COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (June 11, 2012) — Rogers Luna, vice president of sales for Averitt Express, was named the recipient of the 2012 National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council “Associate Member of the Year.”
Each year, the association presents this award to an individual from the service provider community who has shown leadership, continued commitment to the industry, and support of the association. This marks the first time an Averitt associate has received the award.
“Rogers epitomizes what we need from every provider that’s involved,” said NASSTRAC President Doug Easley. “He consistently participates in NASSTRAC conferences and regional events, he has ensured his company consistently supports the association, and he has worked to get new shippers engaged. We rely on active members like Rogers who help to successfully build NASSTRAC into a community of shippers and providers in the transportation industry.”
NASSTRAC provides education, advocacy, provider relations, and networking for professionals involved in all modes of transportation, ranging from full truckload and LTL to containerization and global logistics. For more information, visit www.NASSTRAC.org.
ABOUT AVERITT EXPRESS
Averitt Express is a leading provider of freight transportation and supply chain management with international reach to more than 100 countries. The company is a founding SmartWay℠ partner and a member of The Reliance Network™, a network of carriers that provides seamless LTL services throughout North America. Averitt specializes in delivering customized transportation solutions that include cross-border, dedicated, expedited ground/air, intermodal COFC/TOFC, international ocean/air, local customization, less-than-truckload, PortSide®, retail solutions, temperature-controlled, transportation management, truckload (dry van, flatbed, brokerage) and warehousing services. Averitt's technology offerings include a full suite of web-based shipping tools, electronic data interchange (EDI), warehouse management systems (WMS), and transportation and operations management systems. Together, these services and technology solutions provide "The Power of One" to shippers, allowing them access to multiple transportation solutions from a single provider. For more information, call 1-800-AVERITT (283-7488) or visit AverittExpress.com.