Southeastern Freight Lines Promotes Garrett Dustin to Service Center Manager in Shreveport, Louisia
Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of local less-than-truckload (LTL) transport services, today announced Garrett Dustin has been promoted to service center supervisor in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Dustin began his career at Southeastern at the Baton Rouge service center in Louisiana as a cutting edge leader. He has served in different management positions throughout his time with the business, including outbound and inbound supervisor, incoming and pickup and shipment operations manager and, most recently, assistant supervisor in Shreveport."Garrett has actually demonstrated his exceptional management skillset in every role he has occupied and I'm positive he will continue advancing our group and mission in this next chapter," stated Austin Winters, local vice president of operations for Southeastern Freight Lines. "We look forward to seeing how his prior experience and remarkable drive will help boost our Shreveport service center."
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