‘YOU CAN MOVE AND GROW WITH AVERITT’ Shuttle Driver Started In Truckload Like many of the more than 1,400 members of our Over 20 Team, Decatur shuttle driver JEFF LANDROM has taken advantage of several driving opportunities with Averitt. Jeff came to Averitt in 1996 as a Truckload driver, and he stayed in that role for about 10 years. He then served as a city driver for about 18 years before recently moving into shuttle. “When I was first interviewed, the interviewer said, ‘What are you looking for?’ I didn’t want to be at a company where you get locked in and you have to stay in one place,” Jeff recalls. “I wanted a company that was big enough to where you could move around. I’m a creature of habit. I hardly ever get tired of doing anything. But you can move and grow with Averitt. I wanted a company I could retire with, and that’s exactly what I told the interviewer.” After being referred by a mutual friend, Jeff quickly found out the difference in our culture. In particular, he was struck by our customers’ respect for our professionalism. That trend continued from Jeff’s Truckload days to when he moved to city, and he tells a humorous story about one interaction he had with a customer. “I came in with the red shirt, gray shorts and the Averitt socks. And the customer said, ‘Do you have Averitt on your underwear too?’ ” Jeff says with a laugh. “She said, ‘You all show professionalism and neatness everywhere you go. And your equipment is clean.’” Because of his prior background in retail sales, Jeff says taking care of our
Decatur shuttle driver JEFF LANDROM (right) came to Averitt in 1996 as a Truckload driver, and he also served in city before recently moving to his new role.
customers is something that has always been important to him. “I knew my customers, and I built trust with all of them,” he explains. “That’s the reason I stayed in city for so long. Since I’ve moved to shuttle, I
still have customers call me to see how I’m doing.” Jeff says our work environment is the total package.
“When you’ve got the owner calling you to tell you he appreciates your work and to congratulate you on your years of service, other people tell me, ‘We don’t have anything like that,’” Jeff says. “And we have things like Red Thinkin’ Rewards. I just got me a new grill. Other people have told me, ‘We can’t even get us a party.’ Averitt has created an atmosphere and a place where you can retire from.” Thank you, Jeff, for your commitment to excellence, for making your career with Averitt and showing some of the many opportunities we have to offer! T m
Something that makes us so unique is our commitment to career-growth opportunities. We want to see you succeed in your chosen position and any other advancement opportunity you pursue. And in 2024, lots of associates moved into different roles in their career paths. To learn more about how you can grow with Averitt and make us your career home, visit InsideAveritt.com/Opportunities. ROOM TO GROW NEW LEADERS Amanda Arnsdorff Frontline Leader SAVANNAH Marshall Begley Transportation Specialist TRI-CITIES David Butler Systems Security Leader CORPORATE Jennifer Chaffin 3PL Business Development Leader CORPORATE Robert Collier Marcus Johnson Site Manager PODS MERIDIAN Anthony Kemp Frontline Leader COSTCO Amanda Lee Frontline Leader CRACKER BARREL Dexter McMiller Service Center Director HOUSTON James Miller Frontline Leader MOBILE
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