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Averitt's Spain Retires, Blakely Named President and COO
By Averitt Careers on Jul 6, 2023 9:51:48 AM
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — After more than 40 years of helping Averitt Express grow into one of the industry’s leading transportation and logistics providers, President Wayne Spain has announced his retirement effective July 1.
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Averitt Associates Combine to Give 10,000+ Hours of Community Service
By Averitt Careers on May 4, 2023 9:18:09 AM
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Averitt Express associates combined to give more than 10,000 hours of community service over the course of 2022 as part of its Team Up Community Challenge. Overall, they served 10,433 hours, with 95 facilities across Averitt’s system helping 223 organizations through efforts including clothing, food and toy drives, disaster relief, litter cleanups and blood donations.
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Averitt Partners with U.S. Army Reserve to Provide Career Opportunities
By Averitt Careers on Dec 16, 2022 2:42:55 PM
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Averitt Express recently built on its strong tradition of support for the military, as it announced that it has partnered with the U.S. Army Reserve to provide career opportunities for veterans and their families.
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Averitt implements historic driver pay increases; announces additional benefits
By Averitt Careers on Jul 12, 2022 1:23:15 PM
July 13, 2022 (Cookeville, Tenn.) – Averitt Express, a Tennessee-based provider of freight transportation and supply chain management, recently announced several changes to its compensation packages, including an historic pay increase for its less-than-truckload (LTL) group, a new guaranteed weekly minimum for its regional and flatbed drivers, and a shorter waiting period in receiving benefit coverage for new hires.
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Averitt Associates Deliver Largest-Ever Donation to St. Jude
By Averitt on Feb 4, 2022 8:39:23 AM
Setting a company record for its largest-ever contribution, truck drivers and other employees of Averitt Express raised $1,050,001 in 2021 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
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Averitt Again Recognized as a Military Friendly Company
By Averitt Careers on Nov 10, 2021 8:00:00 AM
Averitt Express has been nationally recognized for the fourth time as a Military Friendly Company.
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Averitt Named a 2021 Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation
By Averitt Careers on Nov 3, 2021 3:20:49 PM
Averitt Express has been recognized as one of Redefining the Road’s 2021 Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation. Redefining the Road, the official magazine of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), annually highlights companies that are focused on employing women in the trucking industry.
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Averitt Services Scored High by Shippers in Industry-Leading Survey
By Averitt Careers on Aug 27, 2021 2:24:38 PM
Readers of Logistics Management magazine have honored Averitt Express as a top transportation and logistics services provider in the publication’s 38th Annual Quest for Quality Awards.
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Averitt Celebrates “Operation: Thank You Week” with Food, Drawings, Giveaways
By Averitt Careers on Aug 6, 2021 2:20:40 PM
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — As one way to say thank you to associates for their efforts that have made 2021 an outstanding year, Averitt Express recently celebrated “Operation: Thank You Week” with events taking place at facilities throughout its network.
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Averitt Recognized as 2021 Green Supply Chain Partner
By Averitt Careers on Aug 3, 2021 4:26:32 PM
July 22, 2021 – COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Inbound Logistics, an industry trade publication, has named Averitt as a Green Supply Chain Partner for 2021.