Today and every day, we take the time to celebrate our associates who have served in the military.  

In total, about 15% of Averitt associates are military veterans. We know our team is stronger when veterans wear the Averitt uniform, so we cultivate an atmosphere of support and structure for our military associates to have solid, long-term, rewarding careers. From our pledge to hire veterans to creating a culture that best supports our nation’s service members, Averitt’s commitment to veterans encompasses everything we do. 

Thank you to the associates and families of our associates who have served!

Averitt Cares for Kids is a non-profit charitable giving organization funded by and on behalf of our associates. This year, Averitt associates have been able to donate $1,200,001 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the largest donation in the history of our partnership. Additionally, since the beginning of Averitt’s partnership with St. Jude in the 90s, we’ve raised more than $11 million total.

We were also able to donate enough Play-Doh to last St. Jude an entire year and foster children’s creativity at St. Jude’s.

All of this is made possible through the power of one program, where associates elect to have $1 per week contributions deducted from their payroll on a weekly basis, associate contributions, company contributions made in recognition of associates' accomplishments, participation in Team Up Community Challenge projects, and life events.

Thanks to our associates and this partnership, these children and their families have hope for the future!

As a part of driver appreciation week, we love to give back to the force that keeps us running, our associates. Annually, part of our driver appreciation week is assigning five brand new trucks, one for each day of driver appreciation week, to five of our driving associates. This year’s winners are Brian Mishler, Fredery Espinal Castro, Roger Langlie, Tammy Martin, and Frantz Philippe.

Congratulations and thank you for all you do for Averitt!

The power of one is important to Averitt: the idea that the whole is the greater than the sum of its parts. We love to talk about The Power of One -- the power of the impact our associates can make individually, and the power we as a team have to deliver any solution to our customers. This week we want to say thanks to a key part that makes the power of one possible, our driving associates.

Celebrate National Driver Appreciation Week as we say thanks to our driving associates for all they do!

Demond Thomas is a former owner-operator who sold his truck and joined the Averitt team as a city driver and is now a frontline leader. Demond reflects on the opportunities to learn and grow with Averitt that are helping him on his career path.   

Our new LTL pay increase taking place is over a dollar an hour increase for our hourly associates like our city and intermodal drivers, CDL qualified dock, dock associates,diesel mechanics positions and a 5 cent increase for our mileage shuttle drivers. 

Omar Moreno started with Averitt as a dock associate in 2017 and is currently a CDL-A city driver. Omar reflects on his opportunities with Averitt and why he loves the work environment. 

Joseph Anderson started with Averitt in 2014 and is currently a CDL-A city driver, but started out as a dock associate. Joseph reflects on Averitt’s promote from within and profit sharing practices and how they have helped him grow in his career.

Ashanti Butler started with Averitt in 2021 and is currently a CDL-qualified dock associate. Ashanti reflects on how he had the opportunity to go from just being a dock associate to being a driver too.