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Women In Trucking Association Provides Support for Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act

Nov 18, 2019 at 11:06 AM CST

PLOVER, Wis., Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Women In Trucking Association (WIT) President and CEO Ellen Voie has been working with Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) on legislation to create a "Women of Trucking Advisory Board" with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Voie's Senator Baldwin (D-WI) is the co-sponsor of the bill. The bill, announced November 14,, will create an advisory board of "not fewer than seven members … to contribute balanced points of view and diverse ideas regarding the strategies and objectives … to create new opportunities for women in the trucking industry."