Fleet Maintenance Editor-in-Chief Erica Schueller was listed by Women in Trucking Association (WIT) as one of the 2018 Top Women in Transportation to Watch.
Nominees were selected by the editorial staff of WIT's Redefining the Road magazine, and were chosen based on their accomplishments in their careers and lives.
Schueller has reported on the transportation industry for more than 10 years in various positions at SouthComm Business Media. For the past three-and-a-half years Schueller was editor of Fleet Maintenance magazine's sister publications Professional Tools and Equipment News and Professional Distributor magazines. In October 2017, Schueller transitioned to Editor-in-Chief of Fleet Maintenance magazine. Notably, she is the first female to hold this position.
Within the first year of taking lead of the magazine, Schueller was awarded for editorial excellence for her feature, "How to conduct a technician skills competition" by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). The article, which first appeared as Fleet Maintenance's December 2017 cover story, was given a National award as well as a first place Regional Gold award in the ASBPE's Azbee Awards of Excellence, one of most competitive awards competitions for business publications.
Others on the Top Women in Transportation to Watch list include:
- Renee Klug, CFO of GlobalTranz
- Melissa Allen, professional driver for Schneider
- Laura Fields, president of Fields Tyson Group
- Sandy Goche, expedite driver as an Owner/Operator
- Jackie Jeglum, professional driver for JB Hunt
- Sharyl Snider, professional driver for CWRV Transport
- Pamela Akins, Southwest regional manager of Werner Enterprises
- Olga Aulet-Leon, sustainability champion for Daimler Trucks North America
- Wendy Bartz, director of driver recruiting for Dart Transit
- Kelsy Benckart, president of Kelsy Leasing
- Wendy Black, safety coach for Veriha Trucking
- Bridgette Blitch, partner at Taylor & Associates, Attorneys at Law, PL
- Cindy Campbell, regional operations manager for JX Enterprises, Inc.
- Debra Cazoe, manager of recruitment - Americas for Volvo Group
- Mary Davie, president of Flatbed Express Precast Haulers Inc.
- Olivia Dorgan, business development for LoadDocs
- Courtney George, human resources project specialist for Saia Inc.
- Carol Heinowski, logistics manager for Meijer
- Sarah Johnson, president of Highway Operations Milestone Trailer Leasing
- Willie Jones, president and CEO of Dependable Source Corp.of MS
- Duskee Kassing, director of operations for Dot Transportations
- Kristy Knichel, CEO of Knichel Logistics
- Jennifer Nuest, client executive for Protective Insurance
- Leigh Olsen, vice president of operations for Veriha Trucking
- Jo-Anne Phillips, COO of Jeramand Trucking Ltd
- Michelle Ponsonby, director of warranty for Peterbilt Motors Company
- Krystal Raue, owner of Triple R Trucking LLC
- Joyce Sauer Brenny, president of Brenny Transportation, Inc./ Brenny Specialized, Inc.
- Allie Sharp-Schwalb, president and CEO of Sharp Transportation
- Roopa Shenoy, group manager for Volvo Trucks
- Tracci Schultz, vice president of FedEx Freight IT Solutions
- Erin Tallieu, owner and managing partner of Moterhload Transport Services Inc.
- Hope Zvara, CEO of Mother Trucker Yoga
- Lauryn King, Test Lab Center of Excellence manager at Eaton
- Sydney Wyatt, senior regional sales manager for Michelin North America
- Katie Scott, customer service manager for Summit Truck Group
More details on each of these individuals, including Schueller, will be featured in the next edition of Redefining the Road magazine.
