Tim Phillips

President and Chief Executive Officer Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

Last Reviewed: September 30, 2026

Executive Summary

Tim Phillips is President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Logistics Holdings, the Nasdaq-listed provider of truckload, brokerage, intermodal, dedicated and value-added logistics services based in Warren, Michigan. He has also sat on its board since January 2020. He has spent his whole career at Universal. He joined in 1989 and worked in operations for three decades, including more than ten years running the intermodal division and a spell as Executive Vice President of Transportation, before the board appointed him CEO. The company’s proxy statement credits him with deep institutional knowledge and a hands-on, detail-oriented approach to operations.

Career Highlights

• Appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Universal Logistics Holdings effective 10 January 2020.
• Was serving as Executive Vice President of Transportation at the time of his appointment as CEO.
• President of Universal’s intermodal division from 2009.
• Began his career with Universal in 1989. The 2026 proxy statement credits him with 36 years of service.

Professional Journey

Phillips joined Universal in 1989 and held a wide range of senior leadership and operational roles across the company. In 2009 he became president of its intermodal division. Immediately before becoming CEO he was Executive Vice President of Transportation.

On 10 January 2020 the board appointed him President, Chief Executive Officer and a director. At the time Universal described itself as an asset-light provider of customized transportation and logistics services across the United States, Mexico, Canada and Colombia. On his appointment he said he was honored to lead the company’s 12,000 associates and drivers. Chairman Matthew Moroun called him “a highly skilled veteran of the transportation industry” with “a proven record of growth and profit.”

He has led the company since then. In its 2026 proxy statement the board described his understanding of day-to-day operations, customer requirements, cost structures and execution risks as the basis of its support for his re-election as a director. In April 2026 he announced the appointment of Michael Rogers as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective June 2026. Rogers succeeded Jude Beres, who had been CFO since 2016.

Education

Eastern Michigan University

Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management