Averitt adds service to Mich., Pa.

Averitt adds service to Mich., Pa.    Truckload carrier Averitt Express said this week it has added Kalamazoo, Mich., and Harrisburg, Pa., to its service network.
   Averitt was already operating in both states but said the new locations will allow it to position additional trucks in the Michigan and Pennsylvania areas in order to respond more quickly to local demand for truckload services.
   “Michigan and Pennsylvania are important markets for many of our customers, and this expansion is critical to meeting their demand for truckload services into and out of both states,” said Phil Pierce, Averitt’s executive vice president of sales and marketing.
   Averitt provides asset-based coverage for truckload shipments across more than half the nation — 26 states in the North, South, and Midwest are now directly served by the company's fleet — and provides coverage of the other 24 states and Canada through partner carriers.