GEORGIA LOGISTICS 
Industry Overview 
 
 GEORGIA LOGISTICS QUICK FACTS 
 
80% 
of U.S. market under 2 days of 
trucking 
50/50 
balance of imports and exports at GA 
seaports 
1M 
logistics connected employees in GA 
 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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 
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. 
 
AIR TRANSIT TIMES 
 
Seattle 
4 HOURS 
San Francisco 
 
Minneapolis 
 
3 HOURS 
 
Chicago 
 
Denver 
 
Cincinnati St. Louis 
 
2 HOURS 1 HOUR 
 
Dallas 
 
Atlanta 
 
Boston New York Washington DC 
 
Tampa 
 
Seattle San Francisco 
 
TRUCK TRANSIT TIMES 
 
Minneapolis 
 
Denver 
 
Chicago Cincinnati 
St. Louis 
 
Boston New York Washington DC 
 
Dallas 
 
Atlanta Tampa 
 
 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 
 
Chattanooga 
 
TN 
Ringgold 
41 
 
23 
 
Greenville 
 
Legend 
Select Distribution Centers 
Logistics Service Providers 
 
27 
 
Dalton 
 
36 
 
76 
 
11 
 
75 
 
Dahlonega 
 
85 
 
62 
 
Major Logistics Users Intermodal Hubs Commercial Airports Ports 
 
Cartersville 
 
Gainesville 
 
40 60 
 
19 
 
Rome 
 
575 
 
985 21 
 
Alpharetta 
 
Braselton 
 
59 
 
51 44 53 
 
10 14 
 
Kennesaw 
 
49 56 64 
Norcross 
 
Athens 
43 
 
378 
 
Columbia 
 
27 Austell Lithia Springs 11 
 
285 29 
 
48 45 37 
Atlanta 
 
20 
 
Decatur 
 
Monroe 
 
78 
 
Douglasville 
 
33 61 
 
47 
 
Social Circle 
 
29 
 
66 
East Point Conley 
 
58 
 
20 
 
Carrollton 27A 
 
26 
Fairburn 
 
38 52 42 
 
Augusta 
34 46 54 
 
SC 
 
Newnan 
1 12 13 
 
Peachtree City 
30 
Griffin 
 
McDonough 
16 17 31 
 
1 
GEORGIA 
 
19 
 
23 
 
441 
 
AL 
 
La Grange 
 
West Point 
 
57 
 
27A 
 
27 
 
55 
 
65 Macon 
 
319 
 
80 
 
25 28 
 
Jeffersonville 
 
22 
 
Warner Robins 23 
Eastman 341 
 
Dublin 
24 
 
25 
 
301 
 
Statesboro 
9 80 
16 
 
Columbus 
59 
85 
 
Vidalia 
 
Savannah 15 
 
341 
 
25 
 
247 
 
18 
 
19 
 
27 
 
27 
 
129 
 
Americus 
 
63 
Hinesville 
 
Cordele 
 
1 
 
Eufaula 
 
35 
 
23 
 
341 
 
Dothan 
 
75 
39 Albany 3 32 82 
 
Tifton 
6 
 
Moultrie 
 
Douglas Waycross 
221 
 
95 
84 
25 17 
Brunswick 58 17 
301 
1 
 
84 Bainbridge 
 
19 319 Thomasville 
84 
 
Valdosta 
 
441 
 
23 50 
 
41 27 
 
Tallahassee 
 
FL 10 
 
Jacksonville 
 
SELECT DISTRIBUTION CENTERS 
 
COMPANY 
 
CITY 
 
SQUARE FOOTAGE 
 
1 Kmart Corporation 2 Target Corporation 
Import Warehouse 3 Proctor & Gamble Paper Products 4 Target Corporation 5 General Mills Southeastern D/C 6 Target Corporation 7 Home Depot 8 Solo Cup 9 Wal-Mart 10 Progressive Lighting 11 Quaker Oats Co./Gatorade 12 Yamaha Motor Manufacturing 13 PetSmart 14 Haverty's Furniture 15 ProBuild East 16 Tyco Healthcare 17 Nestle USA 18 Pier 1 Imports 19 IKEA 20 Newell Rubbermaid 21 Sear's 22 Academy Sports 23 Lowe's 24 Best Buy 25 Bass Pro Shops 26 Dick's Sporting Goods 27 Dollar Tree 28 Kohl's Corporation 29 JVC Co. 30 NCR Corporation 31 Crown Distributing 32 Bridgestone/Firestone 33 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 
 
2,100,000 
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 
 
LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS 
 
COMPANY 
 
CITY 
 
34 Norfolk Southern 35 CSX 36 Southeastern Freight Lines 37 Delta Airlines 38 Old Dominion Freight Lines 39 Roadway Express 40 Trinity Rail Operations 41 Yellow Transportation 42 AAA Cooper Transportation 43 Estes Express Lines 44 Ryder Integrated Logistics 45 Manhattan Associates 46 FPL Food 47 Allied Holdings 48 DSC Logistics 49 LXE Inc. 50 FEDEX Freight 51 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 52 BAH Brokerage 53 Infor Global Solutions 54 Americold Logistics 55 3PD 56 Saia 
note: Companies selected based on employment levels in Georgia. 
 
Augusta Cordele Dalton Atlanta Conley Lake Park Cartersville Ringgold Ellenwood Athens Alpharetta Atlanta Augusta Atlanta Atlanta Norcross Valdosta Alpharetta Conley Alpharetta Augusta Macon Duluth 
 
MAJOR LOGISTICS USERS 
 
COMPANY 
 
CITY 
 
7 Home Depot 20 Newell Rubbermaid 30 NCR Corporation 37 Delta Airlines 51 UPS 57 KIA Motors 58 Georgia-Pacific 59 Coca-Cola Enterprises 60 Shaw Industries 61 BlueLinx Holdings 62 Mohawk Industries 63 Unisource 64 Genuine Parts Co. (GPC) 65 HD Supply 66 Coca-Cola 
 
Savannah Atlanta Peachtree City Atlanta Alpharetta West Point Brunswick Columbus Cartersville Atlanta Dahlonega Savannah Duluth Macon Atlanta 
 
INTERMODAL HUBS 
 
COMPANY 
 
CITY 
 
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 
 
Atlanta Atlanta Austell Fairburn 
Savannah Savannah 
 
 gfield 
55 
IL 
Saint Louis 
55 
 
GEORGIA: LOGISTICS HEART OF THE SOUTHEAST 
 
Indianapolis 
IN 
65 
 
70 
Dayton Cincinnati 
 
77 79 
 
WV 
 
64 Charleston 
 
Washington D.C. 
95 
64 
 
Louisville 
 
64 
 
Lexington 
 
VA 
 
Norfolk 
95 
 
KY 
 
81 
 
85 
 
Memphis 
0 
55 
MI 
20 
Jackson 
 
75 
Nashville 
 
Winston-Salem 
77 
 
Raleigh 
 
40 
TN 
 
Charlotte 
 
40 
NC 
 
Chattanooga 
 
65 
Birmingham 
 
75 
Rome 
59 
Atlanta 
20 
 
AL 
 
85 
Athens 
 
Columbia 
 
Augusta 
20 
 
75 
Macon 
 
95 
Charleston 
 
85 
 
Columbus 
 
16 
 
Montgomery 
 
GEORGIA 
 
Savannah 
 
95 
 
Atlantic 
 
65 
 
75 
 
Brunswick 
 
Ocean 
 
Valdosta 
 
55 59 
Mobile 
10 
New Orleans 
 
Tallahassee 
 
Jacksonville 
10 
FL 
 
Legend 
Interstate Highways Class-I Rail Networks Ports 
 
Gulf of Mexico 
 
Orlando 
95 
 
 GEORGIA'S LARGEST WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS 
 
WAREHOUSE 
 
SQUARE FOOTAGE 
 
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 
 
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 
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 
 
CITY 
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 
Barnesville Valdosta Jeffersonville Forest Park Dublin College Park Stockbridge Atlanta Calhoun Atlanta Savannah Savannah McDonough Valdosta 
 
WAREHOUSE 
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. 
 
SQUARE FOOTAGE 
657,200 657,000 650,000 650,000 620,000 
612,178 612,000 609,912 607,650 
605,000 600,674 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 588,000 585,489 585,000 575,000 
570,000 561,000 558,131 
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 
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 
 
CITY 
Atlanta Ellenwood Albany Dublin Americus Villa Rica Alpharetta Atlanta Atlanta 
Pembroke Suwanee Port Wentworth Morrow Atlanta Port Wentworth Ringgold Macon Fairburn Kennesaw Savannah 
McDonough Austell West Point 
Fairburn Savannah Conyers East Point Buford Braselton Kennesaw Atlanta Lithia Springs College Park Atlanta Braselton Pendergrass 
Braselton Atlanta McDonough Ellabell Peachtree City Jefferson Fort Benning Atlanta Jonesboro Atlanta Atlanta Mableton Valdosta Evans Eatonton Savannah 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT georgia.org/logistics 
 
 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 business@georgia.org I georgia.org/logistics