Business View Magazine Apr-2023

147 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 4 Setting up shop in a male-dominated industry was no deterrent for Shannon, who had previously served in the United States Army since she was 18 years of age. “It never occurred to me to not enter a male-dominated industry, because that is where I’d always been,” she shares. “Our key personnel are all women, except our fleet manager. We didn’t end up with a primarily female leadership team on purpose, but it is wonderful to see a sector that is so traditionally run by men. “I think one of the largest restraints on women working in trucking is that our day begins early in the morning- usually before five o’clock. There’s no daycare available at that time, so for mothers, it poses a tricky situation. We have rotating schedules so we make sure our trucking moms can have childcare in the morning because, without that, they’re pretty much blocked from entering our industry.” Global Transloading is proud to be the first company of its kind in California with alternative fuel running operations. Griego explains, “Our industry is greener than most, given that we remove hazardous, contaminated, and damaging materials and dispose of them properly so that future generations aren’t left to deal with the consequences. “There are limitations that we have to work with, and fuel is one of them. We have started running five compressed natural gas trucks which will drastically reduce our emissions and land us the title of first alternatively fuelled construction hauler in the state.” This company is also a ‘Teamster’- a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Founded in 1903, the Brotherhood is America’s largest and most diverse labor union. “We’ve been Teamsters now for about two years,” Griego shares. “Teamsters is somewhat new to our industry in Southern California, but it’s being received quite well. It’s a wonderful incentive for recruiting and helps us and our staff maintain good job security.” GLOBAL TRANSLOADING