Marcus Smalley Sr, the owner of Byrd’s Cargo and Logistics LLC was born and raised in the small town of Vidalia, GA. After completing Vidalia High School, he enlisted in the world’s finest and most powerful Navy. During his 20- years of faithful and dedicated service accumulating over 10 deployments to various countries while completing his Bachelors of Science in Leadership at Trident University. He acquired many lifelong skills with the greatest being understanding logistics. He began his logistics career in September 1999, working for logistics specialists and assisted with several arranged scheduled pickups and deliveries for food, supplies, and parts while onboard the USS John F Kennedy (CV 67). Between 2009 and 2013 while onboard the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) he again assisted in the aviation transportation of all Sailors and civilians transferring on and off the naval ships. Marcus also coordinated and scheduled with various countries and airports to ensure all sailors and civilians arrived at their destination safely and on time. After retirement in 2016, he immediately completed freight broker training with Load Training LLC of Youngtown, AZ. In 2020, he launched Byrd’s Cargo and Logistics LLC (BCL) and has been expanding in this billion-dollar transportation industry. Marcus has taken BCL from the ground up by making connections in various industries from food, steel, and chemicals, by providing first class freight transportation from state to state, coast to coast, and worldwide. Marcus continues to build BCL to be a company based on integrity, transparency, its admirable customer service, and to provide nothing less than solutions for any and all customer situations.