Andrew Bates

Andrew Bates currently serves as the Director of Transportation at Dollar General, a position held since June 2025. Prior to this role, Andrew held various leadership positions at Smithfield Foods from February 2015 to June 2025, including Director of Fleet Management, where responsibilities included strategic planning, operations management, and the enhancement of fleet safety and efficiency. Andrew also served as Senior Manager and Manager of Fleet Operations at Smithfield Foods, alongside earlier roles in transportation management at Smithfield Farmland and Farmland Foods. Andrew began a career in the transportation industry as an Operations Planner at TransAm Trucking, Inc. after earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Central Missouri in 2007.