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Matt McLelland

Pioneer · DISC type Dsi
Strategist at Next Mile Strategies
📍 Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, United States

Matt McLelland is the VP of Sustainability and Innovation at Covenant, where he leads ESG and CSR initiatives, focusing on emerging technologies and decarbonization. With a background in IT and innovation at Kenco Group, he holds a bachelors degree from The University of Georgia. Colleagues describe him as thoughtful, loyal, and an outside-the-box thinker.

An avid outdoorsman based in Chattanooga, Matts passions include hang gliding, camping, kayaking, trail running, and mountain biking. He took a professional hiatus to build a custom adventure van and co-founded the Chattanooga Van Owners Club. He enjoys these activities with his family.

For over 25 years, Matt has been an avid hang glider, a hobby he refers to as a form of "sustainable aviation."

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Strategist
Job Level
Junior
Location
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, United States
Personality Overview

How Matt shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Friendly But Fast
Decisive But Friendly

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Priorities

Topics Matt cares about

Sustainable Logistics
As VP of Sustainability, he focuses on decarbonization, alternative fuels, and reducing the environmental impact of freight, and recently released Covenant's 2025 CSR report.
Supply Chain Innovation
His career includes roles as Innovation Strategist and Innovation Research Manager, where he has explored drones, robotics, and other emerging supply chain technologies.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Strategist
Next Mile Strategies
6-2020
VP of Sustainability and Innovation
Covenant
5-2018 - 5-2020
Innovation Strategist / Sustainability
Covenant
1-2018 - 4-2018
Business Development
Site Seven Campervans
7-2015 - 12-2017
Innovation Research Manager, Kenco Innovation Labs
Kenco Group
In the press

Media appearances

Episode 600 with project44’s Jett McCandless and Covenant’s Matt McLelland - WTT. Featured in FreightWaves
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Matt McLelland of Covenant Joins Malcolm on What The Truck?!?. Featured in CargoRex
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Education
1988 - 1994
Bachelor's Degree
The University of Georgia
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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