COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Averitt Express has opened a new international distribution center to service the Port of Houston. Located less than five miles from the Barbours Cut and Bayport Container Terminals, the facility features 250,000 sq. ft of enclosed space to handle the flow and distribution of cargo.
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Averitt Opens New 250,000 Sq. Ft International Distribution Center In Houston
By Averitt on Apr 20, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Topics: International Supply Chain
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Averitt Provides Masks to More Than 5,000 Drivers & Frontline Associates
By Averitt on Apr 14, 2020 12:00:00 AM
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Averitt Express has begun distributing protective face masks to more than 5,000 of its associates. Drivers, dock workers and other frontline associates that handle freight will be provided multiple masks to assist in reducing the potential to contract or spread the novel coronavirus.
Topics: Supply Chain Freight Handling
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Customer Shipping & Operational Planning
By Averitt on Mar 31, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Customer Shipping & Operational Planning
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Averitt’s Smart Crate Fuses Reusability With Technology
By Averitt on Mar 12, 2020 12:00:00 AM
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Averitt Express has unveiled a new modular crate system called Smart Crate. Designed to reduce damages in transit, Smart Crate uses state-of-the-art sensor and communications technologies to also provide real-time location tracking and condition monitoring.
Topics: Supply Chain Freight Handling
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Shippers Rank Averitt Top Regional LTL Carrier in Industry Survey
By Averitt on Feb 25, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Transportation and logistics solutions provider also takes high honors nationally
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Mastio & Company, an independent research agency that specializes in the LTL industry, recently honored Averitt Express in three categories of service quality.
Results from the 15th annual LTL Carrier Customer Value/Loyalty Benchmarking Survey ranked Averitt as the top inter-regional LTL carrier and third nationwide carrier in terms of overall quality. Additionally, Averitt placed second in the survey’s “Most Likely to Recommend” category.
Topics: Awards LTL
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Averitt Launches Transportation Management System for LTL Shippers
By Averitt on Feb 19, 2020 12:00:00 AM
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Averitt Express has unveiled a transportation management system (TMS) called Averitt Connect. The transportation and logistics services provider partnered with MyCarrierTMS to provide customers access to a centralized platform to manage all aspects of LTL shipping at no charge.
Topics: Supply Chain Technology LTL
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Averitt associates combine to give 6,000+ hours of community service
By Averitt on Feb 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Over the course of 2019, Averitt Express associates combined to give more than 6,000 hours of community service as part of its Team Up Community Challenge. Overall, they served 6,161 hours, with 94 facilities across Averitt’s system helping 210 organizations for efforts including clothing, food and toy drives, disaster relief, litter cleanups and blood donations.