CarrierDirect Expands Team with Talented Industry Veteran

Top Quote Rich Luhrs to Become Senior Vice President at CarrierDirect, a Leading Transportation Advisory Firm. End Quote
  • (1888PressRelease) September 16, 2014 - Chicago, IL - CarrierDirect, a highly regarded provider of advisory and tactical services to transportation and logistics companies, is expanding its leadership team by appointing Rich Luhrs to the role of Senior Vice President. Luhrs' focus will be on the firm's Carrier Development Services offering, as well as to provide management advisory services to CarrierDirect's growing base of asset and asset-light carriers.

    "This is a really exciting addition to our company," said Joel Clum, President of CarrierDirect. "Rich has one of the most incredible backgrounds and perspectives on the transportation industry, which will be hugely valuable to our current and future client base. There are a lot of fantastic things for everyone on the horizon with Rich on the team."

    Luhrs comes to CarrierDirect with decades of experience in the transportation industry, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at New Century Transportation. His responsibilities there included heading strategic initiatives, such as the acquisition and integration of a Denver-based load-to-deliver trucking company with market-leading financial and operating performance. His role also included delivery carrier management and the development of their logistics subsidiary. Previously, he served as Senior Group Vice President at the Shevell Group and was CEO and founder of Titan Express, an asset-based, nationwide load-to-deliver carrier.

    "I'm excited to combine the experience I bring with CarrierDirect's impressive base of offerings. I've worked with them quite a bit before and experienced firsthand the work they do, which leads the market in helping companies to compete in an ever-changing freight marketplace," said Luhrs. "Innovation is a key piece of what we'll continue to focus on in the future, but our foundation will continue to be in supporting companies to re-discover the fundamentals of running profitable and growing businesses in transportation."

    To learn more about CarrierDirect's services, visit http://carrierdirect.co/.

    About CarrierDirect
    CarrierDirect is a leading advisory firm to freight carriers and third-party logistics companies, supporting their efforts to become top enterprises in their space. For more information on CarrierDirect, visit carrierdirect.co/. Follow them on Twitter at twitter.com/carrierdirect or on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/carrierdirect.

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