Averitt honors employees for longevity

COOKEVILLE – Averitt Express recently honored four employees for their continued years of service to the company.

Associate Lisa Dodson of Sparta was honored for 20 years of service. Associate Jeff Murphy of McMinnville was honored for 20 years of service. Associate Selina Ross of Walling for 20 years of service. Associate Ruth Vega of Cookeville for 20 years of service.

Dodson, Murphy, Ross and Vega are now among the more than 1,000 active Averitt associates who are members of the company’s “Over 20 Team,” an exclusive group of associates who have served 20 or more years with Averitt.

Averitt’s Cookeville-area service center is located at 1199 Salem Road, and its corporate headquarters is at 1415 Neal Street.

About Averitt Express

Averitt Express is a leading provider of freight transportation and supply chain management with international reach to more than 100 countries. The company is a founding SmartWay℠ partner and specializes in delivering customized transportation solutions that include cross-border, dedicated, expedited ground/air, intermodal COFC/TOFC, international ocean/air, local customization, less-than-truckload, PortSide®, retail solutions, temperature-controlled, transportation management, truckload (dry van, flatbed, brokerage) and warehousing services. Averitt’s technology offerings include a full suite of web-based shipping tools, electronic data interchange (EDI), warehouse management systems (WMS), and transportation and operations management systems. Together, these services and technology solutions provide “The Power of One” to shippers, allowing them access to multiple transportation solutions from a single provider. For more information, call 1-800-AVERITT (283-7488) or visit AverittExpress.com.

Lisa Dodson (center) is welcomed to the Averitt Over 20 Team by Averitt transportation operations leader Holly Dudney (right), and Averitt president and chief operating officer Wayne Spain (left).
Jeff Murphy (center) is welcomed to the Averitt Over 20 Team by Donna Gore (right) of Averitt’s resource management leadership, and Averitt president and chief operating officer Wayne Spain (left).
Selina Ross (center) is welcomed to the Averitt Over 20 Team by Averitt director of traffic Chris Thacker (left), and Averitt president and chief operating officer Wayne Spain (right).
Ruth Vega (center) is welcomed to the Averitt Over 20 Team by Sherry Anderson (left) of Averitt’s pricing and traffic leadership, and Averitt president and chief operating officer Wayne Spain (right).

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