TQL to Open New Sales Office in the Richmond Region
RICHMOND, VA. – Total Quality Logistics announced its latest sales office today in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The office at 9011 Arboretum Parkway, Suite 390, Richmond, Va. 23236 is scheduled to open for business Aug. 10, 2015.
This is the Cincinnati-based company’s first office in Virginia; Richmond will be TQL’s 33rd office nationwide and puts the company in 19 states. The Richmond office will starts off with a founding team of five current employees and will bring on at least four more in its first hiring class prior to opening. TQL plans to bring 50 to 75 new jobs to Chesterfield County over the next three years.
TQL connects customers needing to move truckload freight with quality carriers who have the capacity to move it. The company specializes in arranging full-truckload freight movements.
“We are extremely pleased that TQL is opening its first Virginia location in Chesterfield County,” said Board of Supervisor Chairman, Steve Elswick. “Chesterfield County has been ranked as one of the best places in the nation for logistics-related businesses, and now with TQL, we are connecting with even more of the world.”
“Our national satellite offices are vital to growing our market share and maintaining our leadership position in the third-party logistics industry,” said TQL President Kerry Byrne. “We were drawn to Richmond for a number of reasons, including the quality and depth of professional talent in the area.”
TQL Richmond is hiring now; interested applicants may visit www.tqljobs.com for more information.
ABOUT TOTAL QUALITY LOGISTICS
Total Quality Logistics is one of the largest freight brokerage firms in the nation; TQL will have 34 offices in 19 states by the end of August. TQL connects customers needing to move truckload freight shipments with carriers having capacity to move them. TQL is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its 2014 sales topped $2 billion and it employs more than 3,300 people nationwide. Connect with TQL on the web at TQL.com, on Facebook at Total Quality Logistics or on Twitter @TQLogistics.
