{"id":11951,"date":"2023-07-06T01:29:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T01:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=11951"},"modified":"2023-07-05T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T12:32:16","slug":"wit-index-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wit-index-released\/","title":{"rendered":"WIT Index Released"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) recently released the findings of its 2023 WIT Index<\/a>, which is the industry\u2019s barometer to benchmark and measure each year the percentage of women who make up critical roles in transportation.<\/p>\n

These roles include corporate management (C-Suite), boards of directors, management and supervisory roles, as well as functional roles such as operations, technicians, HR\/talent management, safety, and professional drivers.<\/p>\n

From January through April 2023, WIT conducted a survey of organizations of all sizes in transportation to gather percentages of women in their workforce.<\/p>\n

The respondents were asked to report data that included demographics, status of the company\u2019s diversity and inclusion policy, and percentages of females in various roles within the company.<\/p>\n

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The respondents were asked to report data that included demographics, status of the company\u2019s diversity and inclusion policy, and percentages of females in various roles within the company.<\/p><\/div>\n

There were 350 organizations that reported their gender diversity statistics in the 2023 WIT Index<\/a> survey. A majority of them (51.8%) have for-hire fleets or private fleets as part of the organization\u2019s operations. Of those respondents representing organizations with fleet assets, 41% were reporting on behalf of motor carriers of various types (full truckload, less-than-truckload, refrigerated, flatbed, expedited and liquid) and 10.8% were reporting on behalf of manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other company types with private fleets.<\/p>\n

Another 14.2% of respondents were reporting on behalf of intermediary companies, including third-party logistics companies, truck brokers, and intermodal marketing companies (IMCs).<\/p>\n

The 2023 WIT Index<\/a> survey found a substantial number of women in leadership roles. Approximately 31.6% of women are in C-Suite\/executive positions, 36.9% are in supervisory leadership roles, and 28.4% serve on boards of directors. In addition, the WIT Index<\/a> found that among the participants 12.1% of all professional drivers are women.<\/p>\n

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The Women In Trucking Association recently released the findings of its 2023 WIT Index.<\/p><\/div>\n

A significant number of respondents represent major companies involved in transportation with more than 10,000 employees (14.2% of respondents) or large companies with 1,000 to 4,999 employees (13.4% of respondents).<\/p>\n

However, small and medium-sized companies also are well-represented in the 2023 WIT Index<\/a>. In fact, 23.1% have less than 50 employees and another 33.8% have 50 to 499 employees.<\/p>\n