| 1958 | Livingston Merchants Co-op, the company that would later be known as Averitt Express, is launched in Livingston, Tennessee, by Thurman Averitt
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| 1969 | Thurman Averitt incorporates his small company as Averitt Express for intra-Tennessee freight transportation
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| 1971 | Averitt Express, having grown to include two associates, three tractors, and five trailers, is purchased by 21-year-old dockworker Gary Sasser
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| 1978 | Averitt Express earns its first $1 million
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| 1980-1985 | Trucking industry deregulation occurs in 1980. While many transportation companies fold, Averitt differentiates itself by focusing on people, service, coverage and stability. During this time, Averitt quadruples its sales.
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| 1984 | Averitt Express Associates Charities, now known as "Averitt Cares for Kids," is created
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| 1985 | Averitt receives full-state authority in the state of Tennessee and becomes known as "Tennessee's Carrier"
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| 1991 | Averitt officially launches its one-way truckload service linking the Southeast to the manufacturing heartland of the North
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| 1993 | Averitt begins service to Puerto Rico by opening a service center there
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| 1995 | Averitt establishes a national customer service call center
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| 1996 | Averitt launches its logistics offering by providing managed facilities, transportation management and transportation network design services
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| 1997 | Averitt begins providing dedicated fleet management services
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| 1998 | Averitt begins providing time-critical ground transportation services
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| 1998 | Averitt expands its service to include Mexico and U.S. Virgin Islands
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| 1998 | Annual sales top the $1/2 billion mark
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| 2000 | Averitt expands its time-critical offering to include airfreight services
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| 2000 | Averitt begins providing ocean and international airfreight service to 100 countries
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| 2001 | Averitt celebrates thirty years of service with its "Thirty-Year Heritage Celebration"
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| 2003 | Averitt integrates its dedicated and logistics service units and renames the newly-integrated unit "Averitt Express Supply Chain Solutions"
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| 2005 | Industry's largest customer satisfaction survey names Averitt leader in 3PL, Expedited and LTL services
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| 2005 | Averitt responds to Gulf Coast hurricane devastation with relief efforts program
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| 2006 | Averitt opens new distribution facilities in Texas, California and Washington
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| 2006 | Averitt celebrates thirty-five years of service and stability |
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