Arlington, Va. – October 12, 2026 -- The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) is accepting nominations through August 31 for the 16th Influential Woman in Trucking Award, with TrueBlue's Centerline Drivers sponsoring the 2026 edition.

The award recognizes women who make or influence key decisions across the trucking, transportation, logistics and supply chain industries. Nominees are assessed on professional accomplishments as well as vision, leadership, mentorship and their work to open doors for others. Submissions are made online.

Plover, Wisconsin – October 12, 2026 -- Women hold approximately 31% of C-suite and executive positions in trucking, but only 2.5% of diesel technician roles, according to the Women In Trucking Association's 2026-27 WIT Index.

The survey ran from November 2025 through April 2026 and drew about 210 respondents. Participating organizations reported demographics, the status of their diversity and inclusion policies, and the share of women in various roles.

Plover – – October 12, 2026 -- Bridgestone Americas has renewed its Gold Partnership with the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), extending a relationship that began with the company joining the association in 2021.

Bridgestone has backed WIT as a Gold Partner since 2023

Bridgestone has sponsored WIT's Accelerate! Conference & Expo since 2022. Megan Miller, the company's director of network & solutions development and deployment, sits on the WIT board of directors.

Plover, Wisconsin – October 12, 2026 -- The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has named three finalists for its 2026 Influential Woman in Trucking award: executives from Daimler Truck North America, PepsiCo and Tucker Freight Lines. The award, sponsored by TrueBlue's Centerline Drivers, has been presented since 2010. The winner will be announced at the WIT Accelerate! Conference & Expo in Dallas, Oct. 25-28.

United States – October 12, 2026 -- CIQ's Fuzzball 4.2 allows AI agents to interact with the HPC platform within permissions set by the customer organization, and lets workflows submit and manage other workflows. Research Computing Engineer Wolfgang Resch, who spent roughly a decade supporting researchers at the NIH High Performance Computing facility, says the agent access will lower the barrier to entry for new users and speed development of Fuzzball workflows.

Henderson – October 12, 2026 -- YMX Logistics doubled its zero-emission yard truck footprint across customer operations nationwide over the last twelve months, and Heavy Duty Trucking has now named the Nevada-based third-party logistics provider a 2026 Green Fleet Award winner.

The annual award honors fleet operators that show measurable progress, operational excellence and leadership in sustainable transportation. It follows YMX's 2026 Leading Off-Road Fleet Award at ACT Expo earlier this month.

Henderson – October 12, 2026 -- YMX Logistics has been named a 2026 G75 Green Supply Chain Partner by Inbound Logistics, adding a third sustainability honor to two fleet awards it received earlier this month.

The annual list covers 75 organizations recognized for advancing sustainable supply chain and logistics practices while delivering measurable value to customers.

Henderson – October 12, 2026 -- YMX Logistics has hired Adam Buttgenbach, a fleet executive who previously oversaw more than 110,000 assets globally, as Vice President of Fleet Strategy & Loss Prevention.

The appointment comes as the Henderson, Nevada-based yard logistics provider expands nationwide, according to Chief Operating Officer Erin Mitchell. She said fleet strategy and asset performance are critical to delivering safer, more efficient and more sustainable operations for enterprise customers.

Henderson, Nevada – October 12, 2026 -- YMX Logistics CEO Matt Yearling and Vice President of Fleet Strategy and Loss Prevention Adam Buttgenbach have been named finalists for Heavy Duty Trucking's 2026 Truck Fleet Innovator award, placing two of the nine finalists at the integrated yard logistics provider.

Henderson, NV – October 12, 2026 -- YMX Logistics has won the 2026 AI Excellence in Supply Chain Award from FreightWaves in the Operational AI Integration category, for results delivered by its Autonomous Yard Operating System (YOS).

FreightWaves honors YMX among five AI winners in logistics

The award recognizes companies producing business outcomes with artificial intelligence across supply chain, transportation and logistics operations. YMX was named alongside four other organizations; FreightWaves publishes the full winners list on its website.