Sandvik to Hold Capital Markets Day in Tampere on Nov 24-25

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Sandvik to Hold Capital Markets Day in Tampere on Nov 24-25

Stockholm – October 12, 2026 -- Sandvik will hold its Capital Markets Day on November 24-25, 2026, at Sandvik Mining's site in Tampere, Finland, with investors and analysts due to receive an update on the group's equity story, key achievements and strategic priorities.

Sandvik opens the event with lunch on November 24 at its Tampere mining site

The two-day program starts with lunch on November 24. It targets institutional investors, financial analysts and financial media.

CEO Stefan Widing and CFO Cecilia Felton lead the presentations

Stefan Widing, President and CEO, and Cecilia Felton, CFO, will present alongside business area management. Sandvik will also run guided tours of its latest innovations, focused on new technologies, digitalization and automation.

Hyundai Translead Renews Silver Partnership With Women In Trucking

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Hyundai Translead Renews Silver Partnership With Women In Trucking

Arlington, Va. – October 12, 2026 -- Hyundai Translead has renewed its Silver Partnership with the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), extending a sponsorship tier it has held since 2016.

Hyundai Translead has backed WIT for 14 years

The trailer manufacturer has taken part in the association since 2012 and has supported WIT as a Silver Partner for the past decade. WIT said the renewal reflects Hyundai Translead's backing of its mission to promote the employment and advancement of women in trucking, build connections and recognize achievements.

Theresa Check, Vice President of Sales at Hyundai Translead, said the company wants to "help create opportunities for growth, learning, and connection" and to encourage more women to build careers in transportation.

Jennifer Hedrick, CAE, president and CEO of WIT, described Hyundai Translead as an innovative industry leader and a valued partner in advancing the association's mission.

Women In Trucking CEO Hedrick Steps Down; Nichols Named Interim Chief

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Women In Trucking CEO Hedrick Steps Down; Nichols Named Interim Chief

Washington – October 12, 2026 -- Jennifer Hedrick, CAE, has stepped down as President & CEO of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), effective Aug. 5, after serving in the role since January 2023.

Vice President Lana Nichols takes over as interim president and CEO

WIT's Board of Directors will direct the search for a permanent successor. Lana Nichols, the association's Vice President, will run the organization in the interim. WIT said additional information on the leadership transition will be shared as it becomes available. No timeline for the search was disclosed.

Amazon Returns as Women In Trucking Gold Partner, Gets Board Seat

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Amazon Returns as Women In Trucking Gold Partner, Gets Board Seat

Plover, Wisconsin – October 12, 2026 -- Amazon has returned as a Gold Partner of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) and has appointed Janelle Bubnes, senior regional transportation manager, to represent it on the WIT Board of Directors. Amazon first became a Gold Partner in 2019.

Bubnes joins WIT board to help set strategic direction

Bubnes will help guide the association's strategic direction and work alongside fellow board members on WIT's mission and initiatives.

Lana Nichols, WIT's interim president and CEO, said Amazon's support and Bubnes' industry expertise will help strengthen WIT's efforts and expand its impact across the trucking industry.

Bubnes said Amazon will bring its scale and its people to the effort, and described WIT as providing the community, visibility and advocacy the industry needs.

WIT Index: Women Hold 31% of Trucking C-Suite Roles, 7-10.5% of CDL Jobs

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WIT Index: Women Hold 31% of Trucking C-Suite Roles, 7-10.5% of CDL Jobs

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.

Women hold 37.5% of supervisory roles and 29% of board seats

Women account for 37.5% of supervisory leadership positions and 29% of board of directors members among respondents. The C-suite share is approximately 31%.

HR leads functional roles at 76.5% women, while technicians trail at 2.5%

Women make up 76.5% of human resources and talent management roles, 45.5% of dispatchers and 44% of safety positions. Diesel technicians are the outlier: women hold just 2.5% of those roles.

Bridgestone Americas Renews Gold Partnership With Women In Trucking

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Bridgestone Americas Renews Gold Partnership With Women In Trucking

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.

Debra Hamlin, Bridgestone's senior manager of ERS operations and customer insights, said the partnership has helped the company "connect with industry leaders" and contribute to discussions on the future of transportation. Lana Nichols, WIT's interim president and CEO, said Miller's board role and Bridgestone's ongoing support advance the association's mission and add value for members.

Perdue Transportation Joins Women In Trucking as Gold Partner

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Perdue Transportation Joins Women In Trucking as Gold Partner

Plover – October 12, 2026 -- Perdue Transportation, Inc has become a Gold Partner of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), a 7,700-member organization, and has secured a seat on the WIT Board of Directors for Carrie Johnson, its senior transportation director.

Perdue names senior transportation director to WIT board

Johnson will represent Perdue on the board. Under the partnership, Perdue will help advance initiatives covering professional growth, access to industry resources, professional connections and recognition of women at every career stage.

Lana Nichols, WIT interim president and CEO, said partnerships with companies such as Perdue are essential to the association's mission. Johnson said Perdue Farms Inc aims to "help build a stronger, more diverse future for our industry."

WIT Names 3 Finalists for 2026 Influential Woman in Trucking Award

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WIT Names 3 Finalists for 2026 Influential Woman in Trucking Award

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.

Finalists span OEM, private fleet and for-hire carrier leadership

The finalists are Angela Lentz, chief people officer at Daimler Truck North America (DTNA); Mari Roberts, senior vice president of North America Supply Chain Centers of Excellence at PepsiCo; and Sauny Tucker, CEO of Tucker Freight Lines. WIT said they hold a range of leadership roles and have made a measurable impact on their organizations and communities.

CIQ's RLC Pro AI Adds Kernel 6.18, 10-Minute Local AI Stack

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CIQ's RLC Pro AI Adds Kernel 6.18, 10-Minute Local AI Stack

Global – October 12, 2026 -- CIQ's latest RLC Pro AI release lets a developer stand up a working local AI stack in about 10 minutes and adds CIQ Linux Kernel 6.18 for large production environments, according to Brian Dawson, the company's Director of Product Management.

CIQ targets the operating system as the overlooked layer of AI stacks

Dawson argues that organizations pour capital into GPUs, models, frameworks and applications while treating the operating system as an afterthought. "We've moved so fast with AI that the OS has become the forgotten layer," he said.

CIQ Maps Migration Paths to RLC Pro With Five FIPS 140-3 Certificates

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CIQ Maps Migration Paths to RLC Pro With Five FIPS 140-3 Certificates

Global – October 12, 2026 -- CIQ's RLC Pro LTS bundles five active FIPS 140-3 CMVP certificates, validated per minor version on x86_64, as a standard feature rather than a paid upgrade, as the company lays out documented migration paths for RHEL, Oracle Linux, SUSE, Amazon Linux 2 and unsupported Linux users.

RHEL, Oracle Linux and CentOS users skip recertification

RLC Pro shares its Enterprise Linux foundation with RHEL, Oracle Linux and CentOS. Applications compiled against that base carry over with little to no change. Because the migration preserves the foundation, it also preserves the certification, which removes the recertification step platform teams usually budget for a full platform change.

CIQ's migrate2rlc script automates the conversion. It checks the current version, third-party repositories and FIPS requirements, then runs the migration and validates the result.