Taylor Pope

I ran my own agency for ReTrans Inc, which was purchased by Kuehne & Nagle in 2015. I ran my ReTrans agency from May of 2013 up until December of 2020, when I obtained my operating authority and opened my own business. I was fortunate to have all of my existing customers move over to my new business- I thank them all for their support!

I brought a multitude of existing customers and business to JNJ, as well as bringing on a ton of new business and customers during my time there. Used my customer base,sales ability, and Operations experience to drastically reduce empty miles in the Operations, add quality Backhaul revenue to the bottom line, while bringing profitable new customers on board. I also played a big role in managing the existing customers to maximize opportunities and revenue. I also used my contacts with Owner Operators that I had worked with previously to start up a very profitable Independent Contractor Operation while at JNJ. This assured a steady supply of available trucks for our Brokerage Operation, which routinely generated a 24% margin on revenues of $6 million plus a year.

Grew AIMS from a start-up Brokerage operation to an Asset-based Transportation/Brokerage company with 82 trucks and office staff of 12. I was responsible for all departments of the company: Sales, Operations, Safety, Billing, Maintenance, and Human resources. Grew the company to revenues of over $18 million a year during this time, while acquiring an excellent reputation for on-time service, courtesy, professionalism, and dealing fairly with all drivers and owner operators, vendors, and staff. Passed 4 DOT Audits with a "Satisfactory" rating each time, and now warnings or fines.Developed contacts with many large shippers and other companies during this time who have remained customers and friends.

I held just about every Operational role possible during my time with Averitt- Inbound Supervisor, Outbound Supervisor, City Dispatch, Linehaul Dispatch, and Terminal Manager- as well as working as an Area Coordinator in Central Dispatch, then being promoted to Operations Manager of Central Dispatch (both of these were Corporate Positions in Cookeville, TN). Achieved on-time service of 99.1% during this time while reducing system empty miles by 8.3%, and helped Averitt grow from $30 million a year in 1985 to over $600 million a year when I left in 2000. I also attended and completed about every class and program available as far as Transportation Management- ISO 9000, Managing the Professional Driver, numerous classes and seminars related to Safety and HazMat, and many others too numerous to list. Suffice it to say, I was thoroughly trained in hiring, training, and managing all types of transportation workers from drivers, to dock workers, office personnel, and sales people.