Jacob Ward

Jacob Ward, the Vice President of LTL at Tallgrass, has spent more than two decades building a career in transportation. But if you ask him where it all started, he points to the golf course. While studying marketing and management at Trevecca Nazarene University, Jacob pursued his passion for golf. After graduation, he served as a golf coach while chasing his dream of playing competitively on the PGA. However, after getting married and welcoming his first child, his career took him in a different direction. He landed his first full-time position in the freight ecosystem.

Over the next 20 years, Jacob climbed the ranks in logistics, gaining experience across nearly every corner of transportation. As he began thinking about the next chapter of his career, longtime industry connection Bob Brown introduced him to an opportunity at Tallgrass. It allowed Jacob to put everything he’d learned over the past two decades to work in a new way.

“I’ve done everything within transportation except drive the truck!” Jacob says with a laugh. “Culture has always been big for me. It can change over time at many companies. But when I met with Tallgrass, it was very evident that the culture here is something special, something different than anything I’ve ever experienced.”

That culture ultimately made the decision an easy one. “Tallgrass has created an environment where you can get a lot done,” he says. “It’s given me the ability to dream and to help build something meaningful.” Just as importantly, Jacob appreciates Tallgrass’s commitment to helping independent agents grow successful businesses.