Shuttle Drivers Thankful For Opportunity To Move To New Role Are you looking for a driving position that allows you to be home daily? Or do you want the simplicity of drop-and-hook and no-touch freight? We have shuttle openings throughout our network, and some of our new shuttle drivers are thankful they’ve been able to take advantage of new career opportunities. ‘IT’S WONDERFUL’ Jackson TN shuttle driver GARY KIRK has been with Averitt for close to 10 years, starting in late 2012 as a flatbed driver at JKN. For the last eight years, he was a flatbed driver for our Dedicated M-D Building Products team. He’s thankful that he kept a close eye on our Job Hotline and was recently able to take the next step in his Averitt career. “It’s wonderful. I should have done this years ago,” Gary says with a laugh. “It’s service center to service center, drop and hook, no touch. It’s unbelievably easy.” ALL ABOUT FAMILY For Owensboro shuttle driver JEREMY CHENAULT , his decision to transfer was all about family. Jeremy started in 2006 as a Dedicated switcher and also served as a Dedicated driver. In 2021, he and his wife moved from Tennessee to Kentucky to help take care of family, and Jeremy was able to transfer to a city role in Owensboro. Earlier this year, Jeremy made the move to shuttle so he could spend even more time with his family. “I start work at about 9 at night, and as long as everything goes the way it’s supposed to go, normally I’m back at the service center around 7 or 8 a.m.,” Jeremy explains. “I go home and go to bed, and by the time my kids TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CAREER GROWTH
Above, Owensboro shuttle driver JEREMY CHENAULT began his Averitt career as a dedicated switcher. Below, Jackson TN shuttle driver GARY KIRK came to Averitt as a flatbed driver. Both Jeremy and Gary are thankful for our culture of providing new career opportunities.
get out of school, I’m up, so I get to spend the whole day with them. As I’m getting ready to go to work, they’re getting ready to go to bed. So I’m not missing anything anymore.” 'AVERITT ACTUALLY CARES' Jeremy has seen our culture firsthand as he’s navigated taking care of family, and he’s thankful that he’s been able to move into new career opportunities to help with that process. “Everything is not about the almighty dollar,” he says. “Averitt actually cares about its associates, and family is important. I’m a huge family guy, and I came from a very large military family, so I like structure. I like the fact that we have uniforms. I enjoy putting on the uniform every single day. Plus, Averitt is very, very competitive with our pay.” Want to know more about shuttle positions and other opportunities that are available? Gary has some simple advice. “If you want to transfer, keep in touch with the Job Hotline,” he says. “It’s easy, but you have to keep up with it because it’s updated twice a week.” To read more about the Job Hotline and see a full list of open positions, visit InsideAveritt.com/Jobs . T m
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