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1,176 temp firms in DFW. Be the one the GM calls back.

We call the warehouse, distribution and office managers who order labor across North Texas, and book meetings for your account reps before the next ramp starts.

Site leads at Alliance and Wilmer
Current vendor and fill issues logged
Dials on the Central workday

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Why DFW

Docks on both ends of the Metroplex, headquarters in the middle

Aerial view of Downtown Dallas office towers in daylight — Downtown Dallas offices

Staffing in North Texas follows the freight and the head offices. Start in the north. AllianceTexas, on I-35W in Fort Worth, holds 602 companies and 73,134 direct jobs, per Hillwood. It has its own airport, Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance, and a BNSF intermodal yard. Wistron alone took 1.1 million square feet there. Every one of those buildings needs pickers, forklift drivers, shipping clerks and shift leads, and most of them need more in a hurry when volume spikes.

Now go south. The International Inland Port of Dallas spreads across Wilmer, Hutchins and Lancaster. Prologis, Duke Realty and Southport Logistics Park built the parks. Unilever, Whirlpool, Wayfair and American Standard run distribution there. Same story: a busy dock, a thin bench and a GM who cannot wait on a slow hire.

Then the middle. DFW Airport moved 858,331 U.S. tons of cargo in 2025, and the warehouses around it hire like the parks do. Further in, Las Colinas, Legacy West and Downtown Dallas carry the head offices of Caterpillar, Fluor, Toyota North America, AT&T and Tenet Healthcare. Their back-office, call-center and admin teams use contract and contract-to-hire help all year.

The catch is competition. County Business Patterns counts 1,176 temporary help firms and 272 placement agencies in the metro. A warehouse GM in Wilmer gets pitched by your rivals every week. Most of those calls sound the same: we have workers, call us when you need them.

What works is calling about their problem, not your bench. Which shift is short? Who is the current vendor? How long does a fill take right now? We ask those questions from Nigeria during Central hours, log the answers in your CRM, and book the meeting when the GM admits the current setup is costing them.

By the numbers

Staffing & recruitment in Dallas–Fort Worth

Public figures, each linked to its source.

1,176Temporary help service firms in the metro, plus 272 employment placement agenciesCensus County Business Patterns 2023

73,134Direct jobs at AllianceTexas in 2025, spread across 602 companiesHillwood

703Warehousing and storage establishments in the metro, alongside 3,420 trucking firmsCensus County Business Patterns 2023

858,331U.S. tons of cargo through DFW International Airport in 2025Dallas Regional Chamber, 2026 guide

Who we call

Who signs for labor in North Texas

Titles we reach

Warehouse or distribution center general managerSite leader or operations manager at a 3PLHR manager or HR business partnerPlant manager at a manufacturing siteCall-center or customer operations directorTalent acquisition lead at a regional office

Where they are

Distribution parks at AllianceTexas and in Wilmer, Hutchins and Lancaster, cargo buildings around DFW Airport, and back-office floors in Las Colinas, Legacy West and Downtown Dallas.

What makes them take the call

A new tenant moving into a building at Alliance or the inland port
Peak season planning for a distribution center
Job posts for forklift drivers or shift leads that stay up for weeks
A regional office relocating to Plano, Irving or Fort Worth
Complaints about no-shows or slow fills from the current agency
A new contract or customer win announced in the Dallas Business Journal

The playbook

How we run outbound for Staffing & recruitment in Dallas–Fort Worth

Split warehouse and office lists

Industrial accounts at Alliance and the southern Dallas parks get a different script from clerical accounts in Las Colinas. A GM wants fill speed and attendance, while an HR manager wants screening and fit.

Ask about the current vendor

Almost every site already uses an agency. We find out who, which shift gives them trouble and how long fills take, then log it so your rep walks in knowing the gap.

Call the early shift

Dock managers are reachable before the trucks back in, and much harder by noon. We put industrial call blocks at the start of the Central day and leave offices for later in the morning.

Book a site visit, not a capabilities deck

The ask is a short walk of the floor with your account manager. GMs say yes to someone who wants to see the problem more often than to someone who wants to present.

Before Trifecta

Done before, for US companies

Before Trifecta, Sylvia ran high-volume calls to US business owners for a services firm, getting past gatekeepers to hit daily and weekly booking targets, the same grind a staffing sales desk lives on.

Partner track record · before Trifecta

Calling US business owners for a services firm

Sylvia worked the phones for a US services firm, calling business owners and decision makers directly. The job was to get past the front desk, introduce the service, qualify interest and book the appointment for the sales team, while logging every outcome and follow-up. She consistently hit daily and weekly booking targets.

High-volume calls to ownersGatekeepers handledDaily and weekly booking targets

Led by Sylvia Owunnachika →

Trifecta is a new agency. These are the partners’ own past roles, shared with their permission and without naming the employer. See the full track record.

Questions

Staffing & recruitment in Dallas–Fort Worth: questions

Do you know the difference between light industrial and clerical staffing?

Yes, and we script them separately. On the discovery call you tell us which roles you fill best, your pay ranges and how fast you can staff a shift. We only pitch what you can deliver.

Can you target only Fort Worth, or only southern Dallas County?

Yes. We build lists by area, so you can start with Alliance and the 817 side, or with Wilmer, Hutchins and Lancaster. Your branch locations decide the map, not ours.

The big names at Alliance use national vendors. Is it worth calling them?

Often yes, for overflow or a single shift the national vendor keeps missing. We also call the smaller tenants nearby, which are easier to win and pay on the same timeline.

Where are your callers and when do they work?

They work from Lagos, Abuja and Enugu in Nigeria, on Central business hours, and start early for warehouse calls. Every dial and booked meeting shows up in your CRM the same day.

Will you recruit candidates for us too?

No. We only work the client side: finding companies that order labor and booking meetings with the person who signs. Your recruiters keep the candidate side.

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Book a strategy call. Tell us the roles you fill and the parts of the Metroplex your branches cover, and we will build the first target list together.

01We look at your offer, deal size and ideal buyer.
02We tell you which channel and package fits, and what volume to expect.
03You get a written quote. No pressure.