{"id":989,"date":"2020-07-28T16:03:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T16:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiremaster.com\/trucking-news\/?p=989"},"modified":"2020-07-28T16:05:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T16:05:44","slug":"tld-logistics-spreading-its-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiremaster.com\/trucking-news\/resources\/2020\/07\/28\/tld-logistics-spreading-its-wings\/989\/","title":{"rendered":"TLD Logistics Spreading Its Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tennessee carrier expands into second building for accounting, brokerage divisions<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By Al Muskewitz
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Jim Peters always knew the time would come when TLD Logistics Services would outgrow its original campus.
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As rapidly as the company has grown over its 11 years, it was just a matter of time before the Knoxville, Tenn.-based carrier would need to spread its wings to comfortably accommodate all the elements of its thriving business.
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Earlier this summer the company moved into a second building to contain its accounting department and growing Brokerage 360 operations, accommodating more than 60 employees when fully staffed.
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\u201cThe office set-up we have now would not have allowed us the space necessary we felt like we needed,\u201d said Peters, TLD\u2019s president and chief operating officer. \u201cWe really want to try to build a little bit of a new office structure\/environment, so we felt like we really needed to move off-site to a different type of office set up.\u201d
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The 8,000-square-foot single-story structure is located about eight miles from TLD\u2019s main office just off Exit 369 of I-40\/75 in the Farragut suburb east of Knoxville.
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TLD had planned on moving into a new building around the start of the year but ran into a slight snag and had to seek another location. The management team found an existing structure in the city limits and renovated it to fit their needs. They took occupancy in June.
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The new building is state-of-the art for the industry, designed for comfort and functionality, reflecting the modern workday environments and sensibilities of a new generation of workers, providing an environment that promotes maximum productivity. It\u2019s that type of commitment to both sides of the workday equation that has made TLD a Top Fleets to Drive For five years running.
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\u201cIt\u2019s very conducive to conducting business,\u201d Peters said of the new building. On the business side, there are sound-proof work stations and Zoom and traditional conference rooms. On the lighter side, there\u2019s a recreation area with video and sports games to help associates blow off a little steam.
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\u201cWhen we expand into that (brokerage) market we\u2019re going to be looking to attract people who are just graduating from college perhaps or younger people who don\u2019t have any experience in the transportation industry and we wanted to make sure we had a facility that lent itself to that type of talent,\u201d Peters said. \u201cA lot of people were very impressed about the technology and also the effort to try to make sure it was just an employee-friendly type environment.
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\u201cObviously, everything in there is new from that perspective. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s a whole lot of businesses in Knoxville that had concerns about what type of activities would you like in the game room, what type of amenities in terms of trying to make it comfortable. From a perspective of a transportation office I think it\u2019s a little bit unique and I think something that really will become kind of a hallmark of TLD\u2019s future.\u201d
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TLD\u2019s main campus still houses the home office, a driver training school, dispatch, maintenance, safety, HR and shop operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Muskewitz is Editor of Wright Media. He can be reached at musky@wrightmediacorp.com
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To learn more about TLD Logistics Services, click here <\/em>www.tldlogistics.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is a look inside one of the spacious meeting rooms in TLD Logistics’ new second location that houses its accounting and brokerage divisions. The top photo shows company signage near the carrier’s main campus just outside Knoxville, Tenn. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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