FAMILY ATMOSPHERE
TIFTON FATHER AND SON SHARE CAREER CONNECTION
Tifton safety coordinator Andy Sparling has seen Averitt’s family atmosphere for about 30 years. And earlier this year, he got to take that family connection even further, as his son Allan was hired as a mechanic.
“When I interviewed for the safety coordinator position, I told people it was important for me to stay in Tifton because my family is here,” says Andy, who served 26 years as a city driver and four more in shuttle before moving to his new role in September. Allan jumped at the opportunity to join his father. “My dad told me that Averitt had a position open,” he says, “so it was a no-brainer to apply for it and try to get
Above top, Tifton preventive maintenance associate ALLAN SPARLING is pictured in 2006 in the cab when his father, Andy, won the truck driving championship in Cookeville. Above, bottom, Allan has followed in Andy’s footsteps by joining the Averitt team.
WILLIAM GARREN • Shuttle drivers RAYMOND AND TRIPP GIDDENS
• Frontline leader SHANNON KNIGHT and dock associate TYLER KNIGHT • City driver STEVE PEARCE and frontline leader GARRETT PEARCE “The others who are now here with their fathers, I watched them grow up just like my son,” Andy says. “So it really is a family atmosphere, and it’s been awesome.” SECUR I T Y WI TH THE B I G RED Our track record of success was very appealing to Allan. “It definitely makes you feel a lot safer with your choice,” he says, “knowing that you can stick with Averitt for the long haul and make it a career.” Andy adds, “Averitt is a great company. It’s the way Averitt treats its people and is focused on the future. I’ve always known where I stand. It’s been a great place to work. It was my second truck driving job, so I had something to compare it to. Once I got a taste of the Averitt culture, I stuck with it.” T m
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here and start my own Averitt career.” Before Andy moved into his new role, Allan was able to share another father/son connection. “They told me, ‘Whenever your dad’s truck comes in to get serviced, that’s the one you’re working on,’” Allan recalls with a laugh. “It was pretty cool to be able to work on something that he drove in every day.” SEVERAL FATHER/SON CONNECT I ONS Andy and Allan are one of several fathers and sons who work together at Averitt. The others include: • City driver RICKY ELROD and dock associate ZACK ELROD • CDL-A qualified dock associate CHARLES GARREN and city driver
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Dallas city driver PRINCESS BATES
Jackson MS preventive maintenance associate DUSTIN CARTER
Richmond city driver JOE NESSBIT
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