Vin McLoughlin brings more than three decades of transportation and logistics industry experience to his role as chairman. Cardinal was formed in 1997 as a direct response to the opportunities Vin and his team identified in the dedicated contract carriage market.

As chairman, Vin drives the development and execution of Cardinal’s business strategy and spends considerable time interacting with Cardinal’s existing and potential customers. 

Prior to joining Cardinal, Vin, along with Tom Hostetler, co-founded the dedicated contract carriage services division at J.B. Hunt. In addition, he also served as president of this division. Vin, Tom and their team were responsible for growing the division into a $175 million operation within four years. Vin also served as regional distribution manager for Ryder’s dedicated logistics services for nearly a decade, where he ran dedicated operations in the Northeast and Southeast. His early business experience includes management roles at CSX Intermodal and Roadway Express. Vin earned a Bachelor of Arts from Williams College in Massachusetts and an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Tom Hostetler brings more than 30 years of financial, transportation and logistics experience to his role as chief executive officer. Tom joined Cardinal from J.B. Hunt Transportation Services, Inc., where he served as the vice president and general manager of the Dedicated Contract Services division.

With the division from its inception, he was instrumental in managing its profitable growth to a $175 million operation within four years.

Prior to working at J.B. Hunt, Tom was a region manager for Laidlaw, Inc., with operating responsibility for 11 company locations in Ohio and Michigan. His early management experience includes overseeing various operational and financial analysis groups for divisions of Ryder System, Inc. Tom earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Illinois and a Masters of Business Administration from Duke University.

One of the founding members of the Cardinal Logistics Management team, Roy Szymkowicz joined Cardinal in 1997 as Vice President of Business Development. In 1999, Roy was made Vice President of Northern Operations. In 2004, he became Senior Vice President of Operations and in 2014 he was promoted to Executive Vice President of Field Operations.

As EVP he was responsible for dedicated operations in the Western half of the US. In January 2019, Roy was promoted again to Cardinal’s Chief Operation Officer.

Prior to joining Cardinal, Roy held various sales and operations positions with Ryder’s, NFI’s, and J.B. Hunt’s dedicated contract carriage divisions. Roy earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Connecticut.

Will O’Shea brings more than 30 years of transportation and logistics experience to his current role as Cardinal’s Chief Commercial Officer.

Prior to joining Cardinal, Will was the Senior Vice President, Sales and Solutions at XPO Logistics, Inc. Additionally, he worked on 3PD’s executive team as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, growing the business to become the largest provider of Heavy Goods Last Mile Delivery and Installation Services in North America before being sold to XPO Logistics. Will also worked with Ryder Supply Chain Solutions for more than 12 years where he held various positions in operations management and business development.

Will holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Merrimack College in Massachusetts.

David Wilkinson brings more than 30 years of logistics, transportation and home delivery experience to Cardinal. David joined the Cardinal team in July 1998 as a Region Director, and was promoted to Area Vice President in 2000. In 2014 Wilkinson was promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations responsible for all operations in the Eastern half of the country.  

Prior to joining Cardinal, David spent two years with Exel Logistics as General Manager servicing Daimler Chrysler JIT assembly plants in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Additionally, he spent several years with J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract Services and Direct Transit Inc.

David has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Management, Finance and Logistics from Wilkes University, and resides in Southern Rhode Island.

Russell Marzen is a career logistics, transportation, and real estate executive currently serving as Senior Vice President, Last Mile and Contract Logistics at Cardinal. With more than 33 years of experience, he’s held progressive and diverse leadership positions with Cardinal, XPO Logistics, J.B. Hunt and Lanter. In addition to operations, his comprehensive background includes positions such as Senior Vice President of Global Real Estate, Chief Compliance Officer, Executive Vice President of Warehousing and Inventory Management, and Business Development Executive.

Russell has core competencies in divisional P&L management, operational strategy, global real estate portfolio management, navigating the M&A process and leading corporate compliance programs. He’s also been involved in more than 200 operational startups in North America.

Russell holds a bachelor’s degree in Transportation and Logistics and a minor in business from from Iowa State University.

Mike Roberts joined Cardinal in March 2014 as Corporate Controller. He was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in April 2015. 

He began his career in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers, serving as a manager on middle market and large manufacturing companies such as Xerox Corporation. He then joined Eastman Kodak Company, a global manufacturer of consumer and commercial imaging products, and worked there for about 8 years, serving in various accounting and finance leadership roles including Assistant Corporate Controller and Worldwide Business Unit Controller.

Prior to joining Cardinal, Mike was the Corporate Controller of Polymer Group Inc., a global non-woven materials company. He has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the State University of New York at Geneseo and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Andrew Lesinski brings more than 20 years of transportation and logistics experience to Cardinal as President of Brokerage.

Andrew began his transportation career with New England Motor Freight where he was responsible for growing a client base in the US and Canadian markets. He got his first taste of the non-asset space by accepting a National Account Manager role with Cornerstone Logistics, a division of TFI International. While at Cornerstone, he took on several leadership roles ultimately guiding the US division from two offices in New York and California. Andrew joined Cardinal in August 2014 to lead our brokerage division.

Andrew earned a Bachelor of Science from Buffalo State.

At Cardinal, Jeffrey Stupp oversee the Legal, Claims, Worker’s Comp, Human Resources, Safety departments, negotiates contracts, serves as legal counsel to the company’s executives, and functions as the Corporate Secretary for the company’s Board of Directors.

Prior to joining Cardinal, Jeff was a litigator with the Cleveland-based defense law firm of Gallagher Sharp for more than seven years, where more than half of his practice was devoted to the trucking industry.

Jeff holds a BA, History/Secondary Education/Pre-Law from St. Bonaventure University. He earned Juris Doctor (Summa Cum Laude) from Cleveland State University.