One of the many unique characteristics of our amazing team is that in a male-dominated industry, we have so many women on Team CTE. Even more impressive? Many of these hard-working women are also mothers. They come into CTE every day, often after hours of already working on getting their children fed and off to…

Our industry is experiencing a time like no other. Shipping delays have been the topic in the news for the last several months due to a variety of reasons. Bottlenecks at the port, an uneven supply and demand for a variety of products and skyrocketing reliance from consumers for online inventory are only a few…

Caring for our people comes as easy as 1-2-3. C-T-E! When CTE was founded, it was incredibly important to the co-founders ? President Todd Lytle and VP Kimm Lytle ? to do two things: build a business based on excellent service and take care of the people who were helping them to grow. While taking…

Nine years of growth. Nine years of our dedicated team, coming together to build something bigger than themselves. Nine years of serving clients in a way that’s set the standard in our industry. We are never ones to brag, but when the 2021 Inc. 5000 was released this month ? and we landed a spot…

Summer internships are common in the business world, but over the years, we discovered they aren’t offered very often in our industry.  It’s a missed opportunity – our community if full of young individuals who are interested in transportation and logistics as a career path, learning about supply chain and management or simply wanting to…

Who doesn’t love a good comeback story? After all, our movies, favorite TV shows and athletic competitions are filled with them.  At CTE Logistics, we like them for a different reason: our team is filled with comeback stories.  When we recently sat down for annual reviews and looked at the tenure of our amazing team,…

Every business strives to find a team that magically works. Ease of collaboration, conflicts kept to a minimum and creative problem solving are just a few of the many results of a thriving team.  At CTE Logistics, we believe in Team as a core belief. “We are building this together” is a phrase we use regularly…

By Todd and Kimm Lytle We believe our people are better than any system.  Can a system make you feel understood? Can a system comprehend your urgency? Can it make a comforting call at the end of a long day to confirm your delivery has been received? Can a system smile at you through the…

Roughly one year ago, two of our transportation specialists received big news: they passed their CTB exam! Katie Espinoza and Jamie Hunt earned their Certified Transportation Broker (CTB) distinction, which is known for being the gold standard certification for 3PL professionals. The notification that they passed last year was an incredible accomplishment for these two…

It is so hard to believe that a year ago we started planning our new building. We have been spending the last 6 months getting settled, and as with any new space it will take another 6 months to get completely settled. We are excited about this space and are excited to start welcoming visitors…