Saia Team Members Recognized as Top Women to Watch
13 March 2024 - 5:51AM
Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) announced that two team members,
Engineering and Strategic Analytics Manager Heather McAfee and
Director of Revenue Management Sarmona Miller, have been named to
Redefining the Road magazine’s list of 2024 “Top Woman to Watch in
Transportation.”
Every year, Redefining the Road, Women In Trucking
Association's official magazine, recognizes top performers in the
transportation industry who have achieved a significant career
accomplishment in the past 12 to 18 months and who have also gone
the extra mile to support other women and improve gender diversity
within their own companies or the industry.
“Heather has spent her career working to help Saia
grow,” said Executive Vice President of Operations Patrick Sugar.
He explained that McAfee began her career as a sales lead analyst,
providing visibility for the company’s sales force, helping lead
our growth initiatives and providing insights using her applied
mathematics degree.
“Heather later transitioned to our industrial
engineering team after earning her master’s degree, where she has
used her skillset to improve processes for our teams in the field,
making their tasks less manual and more impactful,” Sugar said.
Miller began her career at the company as a night
biller, as she worked her way through college. She grew
professionally, next becoming a coordinator, then a credit and
traffic manager, before being promoted to her current role as a
director.
“Sarmona has been an invaluable team member at
Saia for more than 20 years and has seen, and led through, a great
deal of change in our industry and the company,” said Vice
President and Chief Accounting Officer Kelly Benton. For instance,
Benton described how Miller implemented innovative strategies,
utilized technology in creative ways, and designed
industry-specific processes to support the company’s billing and
rating initiatives, which have historically been very manual.
“Both Heather and Sarmona go above and beyond to
mentor and inspire women at Saia. They have shown such a
willingness to share their knowledge and experiences to help other
women navigate their professional journeys and achieve their
goals,” stated Benton. “We are so proud that Women In Trucking
chose to recognize them.”
WIT first developed the “Top Woman to Watch in
Transportation” recognition program in 2018 to support its mission
to promote the accomplishments of women in the transportation
industry. This year, 75 women were named to the list. They work for
a broad range of companies including motor carriers, third-party
logistics companies, equipment manufacturers, retailer truck
dealers, and more.
About Saia, Inc.
Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) offers customers a wide
range of less-than-truckload, non-asset truckload, expedited and
logistics services. With headquarters in Johns Creek, Georgia, Saia
LTL Freight operates 194 terminals across the country and employs
14,000 people. Saia has been recognized by the American Trucking
Associations Safety Management Council for its outstanding safety
record and by the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay
program for its efforts to reduce its environmental impact. Saia is
also a multi-year recipient of Women In Trucking’s “Top Companies
for Women to Work for in Transportation.” For more information on
Saia Inc., visit saia.com.
For more information, contact: Jeannie S.
Jump Saia Corporate Communications Phone: 770-232-4069 ·
E-mail jjump@saia.com
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