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MELISSA TAYLOR is MD of Taylor’s Removals. QTA’s 2015 Trucking Woman of the Year, and the National Trucking Industry’s Woman of the Year for 2016, she works with the GenR8 youth engagement program and the ‘Count me in’ program which highlights career opportunities for local women.

While the transport industry has come a long way, it will be no surprise to anyone that there’s still a significant gap when it comes to gender representation.

With women only making up 16.9 per cent of transport roles in Australia, there’s a lot of room for change.