GEORGIA
LOGISTICS
Industry Overview
GEORGIA LOGISTICS QUICK FACTS
Competing in today’s fast-paced global marketplace often depends on who
can deliver their goods most efficiently and reliably. Companies of every type
and size must have effective means for receiving the raw materials they need
and then shipping their products to their customers.
80%
To fuel this competitiveness, Georgia provides an incomparable logistics and
transportation infrastructure that saves both time and money by seamlessly
connecting air and seaports with rail and roads. This creates a solid foundation for sustainable growth in an increasingly global marketplace. In addition,
Georgia uniquely nurtures a culture of innovation that provides enhanced
access for its companies in pursuing new opportunities.
of U.S. market
under 2 days of
trucking
EXISTING INDUSTRY PRESENCE
Georgia is home to nearly 11,000 providers of logistics services, from core
transportation and facilities, to third-party logistics and software providers, and ranks as the fifth-largest overall logistics employer in the nation.
Companies like Delta Air Lines, United Parcel Service, SAIA and Manhattan
Associates are headquartered here, along with major players in logistics such
as The Home Depot, Coca-Cola and Gulfstream. Additionally, every sector of
logistics is supported by active trade associations in Georgia, and Atlanta is a
popular location for several major logistics industry events.
50/50
balance of
imports and
exports at GA
seaports
AIR TRANSPORTATION
Home to the world’s busiest passenger airport (90 million passengers per
year) and world’s largest carrier Delta Air Lines, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport is also recognized as the 11th-largest air cargo hub. The
airport hosts 12 cargo-only carriers and has more than 1.5 million square feet
of cargo handling space. It also serves six continents and allows business
travelers to reach 80 percent of the U.S. market within two hours of flight
time and any major North American city within four hours. Through Georgia’s
network of 144 public and private airports, companies can easily access locations statewide. atlanta-airport.com
1M
logistics
connected
employees in GA
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
On any given week, a combined 5.9 million tons of freight move across
Georgia’s 1,200 miles of interstate highways and 20,000 miles of federal and
state highways. With 4,700 miles of rail, Georgia has the most extensive rail
system and largest intermodal hub in the Southeast. Georgia is served by
two class-1 railroads and 24 short-line companies.
TRUCK TRANSIT TIMES
AIR TRANSIT TIMES
Seattle
Seattle
Minneapolis
4 HOURS
3 HOURS
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Boston
Chicago
Denver
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Washington DC
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Denver
St. Louis
Cincinnati
2 HOURS
1 HOUR
Dallas
Atlanta
Tampa
Dallas
Atlanta
Tampa
Washington DC
GEORGIA’S SEAPORTS
The seaports in Georgia include the Georgia Ports
Authority’s Savannah-based container terminal.
Garden City Terminal is the largest single-operator
container facility in North America, and also holds the
title of fastest growing and fourth largest in total volumes. It serves more than 40 lines of steamships, has
convenient intermodal connections, state-of-the-art
cargo handling equipment and value-added services.
Savannah is also responsible for moving 20 percent of
the East Coast’s overseas container cargo and is one
of the few ports in the United States with two class-1
railroad facilities on terminal.
The Port of Brunswick is the sixth-largest automobile processing port in the nation and growing and
is the second-largest grain facility on the East Coast.
gaports.com
WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION
Four of the top 10 warehouse providers in North
America are headquartered in Georgia, and 90 percent
of the top 25 global third-party logistics providers
(3PL’s) have operations in Georgia. More than 48
retailers have warehouse locations in Georgia, with
more than a dozen facilities each exceeding one million
square feet. Within a two-and-a-half-hour radius of
the Port of Savannah, area distribution centers represent more than 14 million square feet of warehousing
and generate in excess of 500,000 TEUs annually.
WORLD CLASS TALENT AND LOGISTICS EDUCATION
Georgia is home to 51 four-year
colleges and universities and 35
technical colleges offering more
than 100 different logistics-related courses, certificates and degree programs. Internationally ranked
and recognized advanced degrees in logistics and
supply chain management are offered through
Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute.
With the nation’s number one workforce training
program, Quick Start, the state partners with companies to provide the specialized training world-leading
logistics companies demand. georgiaquickstart.org
CENTER OF INNOVATION FOR LOGISTICS “FUELING LOGISTICS COMPETITIVENESS”
Georgia recognizes logistics as a strategic
industry and uniquely one whose multiple
sectors affect almost every business every
day. As an industry-focused component
of the Georgia Department of Economic
Development, the Center of Innovation for Logistics is
the state’s leading resource for fueling logistics competitiveness. The Center connects with all logistics
sectors to provide a unique combination of access to
technology leaders and university R&D, expert analysis of data and trends, cross-sector collaboration and
provides a collective industry voice. The result
is increased opportunities for industry growth and
success. georgialogistics.org
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT georgia.org/logistics
GEORGIA’S LOGISTICS ECOSYSTEM
T N
Legend
Greenville
23
Chattanooga
Ringgold
Select Distribution Centers
41
Logistics Service Providers
Major Logistics Users
Dalton
27
36
Intermodal Hubs
76
Dahlonega
62
75
11
85
Commercial Airports
Ports
Cartersville
Gainesville
40 60
19
Kennesaw
10 14
Athens
Norcross
285
29
78
Monroe
11
20
Lithia Springs
Decatur
Atlanta
33
61
47
Douglasville
26
Carrollton
27A
5
8
Augusta
20
34 46
Conley
54
38 52 42
Fairburn
Peachtree City
Newnan
1
SC
Social Circle
66
East Point
378
43
48 45 37
29
Columbia
Braselton
51 44 53
56 64
49
59
27 Austell
21
985
Alpharetta
575
Rome
30
12 13
GEORGIA
16 17 31
23
19
441
La Grange
55
65
West Point
Macon
25 28
80
27A
57
1
McDonough
Griffin
301
25
22
27
Warner Robins
AL
319
Jeffersonville
Statesboro
Dublin
23
9
24
Eastman
341
80
16
Columbus
Vidalia
59
Savannah
25
341
2
4
85
15
7
27
129
27
19
18
63
Hinesville
Americus
1
Cordele
35
23
341
Eufaula
95
75
39
Douglas
Albany
3
32
84
25
Tifton
82
17
6
Brunswick
Waycross
58
17
301
Moultrie
221
1
Dothan
19
84
319
Valdosta
Bainbridge
Thomasville
84
23
441
50
41
27
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
SELECT DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
COMPANY
CITY
Kmart Corporation
Target Corporation
Import Warehouse
Proctor & Gamble Paper Products
Target Corporation
General Mills Southeastern D/C
Target Corporation
Home Depot
Solo Cup
Wal-Mart
Progressive Lighting
Quaker Oats Co./Gatorade
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing
PetSmart
Haverty’s Furniture
ProBuild East
Tyco Healthcare
Nestle USA
Pier 1 Imports
IKEA
Newell Rubbermaid
Sear’s
Academy Sports
Lowe’s
Best Buy
Bass Pro Shops
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Dollar Tree
Kohl’s Corporation
JVC Co.
NCR Corporation
Crown Distributing
Bridgestone/Firestone
Staples
Newnan
Port Wentworth
Albany
Midway
Social Circle
Tifton
Savannah
Social Circle
Statesboro
Braselton
Lithia Springs
Newnan
Newnan
Braselton
Pooler
McDonough
McDonough
Savannah
Port Wentworth
Atlanta
Pendergrass
Jeffersonville
Valdosta
Dublin
Macon
East Point
Port Wentworth
Macon
Douglasville
Peachtree City
McDonough
Albany
Lithia Springs
2,000,000
1,700,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,400,000
1,300,716
1,200,000
1,000,000
913,000
900,000
900,000
808,000
800,000
800,000
789,000
785,000
785,000
784,900
772,000
750,000
750,000
748,000
720,000
657,200
600,000
588,000
542,491
500,000
500,000
468,272
400,000
10
LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS
SQUARE
FOOTAGE
2,100,000
FL
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35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
COMPANY
CITY
Norfolk Southern
CSX
Southeastern Freight Lines
Delta Airlines
Old Dominion Freight Lines
Roadway Express
Trinity Rail Operations
Yellow Transportation
AAA Cooper Transportation
Estes Express Lines
Ryder Integrated Logistics
Manhattan Associates
FPL Food
Allied Holdings
DSC Logistics
LXE Inc.
FEDEX Freight
UPS Supply Chain Solutions
BAH Brokerage
Infor Global Solutions
Americold Logistics
3PD
Saia
Augusta
Cordele
Dalton
Atlanta
Conley
Lake Park
Cartersville
Ringgold
Ellenwood
Athens
Alpharetta
Atlanta
Augusta
Atlanta
Atlanta
Norcross
Valdosta
Alpharetta
Conley
Alpharetta
Augusta
Macon
Duluth
note: Companies selected based on
employment levels in Georgia.
MAJOR LOGISTICS USERS
7
20
30
37
51
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
COMPANY
CITY
Home Depot
Newell Rubbermaid
NCR Corporation
Delta Airlines
UPS
KIA Motors
Georgia-Pacific
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Shaw Industries
BlueLinx Holdings
Mohawk Industries
Unisource
Genuine Parts Co. (GPC)
HD Supply
Coca-Cola
Savannah
Atlanta
Peachtree City
Atlanta
Alpharetta
West Point
Brunswick
Columbus
Cartersville
Atlanta
Dahlonega
Savannah
Duluth
Macon
Atlanta
INTERMODAL HUBS
COMPANY
Husley Terminal - CSX
Inman Intermodal Yard Norfolk Southern
John W. Whitaker Intermodal
Terminal - Norfolk Southern
Fairburn Terminal - CSX
Mason Intermodal Container
Transfer Facility Norfolk Southern
Chatham Intermodal Container
Transfer Facility - CSX
CITY
Atlanta
Atlanta
Austell
Fairburn
Savannah
Savannah
GEORGIA: LOGISTICS HEART OF THE SOUTHEAST
Dayton
gfield
70
Indianapolis
Washington D.C.
IN
55
95
Cincinnati
65
IL
77
WV
79
Charleston
64
64
Saint Louis
Louisville
64
VA
Lexington
Norfolk
55
95
85
81
KY
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
75
77
Nashville
40
Charlotte
40
NC
TN
Chattanooga
Memphis
95
0
85
75
Rome
Augusta
Atlanta
65
55
Columbia
Athens
59
20
20
Birmingham
75
AL
MI
85
16
Columbus
Montgomery
20
Charleston
Macon
Savannah
GEORGIA
Jackson
Atlantic
Ocean
95
Brunswick
75
65
Valdosta
55
59
Mobile
Tallahassee
10
Legend
Jacksonville
Interstate Highways
10
Class-I Rail Networks
FL
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Ports
Orlando
95
GEORGIA’S LARGEST WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
WAREHOUSE
Schneider Logistics
Kmart Corp
JCPenny Co.- Warehouse #9223-9
Wal-Mart #6061
Target Corp Import Warehouse
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co
Saddle Creek Corp
Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co
General Mills Southeast
Target Corp
Target Corp
Whirlpool Corp Regional
Home Depot Import
Solo Cup
APL Logisitics Ltd
Publix Distribution & Manufacturing
Wal-Mart #6054
Wal-Mart #6010
Wal-Mart Food
Schneider Logistics
Home Depot Import
Progressive Lighting Inc
Toys R Us/Babies R Us
Macy’s Inc
Service First Logisitcs Corp
Quaker Oats Co/Gatorade
DSC Logistics Inc/Kellogg’s
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp
PetSmart Distribution
DSL Logistics
Haverty’s Furniture
Tyco Healthcare
ProBuild East
Nestle USA Inc
Pier 1 Imports
IKEA
Newell Rubbermaid
Del Monte Fresh Produce
Marshalls-TJ Maxx
Kmart Corp
Sears Logistics Services
Exel/Continental Tire
North America Inc
Lowe’s
Academy Sports and Outdoors
Jacobson Companies Inc
Best Buy
GE Appliance Warehouse
Exel/Goodyear Kelly
Bluelinx Corp
Mohawk Home
Bonded Service Warehouse Inc
Ocean Link Inc
Matson Global
Carlisle Tire & Wheel Co
Home Depot
SQUARE
FOOTAGE
CITY
WAREHOUSE
2,500,000
2,100,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
1,800,000
1,750,000
1,700,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,400,000
1,300,716
1,275,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,100,000
1,050,000
1,008,000
1,000,000
999,900
966,640
950,000
913,000
903,000
900,000
900,000
897,000
808,000
800,000
800,000
789,000
785,000
785,000
784,900
780,000
780,000
780,000
772,000
Savannah
Newnan
Forest Park
Statesboro
Savannah
Albany
Atlanta
Albany
Social Circle
Tifton
Midway
McDonough
Savannah
Social Circle
Lithia Springs
Dacula
LaGrange
Douglas
Monroe
Savannah
McDonough
Braselton
McDonough
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta
Newnan
Newnan
Macon
Braselton
McDonough
Pooler
McDonough
Port Wentworth
Savannah
College Park
Forest Park
Decatur
Forest Park
Conyers
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Kenco Logistics Services/Whirlpool
Flint River Services Inc
Fred’s Inc
Georgia Cold Storage Inc
Sugar Foods Corp
LG Electronics USA Inc
Covidien
Exel/The Clorox Co
Bryan County Pembroke Dev. Authority
United Stationers Supply Co
ICON Health & Fitness
Advanced Distribution Systems Inc
Nordic Cold Storage LLC
Dollar Tree Stores Inc
Shaw Industries Inc
Kohl’s Corp
Exel/Scott’s Lawn Care
Exel Logistics
Capital Cargo Inc (CCI)
FedEx Logistics/Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co
Phillips-Van Heusen Inc.
GLOVIS Georgia LLC
DSC Logistics /
J.M. Smucker’s Company
MetroPorts
Acuity Brands Lighting
Executive Bonded Warehouses
Cardinal Logistics Management
Home Depot
JVC Co of America
M&W Distribution Services
Maytag Corp
Costco Wholesale
AmeriCold Logistics LLC
Sears Logistics Services
Walgreen Co
GENCO Distribution System/PETCO
Animal Supplies
Carter’s Inc
USCO Logistics
Oneida Ltd.
NCR Corp. Worldwide Parts Center
Aldi
Georgia Crown Distributing
AllSouth
Shippers Warehouse Inc.
AmeriCold Logistics LLC
Sysco Food Services of Atlanta LLC
MSC Industrial Supply Company
Outsource Logistics LLC
Quebecor World
Haband Co Inc.
Port City Logistics Inc.
758,488
750,000
750,000
750,000
748,000
725,000
710,451
700,000
700,000
700,000
700,000
680,000
676,000
657,600
Barnesville
Valdosta
Jeffersonville
Forest Park
Dublin
College Park
Stockbridge
Atlanta
Calhoun
Atlanta
Savannah
Savannah
McDonough
Valdosta
SQUARE
FOOTAGE
CITY
657,200
657,000
650,000
650,000
620,000
612,178
612,000
609,912
607,650
Atlanta
Ellenwood
Albany
Dublin
Americus
Villa Rica
Alpharetta
Atlanta
Atlanta
605,000
600,674
600,000
600,000
600,000
600,000
600,000
588,000
585,489
585,000
575,000
Pembroke
Suwanee
Port Wentworth
Morrow
Atlanta
Port Wentworth
Ringgold
Macon
Fairburn
Kennesaw
Savannah
570,000
561,000
558,131
McDonough
Austell
West Point
556,800
550,000
550,000
550,000
550,000
544,838
542,491
530,000
527,000
525,000
522,000
520,570
518,400
Fairburn
Savannah
Conyers
East Point
Buford
Braselton
Kennesaw
Atlanta
Lithia Springs
College Park
Atlanta
Braselton
Pendergrass
506,240
505,000
504,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
Braselton
Atlanta
McDonough
Ellabell
Peachtree City
Jefferson
Fort Benning
Atlanta
Jonesboro
Atlanta
Atlanta
Mableton
Valdosta
Evans
Eatonton
Savannah
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THE GEORGIA BUSINESS ADVANTAGE
NO COST SERVICES FOR YOUR COMPANY
Companies seeking a competitive edge in an increasingly global
marketplace will find world-class support and resources through the
industry-focused teams of the Georgia Department of Economic
Development. Representing decades of experience, expertise and
thought leadership within the logistics sector, our staff can provide:
• Extensive site and building services, including pre-selected sites
• Comprehensive location data, including community demographics,
supplier industry reports, maps and regional wage data
• Coordination with community officials regarding project needs,
existing utilities and specific site requirements
• Access to workforce training
• Information on business cost environment, taxes and
available incentives
• Access to advanced academic intellectual talent and research
• Coordination of traffic and highway requirements
• Coordination with the Georgia Ports Authority to identify
project specific shipping and logistics requirements
• Unique cross-industry connections, cutting-edge
technology insight and expertise through Georgia’s Center
of Innovation for Logistics
Georgia Department of Economic Development,
75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30308 - USA
404.962.4040 I [email protected] I georgia.org/logistics