DEDICATED TO GROWTH
Commitment To Service, Unique Solutions Help Us Secure Our Future For more than 50 years, we’ve built our reputation on delivering outstanding service and unique solutions for customers. One way we do that is with our Dedicated service, through which we become the private fleet for businesses of all types. We currently operate at about 65 sites, and Dedicated continues to grow. So much, in fact, that we recently added a fourth region to our operations. That’s a sign of great things to come, and DAN SINGER of our Dedicated “The ideal accounts we’re looking for are daycab jobs where our drivers can be home every day, whether you’re driving first shift or second shift,” Dan explains. “We want to stay in our core footprint and provide consistent miles with no-touch freight. That’s the perfect type of operation. And our footprint is large enough that we can also have sleeper roles that are still in our footprint.” BUILDING OUR RELATIONSHIP Our Costco account in College Park, GA, has seen exponential growth the last couple of years. The relationship began with our existing Costco account in West Palm Beach, FL. Because of the excellence we’ve delivered there over the past 20 years, Costco looked to us for its College Park business. And in less than a year and a half, the account has grown to more than 100 drivers. “They love the service we provide,” Dan says, “and we’re in conversations right now to further expand our partnership, taking over a larger portion of the region and getting into North Carolina and Tennessee.” DAN SINGER leadership says his team is focused on making sure we add driver-friendly freight so we can grow even more for the future.
Our Bargain Hunt team uses a Power of One solution that blends our Dedicated and LTL capabilities.
CREATIVE SOLUTION There may be no better example of our commitment to creativity and innovation than our Bargain Hunt account. Before Bargain Hunt began its relationship with Averitt, its previous carrier handled all its operations out of a distribution center in Antioch, TN. But we were able to create a more efficient Power of One solution that blends our Dedicated and LTL fleets. “We have drivers domiciled at about seven different service centers,” Dan says. “Our drivers start their day at a service center, they run to Antioch, drop an empty trailer, pick up a loaded trailer, bring it back to the service center, and they get out of the tractor and an LTL driver makes the store deliveries. We are slip-seating the tractors, so that makes it more cost- effective. The integration of different services is something that completely differentiates us in the marketplace.” A WINNING STRATEGY Dan says there are several things his team is focused on to help us secure our future: • Diversifying our partnerships – “We’ve got about half automotive and manufacturing. The other half is consumer products. We’re trying to continue to diversify and get into new segments that we’re not currently in.” • Strengthening relationships with current customers – “Length of relationships is very important for us because you’re building stability.” • Creating Power of One opportunities – “In addition to solutions that include Dedicated and LTL, we’re also seeking opportunities that include our Distribution & Fulfillment services. That integration is very important. Because if we can get a customer where we’re providing two or three services, they’re more likely to build that relationship for the long haul.” Thank you to our Dedicated team for your commitment to excellence. Because of the way you deliver outstanding service, we’re in prime position to share an even brighter future together! T m
DEDICATED GROWTH = CAREER GROWTH Growth within our Dedicated team has given us the opportunity to
Operations for that new region! Clint joins fellow Dedicated regional directors STEVE ANDERSON, JOHN CREAMER JOHN CREAMER and GRANT ROBERTS, and Clint’s newest role is the latest example of his career growth. Clint started with our Corporate team in 2000 as a college intern with our Systems Design group. He came on board full time a year later, spearheading technology projects like the adoption of Qualcomm units in our fleet and working closely
with our operations and maintenance teams to achieve success. He then transitioned to our Dedicated Central Services group in Nashville, where he has been focusing more on the business and operational sides of that service unit. Most recently, he served as a senior operations manager with Dedicated. Congratulations to Clint, and we look forward to continued and steady growth within our Dedicated group! T m
enhance and strengthen our operations structure, and that’s why we’re adding another region to our Dedicated service unit.
CLINT EDEN
We’re proud to say that CLINT EDEN has been promoted to the role of Director of Dedicated
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