Darnise Harris

Overcoming impediments is nothing new to her.

As a black woman, she has struggled to overcome impediments for most of her life. It was not until she decided to enter the predominantly male industry of transportation that she would meet her greatest challenge yet.

In 2006 she attended All State Trade School in the day, while working nights at a local hospital. She quickly realized that she would have to overcome prejudice in the workplace. She would have to prove herself to an industry led and operated by men. She jumped in with full force, working long exhausting hours as an OTR driver nearly three years, loading and unloading for .60 a mile. After paying her dues she gained the respect of her colleagues.