Trucking
10 CHROs in Trucking
These ten executives hold or have held chief human resources officer or chief people officer titles at trucking and truck transportation companies. A reader can learn how CHROs lead people teams in trucking companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brooke Willey
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer · Hirschbach
Chief Human Resources Officer at Hirschbach since December 2022; the profile describes Hirschbach as a truck transportation company offering temperature controlled equipment and dedicated solutions, and the headline adds Retired. Former VP - Human Resources at CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc. (2010–2022) and Assoc VP - Employee Relations Corp Staffing at Yellow Book USA INC (2007–2010).
Darrell Ford
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer · UPS
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer at UPS since January 2021; the profile describes UPS as a truck transportation company with a global presence. Former SVP & CHRO at DuPont (2018–2021), EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer at Xerox (2015–2018), Senior VP, Chief Human Resource Officer at AMD (2012–2015) and VP Human Resources at Shell (2008–2012).
Doug Smith
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · Forward Air Corporation
Chief People Officer at Forward Air Corporation since December 2024; the profile describes Forward Air as a truck transportation company. Former Senior Vice President of Human Resources - North America at CEVA Logistics (2021–2024), Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at Roadrunner Transportation Systems (2019–2020) and Vice President Human Resources at ATI (2012–2019).
Geoff Topping
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · Fastfrate Group
Chief People Officer at Fastfrate Group since May 2024; the profile describes Fastfrate as a truck transportation company and says the role expanded to the whole group after Fastfrate acquired Challenger. Also Chief People Officer at Challenger Motor Freight Inc since February 2023, with Vice President, People & Culture and Vice President Human Resources roles there.
Jenny Abernathy
LinkedInExperience: Chief People Officer · CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc.
Chief People Officer at CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc. since November 2022, based in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area. The profile describes CRST as a truck transportation company and lists this chief people officer role as the current position, with the headline naming the same title and company.
Laura Reeder
LinkedInExperience: EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer · TRAC Intermodal
EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer at TRAC Intermodal since July 2022; the profile describes TRAC Intermodal as a truck transportation company providing intermodal chassis and pool management to the commercial trucking industry. Former Chief Human Resources Officer at Spectrum Control (2014–2022) and Senior Director, Human Resources at K12 (2006–2014).
Loretta Gradisher
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer · HANKE TRUCKING
Chief Human Resources Officer at HANKE TRUCKING since July 2022, based in Slinger, Wisconsin; the profile describes the company as a Transportation/Trucking/Railroad company. At the same company the profile also lists Operations Manager (2007–2023) and Dispatch at Hanke Trucking, Inc. (2007–2023).
Nichole Thompson, JD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief People Officer · FLS Transportation Services
SVP, Chief People Officer at FLS Transportation Services since October 2018, a role the profile tags as Human Resources at C-Level. The profile describes FLS Transportation Services as a truck transportation company that provides freight management, and the headline also lists the title Sr. VP of HR along with SHRM-SCP and SPHR certifications.
Shauna Jamison
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer · USA Truck, Inc.
Former Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer at USA Truck, Inc. (2022). Now SVP, Chief People Officer - Americas at DSV - Global Transport and Logistics since September 2025, after Chief People Officer, Region Americas at DB Schenker (2022–2025). Before USA Truck, Senior Director Human Resources Walmart Transportation at Walmart (2019–2022).
Sue West
LinkedInExperience: Chief HR Officer · Bay and Bay Transportation
Chief HR Officer at Bay and Bay Transportation since February 2022; the profile describes the company as a nationwide logistics and refrigerated trucking company. Former Chief Culture Officer at White House Custom Colour (2019–2021) and Vice President, Human Resources and Brand Experience at Transport America (2014–2019).
Choose the right perspective
Match the operation to yours, since a refrigerated truckload carrier, a global shipping company and an intermodal equipment provider face different workforce questions. If you want someone who has worked up through one carrier, favor a person whose other listed titles sit at the same company.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you split HR attention between driver recruiting and retention and the rest of the workforce at a trucking company?
- 02What did you change first when you took over HR at a carrier, and why?
- 03How do you organize HR across terminals and regions so field leaders get support without losing consistency?
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