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monthly news for Saia employees
March 2020

Company Update

This month's Company Update highlights the new Regional Maintenance Managers, a new National Account Executive and the new Western Division Director of Field Maintenance. Also featured is the Vermont terminal opening as Saia continues its Northeast expansion.

New Regional Maintenance Managers Named

Adam Viles has been named the new Cincinnati regional maintenance manager. He’ll be based at our Indianapolis terminal. Adam started in operations in 2015 and became the shop supervisor at Tampa soon after. He was then promoted to Jacksonville regional maintenance manager in March 2019.

Additionally, Greg Romine has been named the new Chicago regional maintenance manager. He will be domiciled at the Chicago terminal. Greg began his career with Saia in May 2014 as the supervisor for the Indianapolis shop. He was promoted to Cincinnati regional maintenance manager in September of the same year. Greg is a graduate of the Lincoln Technical Institute and has worked in the trucking maintenance field since earning his degree.

Stearns Named National Account Executive

Caileigh Stearns has been named a national account executive who will be responsible for calling on companies headquartered in New England. Caileigh has more than five years of experience in the transportation industry and has previously served as a solution specialist/field account executive for another carrier. She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth where she received a bachelor’s degree in operations management.

Stimson Named New Director, Field Maintenance - Western Division

Ray Stimson has been named our new director of field maintenance for our Western division. He’ll be based out of our Dallas terminal. Upon retiring after serving over 20 years in the U.S. Army, Ray joined Saia in 2014 and worked as the Dallas shop supervisor. This quickly led to his promotion to Houston regional maintenance manager. He served in this position for over four years before his most recent role as the Los Angeles regional maintenance manager. He has over 25 years of experience in the maintenance industry in both mechanical and managerial positions.

Saia’s Northeast Expansion Continues with Vermont Opening

Saia LTL Freight’s newest Northeast terminal, near Burlington, Vermont, opened earlier this month, providing customers even more direct shipping points in the region. The terminal is the 19th facility the carrier has opened in the region. Just in the last year, Saia has opened nine terminals in the Northeast as it continues to expand operations to better serve customers. The company has opened new facilities in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont, all part of the multi-year expansion Saia began in 2017.