Awards
Elliott Pinson – 2024 Transportation Professional of the Year
A Nashville, TN native, Elliott graduated from the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee with a major in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He accepted a position with Schneider National and participated in their Rotational Leadership Program in Green Bay, WI, where he worked through all departments of the asset-based Van Truckload Division. From recruiting to customer service to operations and planning, he gained a holistic understanding of the inner workings of a longstanding and successful trucking company. Upon return to Nashville as a Driver Business Leader, Elliott assisted in winning the 2013 Van Truckload Division of the year award. He then moved into the role of Dell Account Manager with Schneider Logistics where he managed an international team based in TN, WI, and Mexico. Elliott successfully grew and managed the account including the development of a cross-dock program with Christenson Transportation.
Through this implementation, he had the pleasure of working with the Christenson Family and made the decision to leave Schneider when Don Christenson asked him to become a part of his sales team. He enjoys the leadership philosophy and work environment at Christenson and is currently responsible for leading the Sales and IT teams. In his off time, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, hunting, and fishing. He also enjoys being on the water and attending Titans, Vols & Predators games.
JEric Isom- Delta Nu Alpha – Rising Star
Eric has been in the logistics industry, and at Cornerstone Systems for almost 6 years. Prior to his career in logistics, Eric graduated from Harding University with a Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training, and spend the first 10 years of his professional career working in the sports medicine industry with orthopedic clinics as an athletic trainer for several high schools in the Memphis area.
While at Cornerstone Systems, Eric has held multiple roles which allowed him to work in several different divisions at Cornerstone including short stints in port drayage, intermodal operations, intermodal pricing, and outside sales. In 2020 he transitioned full time to the truck brokerage division as a Transportation Representative, and was promoted to assistant manager of the Memphis office truck brokerage department in January 2023.
Whether in athletic training or logistics, Eric’s biggest passion in life has always been to help others. In his current role he gets the opportunity to interact with both customers and carriers, and loves any opportunity to get out of the office and further develop those relationships.
When not on the job, Eric loves spending time with his wife and their 3 kids (Emma, Sophie, and Cooper), serving in their local church on the worship team and in student ministry, and playing golf.
