COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 10, 2012) — In the world of retail transportation, carriers that introduce creativity and innovation to the supply chain add value to not just the retailer, but to consumers as well. By demonstrating these characteristics above and beyond expectations, full-service transportation provider Averitt Express has earned Walmart’s 2011 Regional LTL Carrier of the Year Award.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 7, 2011) — Averitt Express was recently honored with the 2010 LTL Carrier of the Year Award by Parker Hannifin, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based manufacturer of motion and control technologies.

Parker Hannifin recognized Averitt based on several critical success factors. The full-service transportation provider met or exceeded Parker Hannifin’s goal of 97-98 percent on-time performance while handling an average of 1,800 shipments per month across its network, from Texas to Florida to Kentucky.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 12, 2011) — For the 27th time, Averitt Express was recognized by Logistics Management magazine readers as a leading transportation solutions provider, earning Quest for Quality Awards in two categories.

The Quest for Quality Awards program is regarded in the transportation and logistics industry as one of the most important measures of customer satisfaction and performance excellence. Service providers were graded by customers in on-time performance, value, information technology, customer service, and equipment and maintenance.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 15, 2011) — Averitt Express was recently selected as a “Green 75 Supply Chain Partner” by Inbound Logistics magazine. Each year, the magazine publishes a list of supply chain, logistics and transportation visionaries that lead the way in sustainability efforts, expanding this year’s roll to 75 honorees.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (May 4, 2011) — Handy Hardware, a cooperative of independent hardware supply retailers headquartered in Houston, Texas, has selected Averitt Express to provide dedicated contract carriage services.

Under the terms of the contract, Averitt is now providing Handy Hardware with dedicated local and over-the-road transportation of hardware products to retail stores located throughout a five-state region from one of Handy Hardware’s distribution centers located in Houston.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 26, 2010) — Averitt Express was recently honored with two prestigious 2010 Quest for Quality awards from Logistics Management magazine.

Each year, the magazine solicits input from thousands of shippers across North America, asking them to complete an evaluation of their core transportation providers' performance in key areas vital to logistics excellence. The “Quest for Quality” awards stem from the industry’s largest customer satisfaction study; this year’s awards are based on 5,426 survey responses.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 3, 2010) — Averitt Express, a leading provider of freight transportation and supply chain management, was recently recognized as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Employee Giving Partner of the Year during the presentation of the ALSAC/St. Jude Volunteer Appreciation Awards at a ceremony held on June 25 in Memphis, Tenn.

The award was presented to Averitt in recognition of its associates' support of St. Jude throughout the past twenty years.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (July 16, 2010) — Averitt Express was recently selected as a ‘Green 50 Supply Chain Partner’ by Inbound Logistics magazine. Each year, the magazine publishes a list of those supply chain partners which it determines exhibit excellence in supply chain sustainability.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (June 16, 2010) — Averitt Express was recently honored with two different awards from Dollar General: ‘LTL Carrier of the Year 2009’ and ‘Carrier Partner of the Year 2009.’ The awards were presented to Averitt at Dollar General’s headquarters in Goodlettsville, Tenn.