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monthly news for Saia employees
July–August 2022

Company Update

This month, we are highlighting several employee announcements for team members who've been named managers as well as a new national account executive.

Ernest Named Corporate Accounts Pricing Manager

Spencer Ernest was named a Corporate Accounts Pricing Manager earlier this year. In this position, Spencer oversees the pricing function for Saia’s corporate accounts, while fostering customer relationships, in addition to providing detailed analysis and pricing recommendations to Saia leadership.

He joined Saia in 2017 and had been serving as a Senior National Accounts Pricing Analyst. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Georgia College.

Judd Receives Promotion to Manager

Brody Judd was named a National Accounts Pricing Manager. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all of the analysts’ activities and the execution of the national pricing team’s vision, ensuring our pricing models and strategies align.

Brody joined Saia in 2019 and had most recently been serving as a Senior Pricing Analyst. He possesses a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Georgia.

Levine Named KCY Regional Sales Manager

Bill Levine was named the Regional Sales Manager for our Kansas City (KCY) Region. Bill had been serving as the KCY District Sales Manager. In this new role, he leads the region, executing our growth and profit objectives.

Bill has 20 years of LTL industry experience, working in both sales and operations management. He began his career at Saia in 2013.

MAD Terminal Manager Named

Drew Sedar is serving as the new Terminal Manager for our Madison, Wisconsin (MAD) facility. Prior to joining Saia, Drew gained experience in customer service and shipping/receiving at Amazon until he began working for us in 2017 as a part-time dockworker at our Grayslake, Illinois (GLK) terminal.

In 2018, he became a full-time dockworker and soon after, assumed the responsibilities of dock lead. In 2019, Drew was promoted to dock supervisor in GLK where he developed an expertise in inbound operations. Last year, he was again promoted to Operations Manager as the facility grew, which is the role he left in transitioning to the MAD management position.  

Terrill Promoted to Regional Sales Manager

Tandi Terrill was promoted to Jacksonville, Florida (JAX) Regional Sales Manager. In this role, she is responsible for supporting and managing the JAX sales team. Before this, she had been serving as the JAX District Sales Manager.

Tandi has 29 years of experience working in the LTL industry. Before joining Saia in 2012 as an account executive, she began her career as a nighttime billing clerk before moving to an OS&D role for a few years. She later spent time in operations for both a regional and a national carrier as an inbound and an outbound supervisor. She attended Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.

Tuck Named National Account Executive

David Tuck was named a National Account Executive. David joined Saia LTL Freight in 2020 and had been serving as an Account Executive. He has 21 years of experience in the transportation industry having worked in both field and national sales. He was a marketing major and possesses a bachelor’s degree in business from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan.