you get “hangry”! Waiting too long to eat can make cravings skyrocket, which makes it harder to choose healthier options, and easier for you to binge. Making sure you eat or snack about every 4 hours keeps you from going over the edge.
  5. Track what you eat. Use free applications such as MyFitnessPal to keep track of what you are eating. Over time you can see what choices may be unhealthy for you and swap them out for something more nutritious.

Getting Physical, Physical..

Aside from good nutrition, movement is the next biggest thing to combat a sedentary career. Even while on the road, truck drivers can find many ways to sneak in a good heart pumping workout!

  1. Invest in a good pair of running or walking shoes. While at a truck stop, fit in 30-45 minutes of power walking or running. Maybe stop at a local state park and enjoy the new scenery while walking or running one of their trails.
  2. Purchase a folding bicycle. Some people don’t like to run and choose to bike instead. Folding bicycles can be stowed in a sleeper berth compartment or tossed in the passenger seat.
  3. Get a jump rope. They are easy to store and very easy to get your heart rate going. See if you can jump for 5 minutes straight, then 10, and so on until you can go on for a long time. Maybe find another truck driver and play some Double Dutch! (KIDDING)
  4. Bodyweight workouts, no equipment necessary. Squats, push-ups, burpees, lunges. There are so many exercises you can put together that require nothing more than your commitment to getting them done.
  5. Buy a fitness tracker. These can be used to track your steps and movement, and even track your sleep. You can set up notifications to remind you to move. Using these to track your physical progress can play a huge part in motivation.

Ultimately, the biggest take away from this section is to MOVE THAT BODY. Truck stops have showers, so getting a little sweaty is no excuse!

Zzzzzz…..

Sleep is also such an important wellness factor in our lives. Too little sleep can cause us to feel drained and unfocused, as well as amp up our unhealthy food cravings.

  1. Invest in a good quality berth mattress to get a good night’s sleep.
  2. Make sure you have a portable fan and heater. If your truck breaks down and you choose to sleep while you wait for the repair, then you will need something portable to keep you warm or cool, depending upon the weather.
  3. Get a white noise machine. These are great to block outside noise and ensure you can relax and rest up.

Mental Wellness

Truck driving can be boring, especially on long stretches of road with nothing but trees and signs, mile after mile after mile. It can become monotonous. And being far away from home for long periods of time can become lonely.

  1. Purchase or rent audiobooks. Long hours can give you the opportunity to hear a new story and learn something new.
  2. Listen to a podcast. These are episodes of a program available through your smartphone. Podcasts are a great way to listen to information based around your interests. Whether you’re a history buff, a dog lover, a car enthusiast, and everything in between, there’s a podcast just for you.
  3. Learn a new language with some language tapes. Has there ever been a better time? And if you’re alone, no one can hear you sound silly as you try to figure out how to say something.
  4. Keep your family involved. Take pictures of places you get to see to show them when you come home. Tell your children where you are going ahead of time and have them look up interesting facts about it or find places you should see. Get an audiobook and have your spouse get the same book so you can share and talk about your thoughts on it. Video chat as often as possible. Plan a small special family day when you return from home.

A healthy lifestyle for a truck driver IS possible. Be willing to make improvements and make those changes at your own pace. It can take time to break old and bad habits. Try changing one or two things at time. Once you feel you are making progress with those, then work on a new lifestyle improvement.
Good health, regardless of the career, is ultimately a choice. It is a choice to take care of ourselves and our wellness; to choose to be here for the long-haul (get the pun?!).

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AUTHOR: Christine Griffith

Our very own Kimberly B talks about life on the road before joining Trinity.

On International Women’s Day, Trinity Logistics would like to share a personal account of life on the road, as told by one of our Team Members who was previously an OTR driver.
Ginger Rogers once said, “I do everything the man does, but backwards and in high heels.”  As a woman who has chosen various roles in predominantly male-dominated professions, this quote always stuck with me.  She obviously wasn’t talking about driving big trucks, but as many skilled women drivers can attest to, there is the added pressure that you put on yourself to strive to be a little better than your male counterparts.  Not because you feel you must compete with them, but because you feel that you must compete with the general perception and commonly held old-fashioned beliefs that women still have to prove themselves in the industry.
I would like to think that this has changed considerably since I graduated college in 2000 and decided to go to work with a major beverage company at an entry-level merchandising position in, what was at the time, a completely male work environment.  After enduring the various tests from the peers on my team, and with the support of a few great leaders, I quickly proved myself and was offered the opportunity to obtain my CDL license through on-the job training.  It was unheard of at the time, although it really wasn’t that long ago.  This had not been part of my intended career path, but I thought it would be an exciting personal and professional challenge and a great “tool” to add to my arsenal.  To my knowledge, I was the only female soda-slinging driver that they had in the entire region.  I also found that once I had proven myself, the men with whom I worked quickly became some of my biggest advocates. I felt they treated me like the “little sister” of the team, defending me and helping me whenever I did occasionally find myself in a precarious position.
The physical and mental challenge of learning and excelling in this trade, working independent of four walls, not constantly having someone looking over my shoulder, and earning the respect of the people with whom I worked made me feel confident and independent.  This decision later proved to open doors for me, offering advantages because it differentiated me in my future professional endeavors. I eventually advanced into a management position, but several years later, I found myself ready to move on. I decided that over-the-road (OTR) driving offered some opportunities and solutions that I found appealing.
I spent some time driving on a team for a small local OTR company. It was both exciting and challenging in many ways.  Just like the experience of every other driver out there, there are long hours, days and weeks away from home, no home-cooked meals, public restrooms and truck-stop showers.  But for me at the time, the advantages far outweighed the drawbacks. It was a great financial opportunity and everyday was something new!  New towns, beautiful scenery, and a front-row seat to every state in the continental United States – something not many people get to experience in their lifetime.  I vividly remember the vast open skies of the Midwest, where you can see enormous storms blowing in from a hundred miles away; stopping the truck at 2 a.m. to “stretch” in the middle of the Arizona desert, so far away from the nearest exit that the absence of man-made light gave the illusion that you could just reach out and touch one of the many millions of stars that seem to hang just over your head; being chased by tornados driving up Tornado Alley (which I know for many would not be a positive, but it was definitely thrilling!); hundreds of miles of golden rolling wheat fields in South Dakota; and the magnificent snow-covered mountains of the North West. It was all more beautiful than I would ever have imagined.
But there were drawbacks, mostly when you stepped out of the truck.  Particularly as a woman, you always must be cautious and aware of your surroundings.  It was very important to plan to make sure that you could schedule stops and breaks in familiar and preferred areas that offered lower risk of crime and undesired company. Showering in public showers was never fun, and often uncomfortable.  As a woman in a truck stop, trying to fuel up, take a break and get something to eat, I sometimes felt like I was being judged or looked at funny. At a truck stop one night in Atlanta, I specifically remember store personnel approaching to confront me about possibly trying to solicit “business’”. I never went back there. You learned quickly that some places were better than others.
It has been a few years now since I have been behind the wheel of Big Red Kenworth T660, driving cross-country every week, eating and bathing in truck stops, and falling asleep to the sway of a moving bunk every day, but I can still appreciate both the struggles and the joys of living on the “open road”.  Now farther down the road in my career path, I have found myself still working in the industry, with Trinity Logistics.  From where I sit now, things seem to be changing, but there are still opportunities.  There is more of a focus on welcoming women into this industry, and through their Guiding Values and company culture, Trinity is setting a great example for other companies to follow.
In 2018, Trinity was awarded the Women in Trucking organization’s “Top 50 Companies for Women to Work for in Transportation”.  I can attest that the Guiding Values, culture, programs and benefits reflect their commitment to women in the industry.  In an effort to honor women in the trucking industry, Trinity Logistics has implemented a “Woman Truck Driver of the Month” award. If you are or know a woman carrier who works with Trinity Logistics, we would love to extend our gratitude to you and invite you to contact us to share your story. Send your stories to [email protected].