About TL Express
STATEMENT OF CORPORATE MISSION
At TL Express we are dedicated to serving
the transportation and logistical needs of our customers in the most effective,
safe, and technologically efficient manner. We are dedicated to redefining the "point
of no return" and articulating a philosophy of safety and service.
TL Express pledges to achieve this mission and
share the achievement with our customers as partners in establishing us as industry
leaders in innovation and excellence.
TL Express is an innovative trucking company located
in greater Cleveland, Ohio. The "TL" in TL Express is short for, "Triple Ladies".
The three ladies are the company’s principal owners and operators, Heather Carlton,
Linda Carlton, and Gloria Vechery.
Although TL Express specializes in flatbed shipping,
we offer a wide variety of equipment and services to our customers. With over 200
trucks and trailers in our fleet, we are ready to move your freight. TL Express
keeps in contact with its trucks through a satellite system that allows dispatchers
to communicate with and track trucks as they move across town or across country
and for the most up-to-date information regarding your shipment and where the closest
driver is to your pick-up point.
The flatbed division of TL Express handles both
truckload and LTL shipments. All trailers have tarps, straps, and chains. Step-deck
trailers, trailers with sides, and our very own coil protectors which we have a
patent on are also available.
Next day and second day Van service is available
to the New England states and three to five working day service is available to
the west coast. We also haul over-dimensional loads to the contiguous 48 states
and the provinces of Canada.
TL Express views safety as a primary responsibility
of our business. With this in mind, TL Express only hires experienced drivers. All
drivers then go through hazardous materials training and testing. To encourage safety
among our drivers, we have a safety awards program for both company drivers and
owner operators. This program awards bonuses on a quarterly basis to drivers with
good records that attend our safety meetings.
TL Express also has a government division located
in Cleveland and can handle all your military and government shipping needs.
For those customers that require short or long
term storage of their freight, TL Express offers warehouses in Cleveland, Columbus
and Baltimore. Our Cleveland and Baltimore facilities also have the capacity to
load and unload overseas containers. This allows us to deliver your shipment directly
from the pier, or reduce your container shipment costs by eliminating the empty
container return.
TL Express keeps a staff of professionals specializing
in the computerization of transportation services.
For more information about TL Express, its services,
its fleet, or its family of transportation professionals, call us at our corporate
headquarters, at 80.