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Averitt Express Inc.

is in the Transportation Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$843.7M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

At Averitt Express, our vision is: "To Be the Best... The Carrier of Choice." Our corporate symbol, "The Winner's Circle," represents how we can achieve that vision... with a consistent focus on: Our Customers, Our Associates and Our Future. We are Customer driven. Our mission is to provide customers with superior quality freight transportation services. We want not only to meet our customers' expectations, but exceed them. We Take Personal Responsibility. Every associate plays an important role in the service process by serving customers to the best of his or her ability. Each of our associates is responsible to inspire confidence and trust among ourselves, our customers and our partners. We Work as a Team. Our common goal is to satisfy our customers while creating an environment in which our associates can achieve their full potential. We Recognize Excellent Performance. We believe that both individual contributions and team successes should be recognized. We will work together to ensure an environment that appreciates individual talents and team efforts.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Gary D. Sasser
Number of Employees 6,500
Contact Information

1415 Neal St

Cookeville, Tennessee 38501

www.averittexpr...

(931) 526-3306

NAICS Code General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload: 484121

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gary D. Sasser President and Chief Executive Officer
George Johnson Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Wayne Spain Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Wayne Spaine COO & Executive Vice President
Phil Pierce Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Charlie McGee Vice President, Intl Dev
Brad Brown Leader, Sales & Marketing

After serving in the United States Marines Corps reserves, Gary Sasser attended the University of Tennessee while working part-time in the transportation business. In 1971 at the age of 21, Gary purchased Averitt Express, which at the time consisted of two associates, three tractors and five trailers. Since that time, Gary Sasser's vision for Averitt Express has been to maintain a strong focus on people, demonstrated by providing the best service to its customers and developing the full potential of its associates. With the support of the local communities in which Averitt operates, Gary's vision has allowed the company to grow into one of the nation's leading providers of freight transportation and supply chain management. Today, Averitt's team consists of more than 6,000 associates, and its equipment numbers have grown to include more than 3,000 tractors and 10,000 trailers.

Organization Position Status
Averitt Express Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Averitt Aviation, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Averitt Air President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Current
Averitt Express Inc. Manager Current
The University of Tennessee Former

Organization Position Status
Averitt Express Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
Averitt Express Inc. Controller Current
Averitt Express Inc. Finance Executive Current
Tennessee Technological University Bachelor of Science Degree In Finance and Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Averitt Express Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Current
The University of Tennessee Degree In Transportation Former

Organization Position Status
Averitt Express Inc. COO & Executive Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Averitt Express Inc. Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing Current
Averitt Express Inc. Sales Executive Current
The University of Tennessee Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Averitt Express Inc. Vice President, Intl Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Averitt Express Inc. Leader, Sales & Marketing Current