His frustration with the lack of service and integrity he saw in the industry drove him to start his own company. TQL has always invested in people and technology. These two focuses have been combined to create their new IT apprenticeship program.
As a partner of Apprenti Cincinnati since , TQL and Apprenti took their partnership to new heights this week, launching an upskilling cohort for employees. These employees range from learning and development professionals to sales assistants and executives. Upskilling is ideal to leverage the organizational knowledge these employees possess and provide a group atmosphere to train them on the latest technology languages and modules specific to an organization. It also allows employers to support the local economy by opening up entry level roles to those who are currently unemployed due to COVID Fueled by hard work and what critics call unrealistic sales pressures, TQL has had a remarkable run since Oaks launched it in T ransportation logistics is one of the fastest growing U.
The modern transportation logistics industry was launched in the s with the deregulation of the trucking industry, then exploded in the s and onward with the growth of the internet, GPS tracking, and mobile technologies transforming every other part of our lives. If brokers generate a positive margin as a result of those negotiations, they pocket a portion of it as commission. TQL has been an industry leader in developing and adopting those new technologies, including mobile apps that allow customers to track their own shipments and interact directly with brokers.
In , TQL was the go-between for more than 1. At its peak earlier this year, TQL employed more than 5, people at 57 offices in 26 states, from Boston to Phoenix and Minneapolis to Ft. Nearly 2, worked in its four Cincinnati area offices.
The company is doubling the footprint of its headquarters on Ivy Pointe Boulevard in Union Township, with construction in view of motorists along I, in order to add employees. At least that was the plan before the pandemic hit. But according to Freight Waves, a leading market research and news website for the freight industry, the company laid off as many as workers due to an inability to handle everyone working remotely on its virtual network. With its central location and access to nearby interstates, the Cincinnati area has become a regional hub for logistics companies.
But TQL has also played a big role in the creation of that hub by developing and then spinning off talent who formed their own companies. K en Oaks declined an interview for this story, but the record shows that he was one of the smart few who jumped hard on the right idea at the right time. Two trends created the U. From the beginning of TQL, Oaks has recruited to his management team many of his former McNicholas football teammates. Touchdown, Rockets! He was never any problem.
He was a willing worker. Xavier football team. Kerry Byrne, who did give an interview for this story, says recruiting former players makes sense. The girls all seemed to know them. From McNicholas, she went on to the University of Dayton with Oaks and Zins, both of whom played on the rugby team there. He still looks a lot like he did back then. Your name will not be used in any follow-up article without your permission.
Fortune is not Forbes, by the way. Not sure if you were aware. The reason you get away with lies like this is because no one important in this world really fucking cares about TQL. Your company is replaceable, and will be absolutely be replaced in due time. Hopefully someone has enough pity to hire you when Oaks takes his money and runs.
If not, what are you going to do when your only skill set is screaming at freight drivers and pressuring green, naive employees to do your work for you? Hmmm, nothing credible in this posting.
There are good brokers, there are bad brokers, sure. I did not see a single TQL employee get laid off thoughout covid. Just remember that, they are one of the largest employers of vets that I have seen outside of defense contracting. I love it here and am going no where. Sign up for a free FreightWaves account today for unlimited access to all of our latest content. By signing in for the first time, I give consent for FreightWaves to send me event updates and news.
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