About Us
The Expedited Group is a leading provider of urgent air freight and expedited trucking services across North America.
Our People
Dan Boaz
President/CEO
An entrepreneur, innovator, and logistics expert with more than 30 years of experience in the transportation industry, Dan Boaz founded AirFreight.com in 2006. With a keen eye for identifying the most pressing challenges in the industry, Dan has helped AirFreight.com transform the shipping landscape, utilizing technology and expertise to enhance client experiences and prevent delays. Dan’s forward-thinking strategy allows AirFreight.com to plan and execute complete shipments for large numbers of customers while upholding the strictest safety standards.
Lisa Boaz
Vice President
Specializing in air freight, air charter, expedited freight, logistics, recruitment, employee training and development, franchising, and more, Lisa Boaz brings a solid human resources background and extensive experience in all facets of C-level operations to AirFreight.com. Lisa prioritizes close customer relationships and specializes in cultivating long-term partnerships with a wide network of business contacts to grow AirFreight.com. Lisa has more than a decade of experience in human resources. She was awarded the Leader of the Future Award in 2002 and holds a bachelor’s degree in human resources from Western University.
Steve Janssen
VP of Operations
With nearly two decades of experience in the trucking and transportation industry, Steve Janssen has been with AirFreight.com for more than 10 years as an expedited transportation executive. With a vast amount of knowledge in the area of expedited shipping, Steve understands that there are many different ways to move hot shot freight. He specializes in arranging time-critical shipments to meet last-minute deadlines for organizations of all sizes. Steve has worked hard to foster long-term relationships with hundreds of emergency freight carriers, and his ability to listen to the needs of customers helps him get the job done every time.
Kevin Carpenter
Director of Critical Freight
As director of expedited freight since 2012, Kevin Carpenter brings nearly 20 years of experience in the logistics, expedited services, and shipping industries to AirFreight.com. Kevin has managed thousands of time-sensitive critical freight shipments for AirFreight.com, including dedicated ground expedites, air cargo charters, and scheduled air shipments. Kevin’s knowledge and expertise help identify the most cost-effective critical shipping solutions for clients, ensuring they meet even the most last-minute deadlines every time.
Todd Anderson
Director of Sales
Todd Anderson has been with AirFreight.com since 2019 and has more than 15 years of experience in customer support, operations, and project management. With a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Kent State University, Todd specializes in critical freight shipping and logistics. His diligent work ethic, solutions-oriented mindset, and dedication to clients have been critical to AirFreight.com’s success.
Frank IIacqua
Transportation Executive
As a senior manager with expertise in directing national, regional, and local transportation and logistics operations, Frank Ilacqua brings nearly 40 years of shipping, logistics, and managerial experience to AirFreight.com. Frank has experience launching new markets and facilities, developing and implementing new cost-effective business models, and revitalizing underachieving facilities in the transportation and logistics field.
John Mark Peterson
Expedited Freight Services
John Mark Peterson, expedited logistics specialist, brings nearly a decade of experience and knowledge in project management, customer service, sales, deadline delivery management, data analytics, and more to AirFreight.com. John, who graduated from the software development institute TrueCoders in 2020, is also adept at computer programming, coding, shipping logistics, data entry, and website development and programming.
Chris Noe
Compliance/Carrier Onboarding
Serving as a commercial driver and heavy equipment operator for more than 20 years, Chris Noe knows the shipping industry inside and out, bringing this skill set to AirFreight.com. Specializing in customer support, communication, and problem-solving, Chris is also experienced in logistics routing, storage, warehousing, and sales.
Andy Ernst
Freight Expeditor
Andrew Ernst has been with Airfreight since 2023. He has 10+ years of experience in customer service, operations, and general management. He also served as an Infantryman in the Iowa National Guard for 9 years with a deployment to Afghanistan where he was part of S-3, Battalion Operations. Along with a degree in Business Management from Iowa State University, Andy has the tools necessary to make sure your shipment gets where it needs to be, when it needs to be there.
Our Freight and Logistics Services
How We Do It
HotShotTrucking.com has pioneered a foolproof shipping strategy to meet all our emergency and standard orders swiftly and safely. This strategy involves:
- Team Trucking: We send our drivers out in teams of two with instructions to switch between sleeping and working on an equitable basis. This allows both drivers to stay sufficiently rested to drive safely without requiring them to stop the truck.
- Full Truckload Tactics: We load your items into a truck specifically suited to them, and we don’t make you share with any other clients. This allows us to store your items with specialized equipment that ensures safety. It also eliminates detours, so we can finish the job more quickly.
- Proactive Planning: Whenever we make a delivery, we plan the route carefully ahead of time. This allows us to avoid major sources of delay and damage, thereby improving speed and safety in tandem.
- Continental Networking: We have coverage and vehicles in major cities spread throughout Canada and the United States. Not only does this let us begin shipping without hesitation, but it also makes it easy to send out a replacement vehicle if there’s ever a problem with the original one.
When We Do It
About Our Founder, Dan Boaz
HotShotTrucking.com has been able to deliver clients' orders so safely and consistently in large part thanks to the innovative ideas and sterling leadership of our founder, Dan Boaz. Drawing on more than three decades of experience in the transportation industry, Dan first created AirFreight.com. He has since founded HotShotTrucking.com, thereby extending into the trucking industry and offering services into every avenue of modern logistics.
Dan’s insight into the trucking industry comes from his experience working in it at every level. He started his career in 1985 as a UPS truck driver and from there worked his way into management. He eventually reached the rank of industrial engineer and later took on similar roles at Associated Global Systems and Vital Express. This background gives him a wealth of expertise in how to run a successful ground shipping company.
As a former driver, he knows the challenges truckers face on the road and how these difficulties can impact the overall success of a shipping operation. And as a manager who advanced to the highest levels of UPS and other delivery companies, he knows the constraints those companies face in meeting drivers’ demands. Dan has thus developed a strategy to give drivers everything they need to do their jobs safely and effectively.
Besides his insight into both levels of ground shipping, Dan benefits from a keen awareness of new technological opportunities. From the moment the Internet emerged on the scene, he saw its potential as a way to organize delivery services. He founded AirFreight.com on the realization that he could connect clients to air shipping services without purchasing planes. HotShotTrucking.com represents an extension of this strategy, offering the same convenient online service in a way that specifically targets those who need urgent ground shipments.
Dan’s innovative ideas and knack for spotting opportunity continue to serve all clients of HotShotTrucking.com and its affiliates. By regularly raising the standards of safety, speed, and quality, he helps companies throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico meet their shipping needs and operate at full capacity.
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