Born in Nashville, TN and graduated from Donelson High School and University of Tennessee at Nashville. Married to Dean Helton Hodges and father to Amanda Hodges Cranford and Tom Hodges.
The “Journey” into trucking began on a Dock at Tennessee Carolina Transportation (TCT) in 1965. Learning to drive a tractor-trailer and was a city driver for TCT until 1970. Uncle Sam beckoned and resulted in two years spent in the Army, serving in Viet Nam as a Military Policeman 1968-1969. After Military service, the management career began with a position with TCT as a dock supervisor, and city dispatcher.
In 1976, a company change was made, going to work for Spector Freight Systems as a salesman and subsequently held various positions in the transportation industry, from sales manager, terminal manager, Vice President of Sales, President and owner.
Tommy has been involved in our industry through several professional organizations. Served as Chairman of the Tennessee Trucking Association with two separate terms and served as the Chairman of the Tennessee Trucking Foundation for many years. He is a Past Chairman (2010) and Treasurer of the American Trucking Associations, and past Treasurer of Trucking Cares Foundation arm of ATA. He headed up ATA’s Sustainability Task Force to develop a platform for an environmentally sustainable trucking industry. Also, he served on the board of directors of Southern Motor Carriers (SMC3) in Atlanta Ga for over 20 years. He served as Elder at the Fairlane Church of Christ in Shelbyville for over 23 years and is a former Chairman of the Tennessee Children’s Home in Spring Hill, TN.
Business interests include heading up his ”family” of companies: Goggin Warehousing LLC, Titan Transfer, Inc, HEC Leasing, Inc, HEC Trailer Leasing, Inc, Titan Transfer Logistics, LLC, S/M Transportation and Warehousing, Inc, and TLW Insurance Company, as well