Our President's BioAs president of Roadway, Terrence M. Gilbert is responsible for the direction and executive management of Roadway in the United States and Reimer Express Lines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Roadway, in Canada. Both companies are leading providers of domestic and global supply chain services for North American businesses shipping industrial, commercial, and retail goods. He was named president in January 2007.
From 2004 until 2007, Gilbert served as executive vice president-sales and marketing. In this position, he was responsible for functions aimed at growing revenues, yield and market share for Roadway and Reimer Express Lines.
Gilbert joined Roadway in 1979 in Peoria, Ill. He worked in a variety of sales and operations positions until 1985. Between 1985 and 1990, Gilbert managed Roadway service centers in Danville, Ky., and Akron, Ohio. In 1990, he was named to the position of district manager, with assignments in Springfield, Mo., Rock Island, Ill., and Boston, Mass. The Boston assignment included responsibility for operations in eastern Canada. From 1998 to 2004, Gilbert was vice president of the company's Eastern Division, responsible for the efficient operation of the Roadway network in the eastern United States.
Gilbert serves on the board of directors of Christina's Smile Children's Dental Clinic, which provides charitable dental care to youngsters. Roadway transports the clinic, which travels in two 48-foot trailers with the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour, at no charge. Gilbert holds a bachelor of business degree in business administration from Western Illinois University.
