Jacquelene Brotherton was born and raised in outback Australia; she has spent over five decades in the trucking industry where she has worked in multiple different roles.
She is currently the Compliance, Safety and Culture Manager at Sargeant Transport Pty Ltd, a family owned refrigerated transport company.
She is the Chair of Transport Women Australia Limited (TWAL) and a Life member of the Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association of NSW.
She is a member of the Women in Trucking (USA) Content Advisory Council.
In her role as Chair of TWAL, she partnered with Wodonga TAFE and Volvo to launch a programme designed to help women obtain a heavy vehicle driver licences and with Daimler Truck and Bus to bring the Driving the Difference scholarships into being.
She has presented at many local and international conferences on a variety of subjects.
In 2018 Jacquelene was awarded the Women in Industry – Excellence in Road Transport Award and the inaugural Australian Freight Industry Award - Female Leadership in Transport. In 2019, she was awarded the Wyndham Businessperson of the Year.
She writes a fortnightly column for Big Rigs Magazine and is a host of the Talking Transport Show on IETV.
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