Melanie Christmas  Sales Team Leader  Four Years on Team TQL

"I was hired at TQL as a Logistics Coordinator (LC) to one of the largest produce accounts in the company.  It was a lot of hard work but great experience.  After a year, I wanted to try my hand at sales.  As luck would have it, I was able to take over the same account I was working on."

"At first, I was a little apprehensive--I had big shoes to fill.  But after talking it through with my sales manager, I knew I could handle it.  We spent the next few weeks preparing for the transition.  I ran the account as though it was mine, asking a million questions along the way.  Finally, I went out on the sales floor on my own and the rest is history!  I took on a Logistics Coordinator to assist me, and with the help of my team, we managed to grow our existing account and set up new ones."

"The culture we have created at TQL has been integral to my success.  You take chances, knowing that you're not going it alone, and those chances pay off in a big way.  More than that, my co-workers have become some of my very best friends.  Work is a lot more fun when you have your friends around you."

Casey Haws  Logistics Account Executive  Two Years on Team TQL

"For me, the best thing about TQL is that everyone is in control of their own destiny.  At TQL, your success depends on how much time and effort you put into the job.  You get out of it what you put in!"

"My biggest customer told me that they had about 30 loads going out the week of Thanksgiving and most of them were going out Friday, the day after.  My whole family (about 35 people!) always goes to Maryland for the Thanksgiving holiday and I had to make a tough decision.  I told my customer that I was staying home and spending the holiday alone, but I would be coming to work and wanted every load they had." 

"My customer was pretty happy with me because they knew they could enjoy Thanksgiving with their family and not worry about anything.  It was a tough decision to make because I don't get to see my family very often, but after explaining the opportunity, they definitely understood my choice.  That week, everything went great and my customer was pumped.  My relationship with my client has been incredible ever since and I learned that I can make the hard choices and put in the work necessary to be successful in this business."

Rob Inglish  Sales Team Leader  Four Years on Team TQL

"I ran into an old friend from high school while delivering pizza.  We talked about what we had been doing and I told him that I had just graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in marketing.  He had done the same and was now working for a company called Total Quality Logistics.  I had never heard of the company, but Mike told me it was a good opportunity and was something he thought I should look into.  I applied, was hired, and moved onto the sales floor after one year.  Since then, my account has grown rapidly.  The company exceeded my expectations 10 times over."

"TQL is unique in the sense that it was built from the ground up on hard work and dedication.  Almost everyone in an upper-level management position has worked on the sales floor and has grown from there.  You are not micro-managed, but there is always help readily available.  Everyone works as a team and this has helped our company become so successful."

"I like the opportunity to run my own book of business and the ability to continually grow.  TQL offers many tools to help support my business, such as technical and staffing support.  They are always reinvesting in the company to better our present technology.  A lot of our software was built in-house and is tailored to fit the needs of the sales floor.  This, combined with employee support, creates a great formula for success."