Please join us in welcoming Wes Vickers to Stevens Transport as our Vice President of Operations. Wes has 20 plus years of transportation management experience with Knight-Swift Transportation. Wes joined Knight- Swift in 1998 upon graduating University of Southern Colorado with a BA in Business and Finance. Over the span of twenty-four years with Knight-Swift, Wes has held numerous roles in operations and worked his way from the ground up to Senior Director of Operations for the South-Central Region, with total oversight of 8 terminals, 1500 assets with full P&L, safety, and revenue growth responsibility.
Wes is known for creating efficient operations by having a high level of expectations and creating a culture of ownership and accountability. Focusing on the employee development personally and professionally is a priority for Wes as his strategy has proven to drive confidence and competence across his teams. Wes’s strategic management style leads to organizational trust that improves overall efficiency, decreases cost, and improves revenue through customer satisfaction. Known for his strength in developing network planning and optimization systems we are confident Wes will continue the positive changes in our Operations and drive great value to Stevens.
Although Wes has spent the last three years in Dallas, he has called Texas his home for the past 15 years. Outside of work, Wes has two sons whom he is very proud of, both serving in different branches of the military!
Welcome, Wes! We are excited to have you joining the Stevens Transport Family.