Have You Been Required to Perform an Agility Test as a Condition of Employment?
Becoming a truck driver has medical requirements that most other jobs do not have. When we consent to the terms of being a commercial...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Oct 5
- 2 min
Women Truck Drivers File Class Action Charging Major Trucking Company with Gender Discrimination
Women Truck Drivers File Class Action Charging Major Trucking Company with Gender Discrimination in Hiring and Training Practices...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Jul 12
- 3 min
RWIT Submits Recommendation Letter to FMCSA Truck Leasing Task Force
The first FMCSA Truck Leasing Task Force committee meeting was held July 11, 2023. Together, the REAL Women in Trucking and Truckers...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- May 26
- 2 min
Ending Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in the Trucking Workplace and The PUMP Act
Two exciting developments that every truck driver should be aware of have just been announced. On May 25th, the White House released the...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Apr 20
- 6 min
RWIT Letter to Federal Trade Commission Regarding Non-compete Clauses in Trucking
Topic: Company sponsored truck driver training TRAP's. On April 19, 2023, the REAL Women in Trucking sent a letter in support of the...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Apr 14
- 8 min
Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs)
** If you or someone you know has entered a company sponsored CDL Training agreement that kept you from work somewhere better you should...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Apr 9
- 4 min
5 Steps to Stop Drinking Sugary Drinks
by RWIT Member Lynda Maschek RDN/LD, CDCES Get On the Road to Clean Eating! No doubt. It’s a hard habit to break. Drinking soda, tea, or...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Apr 8
- 12 min
Women in Trucking President Testified Against Women Truck Drivers
Not only was Jane Doe sexually assaulted during her truck driver training, but she was also later terminated and sent a bill for $9000.00 fo
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Apr 5
- 2 min
APPROVED! New Transportation Hub Terminal in Miami, Florida
Truck drivers are the unsung heroes of our country, transporting goods and materials from one end of the country to the other. We spend...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Proposed Rule, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
On December 13, 2022, REAL Women in Trucking submitted a comment to the federal register regarding worker classification as it relates to...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Mar 20
- 5 min
HERstory: Bitzy Gomez and the Coalition of Women Truck Drivers
***This article was originally published and authored by Desiree Wood President of the REAL Women in Trucking organization in February...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Mar 20
- 2 min
HERstory: Luella Bates and Lillian Drennan
***This article was originally published and authored by Desiree Wood President of the REAL Women in Trucking organization in February...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Mar 10
- 7 min
Queen of the Road Winners Revealed!
Queen of the Road Winners Revealed
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Jan 14
- 9 min
Guest Post: Lowered Hiring Standards for Truck Drivers Increases Risk to Public and Co-Workers
Freymiller, England, and CRST I was there and can name names because I was there – these stories impact all of us as employees, but most...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Dec 12, 2022
- 6 min
Immediate Solutions to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in Trucking
Sexual assault/Sexual harassment (SASH) in trucking is a very specific issue that primarily affects new entrants to the industry and...
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REAL Women in Trucking
- Dec 1, 2022
- 7 min
PRESS RELEASE 12/1/2022
Women truck drivers file complaint against Meta for algorithmic discrimination against women and older workers when delivering job ads on FB
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