About CTLC

Culture

At CTLC, safety, profitability, and ethical conduct are all at the core of our business philosophy. We must make a profit in order to survive as a company. However, we are never willing to sacrifice sound, safe, and ethical principles to do so. Our reputation for honesty and integrity has created a bond of loyalty with our customers, vendors, and employees. Our ability to maintain first-class relationships has aided CTLC in realizing the long-term goals that we strive for every day.

While we encourage innovation and creativity, safety is job one! Throughout our organization, our employees are our most important and valuable resource. Concern for the safety and well-being of our employees is deeply ingrained within our culture. We operate on a single corporate philosophy that all accidents are preventable – our goal is Zero Harm. We call our safety program "Journey to Excellence," whereby we always seek the safest way to execute our duties.

Since its founding, CTLC has relied on creativity, innovation, and integrity to build an entrepreneurial company. We are committed to creating a culture that fosters the development of each individual. Our entrepreneurial spirit is driven by a decentralized structure based on the belief that our employees are highly capable individuals who are in the best position to make decisions that will provide added value for their specific customers.

CTLC's Beginning

In the fall of 1995, CGB installed and began operations of our first Mid-Stream anchorage. Located at Laplace, LA, this first mid-stream facility changed the face of CGB’s terminal business. Always a major player in the Inland Terminal and Transportation industry, the installation of the mid-stream facility on the lower Mississippi River became a ‘Hub’ for CGB’s non-grain activity.

The subsequent installation of two adjacent anchorages gave CGB the flexibility to discharge import tonnage to inland barges from multiple ocean-going vessels. To better capitalize on the inland terminal business and our new mid-stream anchorage opportunities, CGB formed Consolidated Terminals and Logistics Company (CTLC) in the summer of 1996.

Initially, CTLC would arrange for and load empty northbound barges and then work with these same import customers to perform product unloading and delivery services, often to our own Inland Terminals. Service offerings grew to include all aspects of Logistical services including barge and rail capabilities, trucking, and storage. CTLC’s handle of import tonnage has grown to more than 30 products including Fertilizer, Semi-Finished Steel, Minerals, and Alloys, among others. At present, CTLC is known industry-wide for our diverse variety of services offered and exceptional customer service.

CGB's Beginning

Bob Frane and Claude Crowley founded Consolidated Grain and Barge Company on December 15, 1969. The initial operation was conducted from a small office at the Merchants Exchange Building in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. From its humble beginnings, CGB Enterprises, Inc. (CGB) now has over 1,000 employees at multiple locations throughout the United States.