If you’ve seen any of the news headlines throughout 2021, you’ve seen how supply chains continually face ongoing stress and disruption from the contiued covid-19 pandemic, labor and product shortages, port congestion, and more. However, even during stressful times such as these, many of our Independent Freight Agent offices have continued to excel. How did our Independent Freight Agent offices continue to thrive in such difficult times? At Trinity, we make sure to work together and support. In 2022, Trinity is giving out more awards, prizes, and trips than ever before.
Celebrating Our Platinum Agents
Trinity’s Agents can achieve the distinction of being recognized as a Platinum Agent, but what does this mean? A Platinum Agent title is earned by Trinity’s Authorized Agents who are excelling in the field. It is the highest recognition an Authorized Agent with Trinity can achieve, based on revenue and load count totals. Each year we recognize these Platinum Agents, giving them the royal treatment for their hard work.
Celebrating Agent Office Achievements
Every year our Agent Support Team sends out awards and recognition plaques to the Authorized Agents who had an amazing growth year – and they sent out more boxes than ever this year! With the support of a broker, like Trinity Logistics, Independent Freight Agents can focus on what they do best – move freight. In addition, because our elite Agent Support team takes care of the back-end support, Authorized Agent offices in our network can focus on growing their business. And in 2021, they did just that! We were even able to recognize our Agents’ contribution to a huge company milestone, with a car giveaway. Check out Kelly’s surprise when we showed up at his door to tell him he won the drawing.
Here are some of the highlights our Agents accomplished this year:
- A record number of Authorized Agents reached Platinum status – the highest level of achievement for an Independent Freight Agent at Trinity, which rewards volume and growth.
- 70 percent of Authorized Agent Offices in Trinity’s network reached $1 million, or more, in sales – with many reaching multi-million-dollar levels.
Independent Agent Awards and Perks
Trinity offers the best support possible for Independent Freight Agent Offices that are growing but also some awards and recognition as well. Our Agents are like family to us, and we love to celebrate them when they reach their goals. Listed below are some of the rewards we offer to our Authorized Agents:
- Plaques and trophies
- Company branded apparel – who doesn’t love a good jacket or hat?
- Trips – our Platinum Agencies receive full travel accommodations, including flights and hotel accommodations for the owner and a guest to our annual Agent conference. In 2022, we’re going to New Orleans!
- Gifts – we recently sent out a gift to every single Agency owner and their Team Members to celebrate such a fantastic year. We also send gifts every year to our Authorized Freight Agent offices.
- Appreciation – each year, Trinity sets aside a day called “Agent Appreciation Day” – with celebrations including gifts, lunches, videos, and recognition. We honor our Authorized Freight Agents every day, but we take this one special day to play it up big.
Supporting Independent Freight Agent Offices
While all these gifts and perks are great benefits to being part of Trinity’s Authorized Freight Agent network, that’s not all we offer. Trinity has over 30 years of experience aiding the success of our Authorized Freight Agent offices, and offer many extras for our Authorized Agent network. Hear from Chris Bergman, one of Trinity’s Authorized Agents, about his success story and how Trinity has helped him get to where he is today.
We realize you have a choice in who you’d like to partner with in your business. However, if what you’re looking for is a long-term partnership that is supportive of your growth, offers you continued education to remain competitive, and most of all, is made up of a Team of people who are passionate, dedicated, and striving for excellence, then Trinity Logistics may be the Freight Agent program for you.
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By: Jennifer Hoffman
SEAFORD, Del. (March 22, 2021)- Trinity Logistics is proud to recognize Jennifer Hoffman as one of Women in Trucking Association’s (WIT) “Top Women to Watch in Transportation”. Hoffman is Trinity’s Director of Agent Services and has been with the company for 6 years.
Each year, the editorial staff of WIT’s Redefining the Road magazine recognizes these individuals for their career accomplishments in the past 12 to 18 months and their efforts to promote gender diversity.
“Jen is an incredible coach and trusted advisor to her team, customers, carriers and the many Agent offices that proudly represent Trinity Logistics each day,” said Greg Massey, VP of Agent Services for Trinity Logistics. “Jen is passionate about what she does, always looking for ways to enhance her industry knowledge, advance her skill set, and challenge herself to be better today than she was yesterday.”
Through her daily interactions, Hoffman has many opportunities to support women within the industry. She manages a diverse team within Trinity and supports the company’s more than 100 agent offices.
“This accomplished group of women represents a wide range of skill sets and expertise, and highlight how women bring diverse thought, value and results to businesses in the industry,” said Ellen Voie, WIT president and CEO. “These impressive women have made a tremendous impact in their fields during this pandemic and are pushing the envelope for women in the industry. We are thrilled to recognize and celebrate their accomplishments.”
About Trinity Logistics
Trinity Logistics is a Burris Logistics Company, offering people-centric freight solutions®. Their mission is to “deliver creative logistics solutions through a dynamic mix of human ingenuity and innovative technology, enriching the lives of those we serve”. For the past 40 years, Trinity has been arranging freight for businesses of all sizes in truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), warehousing, intermodal, drayage, expedited, international, and technology solutions. Trinity is currently recognized in the Top 20 freight brokerages on Transport Topics’ Top 100 Freight Brokerage List, a Top 3PL and Cold Storage Provider by Food Logistics, a Certified Great Place to Work ®, and among the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America. Learn more at trinitylogistics.com.
Check out our recent webinar with Women in Trucking!
A few weeks ago, Trinity held our 2019 Agent Conference in Orlando. The purpose of our Agent Conference is to celebrate, educate, and energize Trinity Agents. While there, I saw something amazing happen; the Trinity Team Members that represent the Agent Support Group received a standing ovation from the Agents in attendance. It was humbling to see. The Agent Support Group puts their heart and soul into serving out Agent offices. Having that type of gratitude shown was another example of how Trinity’s Agents are part of the Trinity Family. For almost 30 years, Trinity’s Agent Program has focused on allowing Agents to drive their business forward. How do we do it?
- Eliminate the non-revenue generating activities.
Agents often times get saddled with day-to-day tasks that need to happen but don’t generate revenue. Not only the Agent Support Group adheres to this. All the areas of Trinity that support our Agents, focus on making it easy to do business as a Trinity Agent.
- Provide a powerful brand.
For over 40 years, Trinity has been building a positive brand among the shipper and carrier communities. All are stakeholders in the 3PL transportation mega-industry and we aim to provide excellence during all interactions. We realize carriers and shippers have a choice when selecting who they do business with. We trust that when they see the Trinity name it is recognized and is a major reason for the success of our Agents.
- Fair, consistent and transparent.
We get it, nobody is doing this for free. Agents have spent years, along with blood, sweat, and tears, to build their business. Like any business, they rely on cash flow. We ensure that our Agents are paid timely, consistently, and fairly. Services that other companies may view as “add ons” are not things Trinity will nickel and dime our Agents for. We believe in providing value at a fair cost to our Agents.
- People are the difference.
Processes. Procedures. Exception Management. Automation. All the key buzz words can distract from what is at the heart of all businesses – the People. Those that make it happen every day. Trinity is proud of the people that support our Agents. It is their commitment and dedication they have in making our Agents as successful as they can be.
We realize Agents have a choice in where they call home. Make no mistake, Trinity is not looking for Agents to join our team that are only looking for a short-term partnership. We value and recognize the long tenure of our Agents. That is a true result of the trust and confidence each has in the other. If a new home is in your plans, consider the impact that being part of the Trinity Agent Team will make in your business.
Learn more about our Freight Agent Program and the added value of back office support.
AUTHOR: Greg Massey
From November 7-9, Trinity Logistics will be hosting our annual Freight Agent Conference at the Margaritaville Resort in Kissimmee Florida. This year’s theme, Roadmap 2020, will give our network of over 100 agents the tools they need to navigate through the upcoming year. Here’s a quick glance of what this year’s conference is all about:
- Industry News: Our agents will get to learn about the newest hot topics in Transportation and Logistics from industry experts. We will also be launching new technology that our agents can use!
- Education: There will be many breakout sessions for agents of all different roles in their company. We will be talking about strategic planning, digital freight matching, recruiting, and retention.
- Speakers: Ellen Voie, President of Women in Trucking will be speaking at our conference. Agents will also get to hear from representatives at FreightWaves, such as Anthony Smith.
- Networking: Whether it be formal breakout sessions or having fun in the sun, our agents will have the opportunity to network and collaborate with corporate team members and other agents!
At the conference we also host an awards ceremony to thank and honor the success and loyalty of our Freight Agents. Here at Trinity, we love our agents and recognize that they are an integral part of our company. For almost thirty years, we have been partnering with freight agents throughout the U.S. and Canada to mutually help our companies grow and offer top of the line supply chain solutions. Our agent conference is just one of the many offerings of being a freight agent with Trinity.
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