Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Matt Smith to regional vice president of operations
March 14, 2017
Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Matt Smith has been promoted to regional vice president of operations for Region III, covering 18 facilities across Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Since joining Southeastern in 2004, Smith has served in various leadership positions. During his most recent role as service center manager in Dalton, Georgia, his leadership helped in the promotion of 21 employees, four of whom now serve as service center managers.
“Matt has an excellent record in leadership development,” said Coley Campbell, vice president of service center operations for Southeastern. “We are confident he will continue his legacy of building a positive company culture in his new role and look forward to the guidance he will provide to the future managers of Southeastern.”
Smith graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in logistics. Smith, his wife and children will relocate to Orlando, Florida shortly after the birth of their third child. The family is very excited about this new opportunity, and Smith looks forward to bringing his expertise to the region.
About Southeastern Freight Lines
Southeastern Freight Lines, a privately-owned regional less-than-truckload transportation services provider founded in 1950, specializes in next-day service in the Southeast and Southwest and operates 89 service centers in 14 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. Southeastern has a network of service partners to ensure transportation services in the remaining 36 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Mexico. Southeastern Freight Lines provides more than 99.35% on-time service in next day lanes. A dedication to service quality and a continuous quality improvement process that began in 1985 has been recognized by more than 400 quality awards received from customers and associations. Southeastern Freight Lines subsidiary, Southeastern Logistics Solutions, provides expedited service and multi-modal transportation services across the nation through strategic capacity partnerships. For more information, please visit www.sefl.com andwww.facebook.com/SoutheasternFreight.
