Employee-Owned Cornerstone Systems Named 2021 USA Top WorkplaceMEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis-based third-party logistics provider, Cornerstone Systems, Inc. has been named a 2021 USA Top Workplace by Energage, LLC. Winning the Top Workplace award is proof-positive your organization really does put its people first states Energage.   Winners were chosen from 54 markets across the country, Cornerstone being one of two firms chosen from Memphis. Cornerstone qualified for the USA Top Workplaces after first being named to the Commercial Appeal’s regional level Top Workplaces in the Mid-South.  With a foundation based on their Purpose Statement – “To Provide A Better Place For People to Work”, and backed by core values of integrity, honesty, respect, loyalty, and never being satisfied – we will continuously seek improvement, survey results showed Cornerstone employees overwhelmingly felt genuinely appreciated and fulfilled. “We have offices all across the country and winning this award on a...

The Commercial Appeal - Two Memphis companies named to Top Workplaces USA in award's inaugural year"President and CEO Tim Clay said the first half of 2020 felt like the Great Recession in terms of the economic downturn. But since the Fourth of July weekend, the company has been as busy as it is during the peak holiday shipping season. “Our people handled it so gracefully, so easily, and our business in the fourth quarter was up 20% over a year ago,” he said. Clay said the award validates Cornerstone's commitment to providing a better place to work and mindset that a business can both treat its employees well and be profitable. Company leadership has said its 100% employee ownership sets Cornerstone apart. “People now understand that their work directly impacts the stock value of our company,” he said. “This has impacted our employees' work and it has also helped us in the recruiting process. Being a 100 percent employee-owned company is an additional benefit not many other companies...

Cornerstone Systems Named to Memphis Business Journal's Top 2020 Local Intermodal FirmsMEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis-based third-party logistics provider, Cornerstone Systems, Inc. has recently been named to Memphis Business Journal's Top 2020 Local Intermodal Firms List. Local and Memphis area refers to Shelby, Tipton, and Fayette counties in Tenn.; DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, and Tunica counties in Miss. and Crittenden County, Ark. With service coverage spanning all of North America, Cornerstone Systems offers intermodal, railcar & railcar consolidation, truck brokerage, LTL, domestic transportation of U.S. imports/exports, container drayage, on-site logistics, warehousing & trans-loading services, specialized shipments, and more. An employee-owned company.  U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partner. Better Business Bureau A+ Rating. For more information, visit www.cornerstone-systems.com/

Commercial Appeal Names Cornerstone Systems Top 2020 WorkplaceMemphis, TN, December 14, 2020 – Memphis-based third-party logistics provider, Cornerstone Systems, Inc. has been awarded a Top Workplace 2020 honor by The Commercial Appeal. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous employee survey uniquely measures 15 drivers of engaged cultures that are critical to the success of any organization including alignment, execution, and connection. Survey results show employees feel Cornerstone Systems operates by strong values and is going in the right direction, are genuinely appreciated and well-informed about important decisions, and are exceptionally engaged, motivated, and committed to staying while highly recommending others to work for Cornerstone.  In the Specialty Category of Leadership, President/CEO Tim Clay also took top honors. “We are very humbled and...

Cornerstone Systems Named to Memphis Business Journal's "Top 100 Private Companies"MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis-based third-party logistics provider, Cornerstone Systems, Inc. has recently been named to Memphis Business Journal's "Top 100 Private Companies" List. Cornerstone Systems is ranked No. 11 on Memphis Business Journal's "Top 100 Private Companies" List. The List is based on gross revenue from 2019. Information on The List was obtained from each individual organization through surveys and could not be independently verified. With service coverage spanning all of North America, Cornerstone Systems offers intermodal, railcar & railcar consolidation, truck brokerage, LTL, domestic transportation of U.S. imports/exports, container drayage, on-site logistics, warehousing & trans-loading services, specialized shipments, and more. An employee-owned company.  U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partner. Better Business Bureau A+ Rating. For more information, visit...