INDUSTRY LEADERS
Industry leader: Errin-Leigh Ebzery ERRIN-LEIGH EBZERY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT TEAM TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS, SHARES HER PERSPECTIVE ON WORKING IN THE ROAD TRANSPORT INDUSTRY. Pictured right: Errin-Leigh Ebzery.
Q: What first drew you to the
Q: What has been a highlight for your
and more programs and opportunities to help
commercial road transport industry?
career so far?
younger people enter the industry.
A: I actually fell into it while chasing
A: Reaching two long-term aspirations
my dream job in sales. I ended up at a
of gaining my Multi-Combination (MC)
Q: What do female-driven events in
courier company selling its services and
RoadRanger licence and winning Young
subsequently grew more attracted to larger
Achiever Award at the Queensland Trucking
commercial road transport mean to you? A: They are everything. After every event
freight and vehicles.
Association (QTA) Awards presentation.
I have attended I leave feeling so tall and
Q: What does a standard day for you
Q: What is the best thing about the
celebrate each other’s achievements – it’s
look like?
amazing.
A: I usually wake up at 4am and prepare
transport industry? A: It’s a guaranteed career path with many
myself for the day with exercise or a TED
different avenues and opportunities. You
Q: How can people and companies in the
talk, then into the office to plan my day.
will never be out of work no matter what
transport industry better promote it as a
I check our socials and emails, send off
you’ve done in transport. Every day is
career choice for women?
some quotes and proposals, then follow up
different and without exaggeration, it’s the
A: More employers should use the phrase
on pending deals before hitting the road to
backbone of our country.
‘equal opportunity’ in their job ads. I have
strong. We all hype each other up and
been seeing lately that people are posting
visit clients. Some days it can be different as I have the ability and skills to operate
Q: What do you think could be improved?
job ads with that sentence. I think it’s great
in different divisions at my workplace.
A: I could go on forever. More appreciation
and suggested we add something like that to
One day I could be answering phones
from light vehicle drivers of how well the
our ads. As for people promoting it, women
and the next driving trucks or helping
vast majority of truck drivers manage their
on all socials just keep posting and being
the workshop admin team or planning
complex roles would be a good start. I would
loud about their accomplishments; we are all
upcoming events.
also like to see more done on gender equality
watching, and we are proud!
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