Total Quality Logistics
Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is a freight brokerage and third-party logistics firm in North America. TQL provides domestic and international freight transportation and logistics services. It was founded in 1997 by Ken Oaks in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is headquartered in Union Township, Ohio. As of 2021, TQL is the largest private company in greater Cincinnati according to the "Cincinnati Enquirer" and "American City Business Journals". TQL is a third-party logistics provider (3PL) that provides service for all 48 contiguous United States and all of Canada with full truckload (FTL), less-than-truckload (LTL), intermodal rail , warehousing, drayage, drop trailer, oversize/overweight, Mexico cross-border and other specialized logistic services. As of 2020, TQL was ranked as one of the largest freight brokerage and 3PL firms in North America by "Transport Topics" magazine, posting $736 million in net revenue off gross revenues of $4.1 billion. TQL has 55 offices in 26 states with more than 6,000 employees. In 2021, the company grew its corporate headquarters in Union Township, Ohio with a $20 million 133,000 square foot expansion. The expansion includes the biggest American flag (30’x60’) and tallest flagpole (160’) in Ohio, Kentucky and  Indiana. TQL has been ranked a Greater Cincinnati Top Places to Work 12 times. In 2019 and 2018 TQL was ranked a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. The company is a five time winner of the Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials award. In September 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company pledged $1 million dollars through its Moves That Matter program which covers the cost of transportation of donated freight. The company received recognition from the American Chemistry Council for outstanding COVID-19 response. In 2021, TQL also committed to hiring over 1,000 new employees nationwide  in response to the transportation demand that was caused by the pandemic. In 2021, the company announced stadium naming rights for TQL Stadium, the home of Major League Soccer's FC Cincinnati.