Southeastern Freight Lines is celebrating 40 years of operations of its service center in Hickory, North Carolina.
The service center opened in September of 1985 and has seen steady growth since. Expanding from its original 16 dock doors and seven associates, the facility now has 67 dock doors and 72 associates.
“The success of the Hickory service center is driven by our outstanding associates who consistently deliver ‘Quality Without Question’ service to our customers and partners,” said Doug Jacobs, service center manager. “Their dedication reflects Southeastern’s culture and commitment to best-in-class service. It has been an honor to serve our customers for four decades, and we’re excited for all that’s to come.”
To celebrate the milestone, Southeastern Freight Lines is recognizing nine longtime associates for their decades of service at the Hickory service center:
- 40 years of service: Linehaul Driver Rod Berry
- 39 years of service, now retired: Pickup and Delivery Driver Robert Inman
- 37 years of service: Linehaul Driver Mike Estes
- 36 years of service: Linehaul Driver Barry Mclain and Administrative Associate Sharon Bowen
- 33 years of service: Linehaul Driver Earl Ramseur
- 32 years of service: Administrative Associate Shannon Orren and Linehaul Driver Jody Long
- 31 years of service: Linehaul Driver Randy Parsons and Pickup and Delivery Driver Mentor Stacey Dellinger
Over the years, the Hickory service center has given back to the local community, most recently through Southeastern Serves – a program dedicated to having associates of all levels get involved with providing for the less fortunate. As part of the program, the service center has organized a canned food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank, collected handmade quilts from local churches for the Lutheran World Relief Project and more.
The Hickory facility was the nineteenth service center opened by Southeastern Freight Lines since its founding in 1950. The company now operates 89 service centers in 13 states, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Iowa troopers: Truck had 9 OOS violations
Members of the Iowa State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Unit recently stopped a combination truck and found now fewer than 24 violations.
The truck, which was stopped in eastern Iowa on its way to Missouri, had nine violations that placed it and its driver out of service.
"We are happy to have got this combination stopped before more mechanical failures took place!" the troopers said in a post to Facebook.
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