Business with Ties to UK Makes Plans to Come Home to the Bluegrass

Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is the nation’s 4th largest freight brokerage firm. Headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, TQL has satellite offices in Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Denver, Indianapolis, and Tampa. TQL recently announced the addition of a Lexington, KY office in the coming months. UK alum, Lincoln Hendricks (’07 CIS) has been selected to lead the new Lexington office. He currently works at the Cincinnati site, and will be relocating back to the Bluegrass.

Lincoln shared the following, “My wife, Devin (’08 Communications) and I are both UK alums, with personal ties back in Lexington and the Central Kentucky area. We have always considered Lexington home, and hoped that we would ultimately end up there. After college I came to Cincinnati to begin my career at TQL in sales. It’s a terrific company with new challenges on a daily basis. I now have the opportunity to open and manage a TQL satellite office in Lexington beginning in August. I am thrilled with the opportunity.” By the end of 2011, TQL will open offices in Louisville, KY and Dayton, OH as well. With the help of successful staff members who want to transfer, this rapidly growing firm plans to open an office in every Tier I city across the U.S.

TQL has hired 58 UK alumni since July 2007, a handful of them former UK athletes. Among those 58 hires is former UK baseball player Brian Hastings who has been with the company since June of 2009. He will also be part of the founding team for TQL’s Lexington office. Former UK football Guard, Mike Webster, has been with the company for the past 8 years. He is now TQL’s 2010 #2 Account Executive in the company. UK graduate, Kelly Tate is another founding member of the Lexington Team. She has been with the company since October of 2008. TQL is dedicated to their continued partnership with the University of Kentucky in their recruiting efforts. TQL representatives have attended UK Career Fairs, and have spoken at numerous career-related workshops and special events. We look forward to our continued partnership with TQL throughout their expansion. Click here if you are interested in viewing TQL employment opportunities in the Bluegrass and across the country. TQL currently has positions posted in Wildcat CareerLink, the UK Career Center’s online job database. This database is free to all UK students and alumni.

-Posted by Kelly Higgins