Angela Eliacostas named 2018 Influential Woman in Trucking
Angela Eliacostas, founder and CEO, AGT Global Logistics, and Ellen Voie, president
Freightliner Trucks and the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) presented the eighth annual Influential Woman in Trucking award to Angela Eliacostas, founder and CEO, AGT Global Logistics.
The winner was announced during the panel discussion of ‘Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women‘ at the WIT Accelerate! Conference & Expo in Dallas, TX. The panel was facilitated by Joann Lublin, a Pulitzer-prize winner and news editor for The Wall Street Journal. Eliacostas was presented the award by Kary Schaefer, general manager, product marketing and strategy, Daimler.
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With more than 30 years in transportation, Eliacostas has worked her way from the ground up. Following generations of relatives with expertise in the transportation industry, she made the natural transition to her own career by learning the processes at trucking companies to running third-party logistics.
In 2005, Eliacostas formed All Girls Transportation and Logistics, Inc. As offerings and services grew, a name change was required to fit their expansion and AGT Global Logistics was born. The company, headquartered in Glen Ellyn, Ill., provides a broad range of third-party logistics (3PL) services.
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The finalists of the 2018 Influential Woman in Trucking award also included Nozuko Mayeza, managing director, Tulsawiz Logistics, and Brooke Willey, vice president – human resources, CRST International.
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