Employees

Administrative

Mrs. Kristy Knichel
CEO/President
(724) 449-3300 x222
kknichel@knichellogistics.com

Mr. JR Knichel
Executive Vice President
(724) 449-3300 x233
jrknichel@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Jonathon Krystek
COO
(724) 449-3300 x234
jkrystek@knichellogistics.com

Mrs. Tina Nickl
Human Resource Manager
(724) 449-3300 x229
tnickl@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Keith Eichler
Director of MIS/IT
(724) 449-3300 x235
keichler@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Terry Rosky
VP of Business Development
(724) 449-3300 x241
trosky@knichellogistics.com

Intermodal Customer Service

Mrs. Cheryl Pastucha
Intermodal Operations Manager
(724) 449-3300 x224
cpastucha@knichellogistics.com

Mrs. Jenny Dadowski
Intermodal Team Leader
(724) 449-3300 x219
jdadowski@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Erin Painley
Intermodal Team Leader
(724) 449-3300 x218
epainley@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Jennifer Sapienza
Intermodal Account Manager
(724) 449-3300 x221
jsapienza@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Tony Febbraio
Intermodal Account Manager
(724) 449-3300 x226
tfebbraio@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Bradley Osberg
Intermodal Account Manager
(724) 449-3300 x249
bosberg@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Mindy McNeil
Inside Account Manager
(724) 449-3300 x227
mmcneil@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Jennifer Trexel
Intermodal Customer Support
(724) 449-3300 x237
jtrexel@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Jessica Swager
Intermodal Support
(724) 449-3300 x263
jswager@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Leslie Leopardi
Intermodal Support
(724) 449-3300 x266
lleopardi@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Emily Troyan
Intermodal Account Manager
(724) 449-3300 x220
etroyan@knichellogistics.com

Less Than Truckload Services

Mrs. Casey Coffey
LTL Team Leader
(724) 449-3300 x216
ccoffey@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Rochelle Stepp
LTL Load Coordinator
(724) 449-3300 x243
rstepp@knichellogistics.com

Mrs. Chelsey Fajbik
LTL Load Coordinator
(724) 449-3300 x215
cfajbik@knichellogistics.com

Over the Road Services

Mrs. Dana Lion
Director of Truckload
(724) 449-3300 x236
dlion@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Matt Atkinson
OTR Operations Manager
(724) 449-3300 x231
matkinson@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Mark Mascari
Carrier Procurement Representative
(724) 449-3300 x206
mmascari@knichellogistics.com

Mrs. Tara Davis
Carrier Procurement Representative
(724) 449-3300 x203
tdavis@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Bobby Brown
Carrier Procurement Representative
(724) 449-3300 x258
bbrown@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Mike Luecke
Carrier Procurement Representative
(724) 449-3300 x259
mluecke@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Lauren Skrocki
OTR Customer Service Representative
(724) 449-3300 x257
lskrocki@knichellogistics.com

Mrs. Cara Comito
Carrier Procurement Representative
(724) 449-3300 x262
ccomito@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Dominic Febbraio
OTR Support
(724) 449-3300 x265
dfebbraio@knichellogistics.com

Pricing & Rates

Mrs. Sheila Weatherly
Director of Pricing
(724) 449-3300 x242
sweatherly@knichellogistics.com

Mrs. Kelly Vigliotti
Rate Analyst
(724) 449-3300 x217
kvigliotti@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Rachel Gourley
Intermodal Inside Sales Account Representative
(724) 449-3300 x244
rgourley@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Lindsay Myers
Rate Analyst
(724) 449-3300 x211
lmyers@knichellogistics.com

Mrs. Alexandra Keller
Pricing Support
(724) 449-3300 x209
akeller@knichellogistics.com

Financials

Mr. Matthew Stimmel
Controller
(724) 449-3300 x267
mstimmel@knichellogistics.com

Mrs. Nicole Papinchak
Accounts Receivable Manager
(724) 449-3300 x232
npapinchak@knichellogistics.com

Mrs. Rachael Shaffer
Accounting Specialist
(724) 449-3300 x208
rshaffer@knichellogistics.com

Mrs. Tammy Miles
Billing/Payables Team Lead
(724) 449-3300 x213
tmiles@knichellogistics.com

Ms. Amanda Thompson
Receptionist & Finance Support
(724) 449-3300 x200
athompson@knichellogistics.com

Sales Team

Mrs. Jodi Hall
Sales Account Manager
(724) 449-3300 x246
jhall@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Jay Fechter
Senior Account Manager
(614) 323-4108
jfechter@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Sergio Uribe
Director of National Sales, Chula Vista CA
(619) 214-1546
suribe@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Tim Donnelly
Director of Business Development
(614) 390-6056
tdonnelly@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Robert D. Thomas
Vice President of Sales
(513) 777-3683
bthomas@knichellogistics.com

Mr. Roger Sullivan

(724) 449-3300 x239
rsullivan@knichellogistics.com

Our Recognitions

Knichel Logistics is a 2020 Great Supply Chain Partner! Thank you to SupplyChainBrain for this recognition and to our customers who nominated us. It is our goal to always be a valuable supply chain partner to those we serve, and we will do everything that we can to maintain that goal.

Knichel Logistics is a 2019 Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation! Thank you to the Women In Trucking Association for this honor - we are committed to continuing to make the transportation industry a place where women can establish a career with opportunities for advancement!

Knichel Logistics is a Pittsburgh Business Times Fast 50 winner! This year's rankings were based on rapid revenue growth between 2016 and 2018 for companies located within the Pittsburgh region. Our tremendous growth over the course of 2018 definitely helped seal the deal. Thank you to our awesome customers and employees for our growth!

Knichel Logistics has been named a 2019 Top Woman-Owned Business in Transportation! The list was created to recognize women in leadership and encourage more women to become proactive leaders in their organizations. Knichel Logistics made the list for the second year in a row!

Knichel Logistics has been named a 2018 Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation! This award recognizes those who empower women in the transportation industry, which is a key part of WIT's mission. Thanks to everyone who voted for Knichel!

Knichel Logistics is honored to have won a 2018 Pittsburgh Business Choice Award! This award was designed for people to recognize their favorite Pittsburgh-area business by nominating them - thank you to all who voted for us!

Knichel Logistics was honored with a SmartWay^® Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an industry leader in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency!

Knichel Logistics is recognized as one of America's Leading 3PLs of 2017! We made Global Trade Magazine's 5th Annual Leading 3PLs list two years in a row!

Kristy Knichel is a 2016 Honoree of the 18th Annual 40 Under 40 Awards, presented by Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP. The program recognizes 40 individuals under the age of 40 whose creativity, vision and passion enrich the Pittsburgh region.

Knichel Logistics is excited to announce that we have been named one of Global Trade Magazine's Top Trucking Providers of 2016! This achievement was featured in their Aug/Sep 2016 issue.

Knichel Logistics is one of America's Leading 3PLs of 2016! We made the Global Trade Magazine list of Top 3PLs To Watch due to our LTL division expansion as a BlueGrace Logistics franchise.

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Knichel Logistics is certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). We recognize the commitment to supplier diversity that is embraced by corporations and government agencies today and we can add diversity to your supply chain.

CEO Kristy Knichel was interviewed by Supply Chain Digital about what it takes to be a great leader and how the implementation of her own agenda has led to the business’s success.