Dock-To-Driver: Houston Associate Benefits from Career Opportunities

We take pride in our ability to offer unique career opportunities that fit whatever stage of life you're in. One example of such an opportunity is our Dock-To-Driver Training Program. Our associate, Carriena Bell, took full advantage of the opportunity after joining us in early 2023. She was looking for long-term career stability after her previous employer closed down, and she not only got stability but also career development.

Carriena already had forklift experience, but she also wanted to get in the driver's seat of her career. After talking with Service Center Director, Darrell McComas, about our Dock-To-Driver Training Program, she completed it and was impressed with the experience.

Carriena Bell (pictured): "I told Darrell I wanted to move up, and he told me about different opportunities that Averitt has."

Carriena has family in the Houston area, she wanted to move there and stay with our team. So in late 2023 she transferred to Houston and worked as a CDL-A qualified dock associate. Then, late last year Carriena moved into her new role as a city driver. She is glad that she took the leap of faith, and gives a lot of credit to Scott Harris, former Houston Service Center Director who was recently promoted to Regional Vice President of Sales. Carriena stated that Scott helped her a lot during her move to Houston.

Carriena says our family culture has proven to be the real deal throughout her time with Averitt.

"It's more of a family feel at Averitt. Sometimes companies say they care about certain things, but you have to have actions behind it. From Darrell to Scott to my trainers and other leadership, they all talked with me about how long they've been with Averitt, how they started as drivers or in other roles. And they do what they say they're going to do. Nobody has told me they're going to help and then not come through."

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