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TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS
Charlotte was born at the crossroads of two Native-American trading paths. Logistics and transportation are a core part of our region’s history and identity. Today, that legacy as a hub of business activity continues.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport 6th busiest in world*
• Easy regional access to four major interstate highways (40, 77, 85, 485)
• 53% of United States’ population within 2 hours by plane or 12 hours by truck
*Source: ACIW W W . C H A R L O T T E C H A M B E R . C O M
Q2 2017
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Sources: Businesswise, Hoover’s, Charlotte Chamber
COMPANYREGIONAL
EMPLOYMENT LINE OF BUSINESS
American Airlines Inc. 11,000 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Cardinal Logistics Holdings LLC 3,040 General Freight Trucking,
Long Distance, Truckload
Horizon Lines Holding Corp. 1,598 Freight Transportation
Arrangement
XPO Logistics LLC 892 Freight Transportation Arrangement
FedEx Ground 800 Couriers and Express Delivery Services
National Aviation Services LLC 600 Other Support Activities
for Air Transportation
Fedex Freight Corp. 550 Couriers and Express Delivery Services
Cargo Transporters Inc. 500 General Freight Long Distance, Truckload
APM Terminals North America Inc. 475 Marine Cargo Handling
Charlotte Douglas Airport 400 Airport Operations
COMPANYREGIONAL
EMPLOYMENT LINE OF BUSINESS
Amazon 1,500 Distribution & Warehousing
Target Corp/Distribution Center 1,500 Distribution & Warehousing
Universal Distribution Group LLC 950 Distribution & Warehousing
WESCO Distribution Inc. 900 Distribution & Warehousing
United States Postal Services 800 Distribution & Warehousing
The Walking Co./Distribution 500 Distribution & Warehousing
Distribution & Marking Services Inc. 500 Distribution & Warehousing
Advance Auto Parts/Distribution Ctr 460 Distribution & Warehousing
Stanley Black & Decker 380 Distribution & Warehousing
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc. 285 Distribution & Warehousing
TOP 10 DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
Source: Businesswise, Hoover’s, Charlotte Chamber
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICSTRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICSLocation, infrastructure and talent. Those three elements combine to make Charlotte ideal for distribution and logistics operations. Located at a strategic point on the East Coast between major ports and inland cities, the Charlotte Region provides easy access to the bulk of the United States’ population.
Transportation assets include Charlotte Douglas International Airport, four interstate highways, an inland terminal operated by the North Carolina Ports Authority, Norfolk Southern’s state-of-the-art intermodal facility and CSX’s newly launched express freight services to the Port of Wilmington. It’s no wonder that more than 66,000 people in the Charlotte Region work directly in the Transportation and Logistics industry. Nearly 100,000 more work in Transportation and Logistics-related occupations.
53 PERCENT OF THE U.S. POPULATION L I V E S W I T H I N 6 5 0 M I L E S O F C H A R LOT T E
2 HOURS BY PLANE 12 HOURS
BY TRUCK
50% MORE TRANSPORTATION WORKERS LIVE IN THE CHARLOTTE REGION THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
Source: JobsEQ
*Occupations highlighted in blue are below national average for hourly wages Source: Jobs EQ & U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics ₁Location quotient measures the concentration of jobs in Mecklenburg County compared to the national average. Values above 1.0 means higher concentrations & lower than 1.0 are lower than the national average.
LARGEST 15 OCCUPATIONS IN LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION SECTOR
ACCESS A central location on the U.S. East Coast and the sixth busiest global airport put the world within Charlotte’s reach. 53 percent of the US population lives within 12-hours trucking distance or a two-hour flight, and with more than 700 daily nonstop flights to 150-plus destinations, nowhere is
too far away.
TALENTCharlotte’s companies rely on a talented, young and growing workforce. The region’s 23 colleges and universities, plus 18 community colleges and vocational schools offer training for all types of skills and occupations.
AFFORDABILITYComprehensive tax reform has brought North Carolina one of the lowest flat corporate tax rates in the nation at 3 percent as of 2017. North Carolina regularly ranks high in business friendliness.
QUALITY OF LIFECharlotte consistently ranks high as a destination city for all ages. More than 33,000 newcomers arrive in the Charlotte area each year, drawn by career opportunities, diverse living options and a cost of living 94.7 percent of the national average.
THE LOGISTICS
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N E A R LY 5X T H E N AT I O N A L AV E R A G E O F P I L O T S A N D F L I G H T AT T E N D A N T S L I V E I N M E C K L E N B U R G C O U N T Y
Source: JobsEQ
ADVANTAGES OF DOING BUSINESS IN CHARLOTTEADVANTAGES OF DOING BUSINESS IN CHARLOTTE
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OCCUPATION2016
EMPLOYMENTAVERAGE
HOURLY WAGELOCATION QUOTIENT₁
PROJECTED GROWTH RATE BY 2026
Laborers, Freight, Stock & Material Movers 27,479 $13.47 1.18 1.1%
Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 20,834 $19.74 1.23 1.1%
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 18,805 $11.68 1.06 1.1%
Delivery Services Drivers 9,120 $15.25 1.09 0.9%
Packers & Packagers 7,909 $11.67 1.18 0.6%
Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks 7,587 $15.28 1.20 0.2%
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 6,426 $14.95 1.25 0.6%
Driver/Sales Workers 4,450 $13.85 1.06 0.9%
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment 3,921 $10.81 1.17 1.6%
Production, Planning & Expediting Clerks 3,215 $21.31 1.13 0.8%
Transportation Ticket Agents & Travel Clerks 2,703 $16.60 1.90 0.8%
Flight Attendants 2,658 $21.91 2.79 1.3%
First-Line Supervisors; Vehicle Operators 2,002 $27.32 1.04 0.9%
First-Line Supervisors; Laborers 1,991 $23.21 1.19 0.7%
Airline Pilots & Flight Engineers 1,897 $45.46 2.61 1.2%
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C H A R L O T T EC H A R L O T T E
Red Classic, a transportation subsidiary of Coca-Cola Bottling Company, announced 300 new jobs and a $3 million expansion of its Southwest Charlotte headquarters.
Food-packaging company Pactiv announced plans to invest $14 million in a 324,500 square-foot warehouse at its Huntersville headquarters.
RECENT RELOCATIONS AND EXPANSIONSRECENT RELOCATIONS AND EXPANSIONS
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CRESCENT RAIL CORRIDOR • $2.5 billion infrastructure project• Connects New Orleans and New York City,
passing through CLT
CSX DOUBLE-STACK LINE• Access to Port of Wilmington• Queen City Express Service
CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT• More than 700 daily flights to more
than 150 destinations• 44 million passengers served each year • More than 150,000 tons of cargo
shipped annually
WILSON AIR CENTER• Executive terminal• 250,000 square feet of
heated hanger space
CHARLOTTE INLAND TERMINAL• 16 acres • Stacking space for 391 containers • Connects to Port of Wilmington, NC
via CSX Double Stack route
CHARLOTTE REGIONAL INTERMODAL FACILITY AT CLT• 200-acre facility• Capable of 200,000 lifts per year• Connects to intermodal facilities at
Port of Charleston
CHARLOTTE INLAND TERMINAL
INTERMODAL FACILITIES
CLT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
RAILROAD NETWORK
PUBLIC USE AIRPORTS
FOREIGN TRADE ZONELEGEND