Averitt connects southern U.S., western Canada

Averitt connects southern U.S., western Canada    Cookeville, Tenn.-based Averitt Express has opened lanes between thousands of southern U.S. cities and western Canada with transit times as fast as next business day.
   The improved service times apply to shipments moving to and from all cities in Texas and Louisiana, as well as portions of Arkansas and Mississippi and shipments moving to and from a wide variety of cities in western Canada, including Calgary and Edmonton.
   Averitt has partnered with Canadian Freightways, a large less-than-truckload carrier in Canada, to operate the service.