Lexington, SC – Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Lawson Saunders has been promoted to service center manager in Fort Worth, Texas.
Saunders has more than 12 years of experience at Southeastern, starting his career at the Charlotte, North Carolina service center as a part-time freight handler. He has served in various leadership positions during his time with the company, including management trainee, inbound and outbound supervisor, inbound and outbound operations manager and, most recently, service center manager in Sherman, Texas.
“Lawson is an outstanding leader with a great track record,” said Jim Jones, regional vice president of operations for Southeastern Freight Lines. “He is committed to living our culture, providing quality without question service and creating financial strength for our great company.”
Lawson and his family are excited to move to Fort Worth and continue serving the Southeastern team in this new capacity.
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