June 24, 2025

TOTE Group

Transportation and logistics company TOTE Group has expanded its leadership team. Alex Hofeling, currently president of TOTE Maritime Alaska, headquartered in Tacoma, is being promoted to the new role of chief commercial officer. With this transition, Bill Crawford, who served as vice president of commercial, is being promoted to president of TOTE Maritime Alaska. Hofeling joined TOTE in 2013. Relocating to TOTE Group's headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida, to serve as CCO, he will oversee the organization's corporate and commercial strategy as well as marketing efforts across all business units. His focus will be on customer engagement, market expansion, and integrated business development to support long-term, sustainable growth. In his previous role as president of the Alaska group, he partnered with customers, communities, public officials, labor interests and more to foster operational excellence and fulfill TOTE's commitment to serving those in the 49th state. Taking over the helm as president of TOTE Maritime Alaska, Crawford will oversee all operations for the company based out of the Tacoma office. He began his career at TOTE in 2003 and brings over 26 years of experience in the shipping and LTL industries. TOTE Group is made up of independently operated companies across four key business lines: maritime, terminals, services, and logistics. TOTE Maritime Alaska has served as a shipping link to Alaska for over 50 years with twice-weekly sailings between Tacoma and Anchorage.