Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Ross Vaden has been promoted to service center manager in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Vaden has more than nine years of experience at Southeastern, starting his career at the Greensboro service center in North Carolina as a part-time freight handler. He has served in various leadership positions during his time with the company, including management trainee, outbound supervisor, outbound operations manager and, most recently, assistant service center manager in Greensboro, North Carolina.