Is Averitt Express a decent company to work for?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Captainmidnite51, Jun 4, 2025.
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I know Drivers there, and they’re pretty decent company. I wouldn’t put them in the upper echelon, but you could do a lot worse.
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Averitt requires and enforces wearing uniforms and boots or shoes, no pets, and no-smoking in company facilities. They MIGHT allow smoking in OTR trucks. I never worked OTR for them. I worked only on a dedicated account for 18 years. If I had a magic wand all employers would be as nice, clean, corporate as Averitt. But I had complaints. My dedicated account required 6 day work weeks for the last 5 years I was there. I used every thing possible to stay with the company but I was not willing to work 6 day weeks (a customer demand) for another 15-20 years before I retired. When I left Averiit on excellent terms and worked elsewhere I discovered how much money I gave up by working for the soft dedicated account life. I made enough money fast enough with other companies I could retire by age 60. My dad, my brother, and I all worked for the company for years. They are very fair, but if you break their rules you will be gone, no exceptions, no pity. Some drivers think fair means the rules should only apply if they like the rule. To me that's childish and unprofessional.
When I started Averitt required 2 years experience and a great record. They eventually dropped it to 6 months experience plus going to their "driver finishing school". They list all of their requirements on the company website, AverittExpress.comLast edited: Jun 5, 2025
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20% of all Averitt company employees have 20 or more years with the company. That speaks to the quality of the company in my eyes. I stayed with the company for 18 years and spent the last 2 years looking for a different part of the company to transfer.
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They hired a friend of my sisters in Lexington. He loved it, except that post accident drug screen park
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Clean that up FIRSTLast edited: Jun 7, 2025
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