Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Robert Wetzel has been promoted to service center manager in Columbus, Georgia.

Wetzel has more than nine years of experience at Southeastern, starting his career at the Greenville, South Carolina service center as an outbound freight handler. He has served in various leadership positions during his time with the company, including manager trainee, inbound supervisor, outbound supervisor, operations manager and, most recently, assistant service center manager in Dallas.

“Robert has gone above and beyond in his numerous roles to help advance operations while proving to be an exceptional leader,” said Mark Schwarzmueller, regional vice president of operations for Southeastern Freight Lines. “He remains committed to our culture, helping to develop future leaders and lead substantial improvements within multiple components of quality control.”

Wetzel, his wife and four-month-old daughter are excited to relocate to Columbus and continue serving the Southeastern team in this new capacity.