Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced that Brian Smith, president and CEO of Wagner Logistics was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Heartland Award finalist. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and have a transformational impact on lives. Read More.
As Corporate Controller, Josh is responsible for managing the Wagner Logistics accounting and finance team. He joined Wagner in 2023, bringing over a decade of public accounting and manufacturing industry experience with him.
Each day at Wagner, Josh embraces our company’s core values of innovation, agility, integrity, accountability and teamwork.
Carlos Naylor is the Director of Operations managing the GPI account in Monroe, Louisiana. He oversees a team that handles the daily receiving, picking, shipping and inventory for GPI in an 800,000-square-foot, semi-automated facility.
Carlos has over 20 years of diverse experience in engineering and management, dealing with warehousing, production and transportation. Over the years, he has worked in multi-unit management, process improvement, work standardization and software implementation.
Doug leads the pricing, project management, procurement, solutions engineering, and maintenance teams, as well as supports solutions design, continuous improvement, standard work and automation efforts.
Doug joined Wagner with 15 years of experience in manufacturing before spending five years in the Amazon Sort Center network. Doug is Lean Certified with experience in the Toyota production system, operational excellence methodologies, and industries such as automotive, heavy equipment, printing, automated assembly, high-speed manufacturing and plastics.
Tyler Trucco is a Director of Non-Asset Based Transportation at Wagner Logistics, specializing in optimizing transportation and efficiency within our customers’ supply chains. With a robust background in trucking since 2014, he has excelled in roles at Fulcrum Logistics, Ashley Furniture and Wilson Logistics, focusing on asset management and transportation solutions.
Tyler was raised in the Chicago suburbs where, as a sports fan, he learned to “lose with grace.” He set his sights west to the University of Montana where he developed an affection for Missoula, logistics and the outdoors. A true “jack of some trades,” Tyler occupies his time feeding Oregon’s steelhead population, under-preparing for running events and customizing frozen pizzas.
Karen develops and executes Wagner’s human resource initiatives and human capital strategies that support our long-term direction. She is a force behind aligning our culture with Wagner’s mission, vision, and values to attract and retain top talent.
Karen believes in recognizing and rewarding performance while strengthening development and providing growth opportunities. She is an advocate for inclusivity and fostering a diverse workplace that promotes physical, emotional and financial wellness.
Brian oversees our strong and experienced leadership team, focused on ensuring all customers receive exceptional service, innovative solutions, continual process improvement and strong operational systems. He knows every customer is a big deal and treats them that way. He also understands that Wagner would not have been successful since 1946 without amazing employees.
Brian’s started with Wagner as Director of Solutions in 2005 and became the first-ever, non-family member to become CEO. Working in an industry in which companies must innovate or flounder, he focuses on resilience, foresight, a commitment to excellence and the Wagner Way.
Eric has over 20 years of experience in the logistics industry, specializing in warehouse and transportation operations, sales, pricing, customer management, and asset-based and non-asset transportation. He oversees sales and business development from our corporate headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri.
Every day, Eric strives to generate positive outcomes and create a genuine experience for Wagner’s customers, employees and partners. He earned an MBA with an emphasis in supply chain management.
Joe brings a unique “location, location, location” perspective to Wagner’s leadership team and oversees our top-notch sales team and real estate activity across our coast-to-coast portfolio. On a daily basis, he coordinates with professionals across our organization to solve the biggest challenges facing our new and long-time customers.
Even before joining Wagner, he was impressed with our team. Today, as a part of it, he’s honored to contribute to our clients’ successes.
Chad has been with Wagner Logistics since 2010, working his way through our transportation division. He oversees the transportation brokerage. He is one of the first and final contacts for any new or existing customers in need of transportation services. Each customer has a dedicated customer service representative so you are 100% top priority to a Wagner team member ready to go above and beyond.
Joe is responsible for internal and external IT-related solutions. He leads a group that is focused on the reliability, accuracy and security of systems and providing leading-edge technical solutions. Joe’s seasoned IT team represents many years in the logistics, warehousing and transportation space.
Joe is committed to providing visibility to your products, so you can focus on your core competencies without worrying about supply chain technology. Our integration team has experience with a wide variety of systems and formats to meet your needs, especially when it comes to finding ways we can enhance technology service offerings.
Jeff partners with our leadership team, our board and equity partners to drive exceptional performance and customer value. With a career rooted in private equity-sponsored enterprises, he has developed a broad range of skills covering accounting, finance, IT, HR and operations.
Since joining Wagner in November of 2021, Jeff has been leading the accounting & finance and risk management functions, as well as using his diverse background to support operations and our commercial team.
Robert is a high-performing logistics industry veteran with over 30 years of experience across operations and business development. He has worked at Consolidated Freightways, K&R Delivery, Black Hawk Freight Services, and as Jacobson Companies’ Director of Tobacco Operations, where he managed the movement of millions of dollars worth of products. His performance in that role led to increased responsibility as Vice President of Operations, then to Executive Vice President of Operations, where he was responsible for 15 million square feet of warehouses and 3,000+ employees.
Today, he uses all his decades of experience in Wagner clients’ best interests.
Derek is responsible for our employees’ health and safety, our environmental footprint, and training drivers to mitigate risk on the road. This heavy load requires him to work with multi-disciplinary teams and employees to ensure threats are identified and we build plans to avoid hazards. This doesn’t just reduce risk to our employees, but also it helps ensure we have dependable, agile teams to support our customers.
Derek believes our workforce aren’t laborers but rather teams with direct responsibility for their own safety. He manages the STOP WORK program and safety committees so everyone has a voice.
Justin’s responsibilities include ensuring all of Wagner’s internal and external customers’ needs are addressed while following our core values of innovation, agility, integrity, accountability and teamwork. He has been with Wagner since 2005 and Vice President of Operations since 2015.
Justin truly enjoys creating the strategy for our equipment maintenance, facility maintenance and warehouse operation teams so that their success supports your success.
Dan works with prospective and current clients to review their specific logistics needs and present solutions to address those needs. He joined Wagner Logistics with over 21 years of experience in 3rd party warehousing and transportation sales. This included both temperature-controlled and ambient services, working with clients to develop tailored distribution solutions.
Adam has 17 years of expertise in food-grade third-party logistics (3PL), managing eight facilities for over 70 clients, including Unilever and other notable names. His leadership has ensured facility compliance with rigorous standards such as AIB, BRCGS and FDA. He has extensive knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems like Maves and SAP, among others, as well as customer proprietary systems.
Adam is a Project Management Professional (PMP) with a track record of active participation in the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA), emphasizing his commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction. His approach centers on team building (with 12 years of managing Teamster Union facilities), continuous improvement, problem-solving and efficient communication, which drive success in warehouse operations and yield significant value for our clients.
