Robert Fischer

Chief Operating Officer Wagner Logistics

Last Reviewed: September 27, 2026

Executive Summary

Robert Fischer is Chief Operating Officer of Wagner Logistics, a third-party logistics provider headquartered in North Kansas City, Missouri, that has offered warehousing, fulfilment and transportation services since 1946. He joined Wagner in November 2023 as Senior Vice President of Business Development and now leads operations for a network that, after the company’s December 2025 purchase of Dawson Logistics’ contract division, spans more than 8 million square feet. He brings more than 30 years in the industry, much of it running large warehouse operations at Jacobson Companies, later part of XPO, followed by a period as President of the regional 3PL FW Logistics.

Career Highlights

• Chief Operating Officer of Wagner Logistics, listed third on its leadership team after the CEO and CFO.
• Named Senior Vice President of Business Development at Wagner Logistics on 28 November 2023, with CEO Brian Smith describing him as “the right leader to take Wagner’s overall business strategy to the next level”.
• President of FW Logistics, a regional 3PL with fifteen locations handling food, including two freezer operations, hazardous materials and consumer packaged goods, where he ran warehouse and trucking operations, sales, administration and finance and reported to the board.
• Held operations roles at Jacobson Companies (XPO) rising to the most senior operations level, overseeing 15 million square feet of warehouse space, dedicated trucking operations and more than 3,000 employees.

Professional Journey

Fischer built most of his career in contract warehousing at Jacobson Companies, the logistics business that became part of XPO. Wagner’s biography of him traces a progression there from Director of Operations to Vice President of Operations and on to the top operations role; at that level he oversaw about 15 million square feet of warehouse space and a workforce of more than 3,000, along with dedicated trucking operations. The two public accounts differ on the final title — Wagner’s 2023 announcement calls it Senior Vice President of Operations at XPO Logistics, while the company’s current leadership page says Executive Vice President of Operations — but they agree on the scope.

He then became President of FW Logistics, a regional third-party logistics company. It was a broader job than pure operations: he was responsible for warehouse and trucking operations as well as sales, administration and finance, reporting to the board. The business handled food, including two freezer operations, as well as hazardous materials and consumer packaged goods, across fifteen locations.

In November 2023 Wagner Logistics hired him as Senior Vice President of Business Development. Wagner is a long-established Kansas City operator led by Brian Smith, who joined as Director of Solutions in 2005 and became the company’s first non-family CEO. Announcing the appointment, Fischer said Wagner “couples specialized handling and operations management with innovative technology to increase efficiency.”

He has since become Wagner’s Chief Operating Officer. The company has been expanding in that period: in December 2025 it acquired the contract logistics division of Dawson Logistics, adding four warehousing operations in Danville, Illinois, Cincinnati and Nashville, about one million square feet and ninety employees, taking its network past 8 million square feet. In 2026 Wagner received the Made4net Award for Advancing Innovation in Third-Party Logistics.

Education

No education record was found in the company’s biography, its 2023 appointment release, or any other source read.