Southeastern Freight Lines Promotes Lawson Saunders to Service Center Manager in Sherman, Texas

LEXINGTON, S.C. (June 6, 2019) - Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Mark Schwarzmueller has been promoted to regional vice president of operations. Schwarzmueller will lead teams in the southeast region of the United States, covering 18 service centers spanning three states, including parts of Alabama, Florida and Georgia.

With more than 16 years of experience at Southeastern, Schwarzmueller started his career at the Charlotte, North Carolina service center as a frontline leader. After meeting and exceeding expectations as a breakbulk manager, he was promoted to various leadership positions, including operations manager, assistant service center manager and, most recently, service center manager in Greenville, South Carolina.

"Mark is an excellent leader and has a great reputation for building a positive culture and empowering his team to succeed at Southeastern," said Rob Smith, vice president of Service Center Operations for Southeastern Freight Lines. "We are confident his exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to positively impact every area he touches will support continued growth in the region."

Schwarzmueller will be based in Orlando, Florida, and frequently travel throughout the region he oversees. Schwarzmueller is excited about the new opportunity and looks forward to serving the Southeastern team in this new capacity.

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 13 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. For more information, please visit www.sefl.com and www.facebook.com/SoutheasternFreight.

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Largemouth Communications (on behalf of Southeastern Freight Lines)
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