George Yates

George Yates is currently the VP of Operations at Covenant Transportation Group. George has held this position since June 2017. Prior to that, they were the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at FreightWaves from July 2016 to June 2017. George was also the Operations Manager at U.S. Xpress, Inc. from December 2012 to June 2016. Their previous experience includes serving in the United States Army as an Electronic Warfare Sergeant from March 2009 to March 2016.

George Yates has a Bachelor's Degree from Dalton State College and certifications from Aveta Business Institute in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Milestone Leadership in Milestone Leadership Academy, and Transportation Intermediaries Association in Certified Transportation Broker (CTB).

Some of their coworkers include Ryan Rogers - Chief Transformation Officer & EVP, Eric Whitton - SVP, Technology, and Lisa Strader - VP, Operations. Their manager is David Parker, Chairman & CEO.