Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 12, 2004
TOM HOSTETLER, the CEO of Cardinal Logistics management, Inc., brings 20
years of financial, transportation and logistics experience to his role
as chief executive officer. Mr. Hostetler joined Cardinal from J.B. Hunt
Transportation Services, Inc., where he served as the vice president and
general manager of the Dedicated Contract Services division. With the
division from its inception, he was instrumental in managing its
profitable growth to a $175 million operation within four years. Prior
to working at J.B. Hunt, Mr. Hostetler was a region manager for Laidlaw,
Inc., with operating responsibility for 11 company locations in Ohio and
Michigan. His early management experience includes overseeing various
operational and financial analysis groups for divisions of Ryder System,
Inc. Mr. Hostetler earned a bachelor of science degree in finance from
the University of Illinois and a master's degree in business
administration from Duke University. Profile
overview of what you do?
Mr. Hostetler: Cardinal actually started out as a truckload common
carrier that was a division
