SPECIALIZED SERVICES DELIVERS YOUR FAVORITE SNACK
“Our partnership has grown so much since 2018,” Teresa says. “We now have as many as 60 trailers picking up from the Frito-Lay facility in Jonesboro, and our footprint with them now extends to Nashville, Charlotte and Macon. We even lease trailers to meet their cargo needs.” Our Specialized Services team is uniquely equipped to oversee this project, as many of the deliveries are time-definite. As was the scenario with the recent Independence Day holiday, products had to be at retailers June 30 in order for shelves to be stocked by July 4. Director of corporate business development JEFF ADAMS credits the success of the project to our ability for providing top-notch visibility, a strong fleet and on-time delivery. “Frito-Lay sees the value in what we are able to do,” Jeff says. “This is a project Specialized Services manages from start to finish, and it is great to see how much this project has grown in the past couple of years. Memorial Day and this year’s Super Bowl were two of our largest moves to date.” Each project has four Specialized Services associates assigned to one of the four service centers handling deliveries. Service center directors send local drivers to pick up the freight directly from the warehouse and LTL makes the final delivery. “Associates at both the local and corporate level help manage this project,” Jeff says. “They do a fantastic job of coordinating all operations, and it is a great display of our full logistics arm.” So the next time you pick up a bag of Frito-Lay snacks at your local grocery store for your family gathering, it is very likely they are there because of our team! T m
Every big event – ranging from Christmas to the Super Bowl – means Frito-Lay is ramping up distribution to meet demand, and it relies on Averitt to make sure its products are in grocery stores on time. The partnership with Frito-Lay began in 2018 with Memorial Day. Averitt delivered a small number of pallets from the company’s Jonesboro facility that year, and Frito-Lay was so impressed with our operation that they increased the amount of freight for their next event. Former Specialized Services manager TERESA GRAHAM – now a transportation specialist with our Knoxville team – helped grow the project to what it is today, and Specialized Services has since assisted with deliveries for disaster relief rollouts, Labor Day, New Year’s Eve, Halloween and Thanksgiving. The Power Of One is put on full display every holiday through a special project with snack food giant Frito-Lay. It is one of the largest projects our Specialized Services team oversees and ensures store shelves are fully stocked with America’s favorite snacks. Partnership with Frito-Lay helps stock shelves for major events and holidays
Charitable Program + Uniforms = Helping Those In Need DELIVERING MORE THROUGH OUR UNIFORM RECYCLING PROGRAM
If you’re one of the thousands of associates who have recycled their Averitt shirts over the years, we would like to thank you. Through our partnership with Matthew 25 Ministries, a charitable organization that rescues clothing and redistributes it to third-world countries, every shirt donated is de-branded and passed on to those who need it most. While the immediate humanitarian aid is by far the most important aspect of the contribution, the impact is felt in many other ways as well. Here’s how Averitt associates contributed to Matthew 25 Ministries and its mission in 2021. T m
Matthew 25 Ministries Total Impact in 2021
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