| Averitt Express | |
| Type: | Privately held company |
| Industry: | Transportation and supply chain management |
| Founder: | Thurman Averitt |
| Hq Location City: | Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Num Employees: | 9,000[1] |
| Owner: | Gary Sasser |
| Homepage: | --> |
Averitt Express is a privately owned transportation and supply chain management company based in Cookeville, Tennessee.
The company was founded as Livingston Merchant's Co-op in 1958 and incorporated as Averitt Express in 1969.[2] [3] 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". In 2021, Averitt purchased a 25,000 square-feet distribution center in Amarillo and opened new locations in Grand Prairie, Houston, and Laredo, TX.
In 2022, Averitt Express opened a new distribution and fulfillment facility in the Memphis area. The new center is a 260,000 square-feet, adding to their 2.4 million square-feet of space over their 40+ locations.[4]
In, 2023 Averitt Express donated $1,200,001 to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Most of the funds were donated through an employee program in which about 94% of Averitt employees donated minimum of $1 per week to the Averitt Cares for Kids fund.[5] [6] Averitt opened another distribution and fulfillment center in Louisville, KY, that spans over 340,000 square-feet.[7]
Averitt Express runs primarily in 18 states in the Southeast United States, 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.[8]
Averitt Express provides the following services:[9]
Averitt Cares for Kids is a non-profit organization that is funded by associates of Averitt Express and is managed by the company.[10] associated with St. Jude's Children's Hospital.[11]
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.[12]
In March 2024, Averitt Express won Extensiv's Powerhouse Award for the company's analytics implementation.[13]