LoadTrek Updates Senior Leadership
LoadTrek announced the appointments of Thomas Hodgkiss to the role of president, Joel Beal to the role of vice president of Sales & Marketing, and Sean Rogers to the role of vice president of Operations, effective immediately.
LoadTrek announced the appointments of Thomas Hodgkiss to the role of president, Joel Beal to the role of vice president of Sales & Marketing, and Sean Rogers to the role of vice president of Operations, effective immediately.
Hodgkiss joined LoadTrek in April of 2018 as LoadTrek’s Director of Business Development and since then has helped revitalize company operations and streamline internal processes. He currently holds more than 30 years of experience in healthcare, finance, and IT management. Prior to joining LoadTrek, Hodgkiss held roles in relationship management at U.S. Bank and executive leadership, finance, and information technology management at Prest & Associates, Inc.
Beal, LoadTrek’s General Manager, was appointed as the new company Vice President of Sales & Marketing, and Sean Rogers, LoadTrek’s Director of Operations, was appointed as the new company Vice President of Operations.
Beal has more than 31 years of experience in fleet management and the Telematics industry holding management and executive roles at Herman Bros. Inc., Chemical Express Corporation, Tripmaster Corp., and as an authorized LoadTrek distributor in his own company JBA Telematics.
Rogers served in the U.S Marine Corps. and has over 20 years of experience in transportation operations and management working previously at Matheson Trucking, Inc. before joining LoadTrek in 2016.
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