Averitt Express is a privately owned

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and

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company based in

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. The company was founded as Livingston Merchant's Co-op in 1958 and incorporated as Averitt Express in 1969. Averitt is owned by Gary Sasser, who purchased the company from its original owner, Thurman Averitt, in October 1971 at the age of 20. At the time of Sasser's purchase, Averitt operated 3 trucks and 5 trailers. , the company claims to be "one of the nation's leading freight transportation and supply chain management providers".

Service area

Averitt Express runs primarily in 18 states in the

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, including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana. They also have single terminals in California, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Illinois.

Transportation services

Averitt Express provides the following services: *Climate controlled *Cross-border (Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands) *Dedicated *Expedited/time critical *Intermodal *International (ocean/air, Asia-Memphis Express) *Less than truckload shipping (LTL) (regional, nationwide, distribution/consolidation) *Portside *Retail services (general retail, retail distribution) *Transportation management *Truckload (dry van, flatbed, truckload brokerage) *Air charter *Value-added services (national call center) *Warehousing *Supply chain *Integrated services

Charity work

Averitt Cares for Kids is a non-profit organization that is funded by associates of Averitt Express and is managed by the company. associated with St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

Awards

Averitt Express has won many quality awards for environmental responsibility, publication service, and safety, as well as many customer service awards from companies including Walmart, Dollar General, General Motors, Jack Daniels, etc.

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