TRA N SPO RTAT I O N & LOGI S T I C S 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.
Research Made Possible By:
• 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
Q2 2018
W W W.C H A R LOT T EC H A M B E R .CO M
T R ANSP A NSP ORTAT O RTAT I O N & LO GISTIC S GISTICS
BOSTON BOSTON BUFFALO BUFFALO
MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE
Location, 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’
DETROIT DETROIT
CHICAGO CHICAGO
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS
KANSAS KANSAS CITY CITY
C H AR LOTTE LOT T TT
LIVES WITHIN 650 MILES OF CHARLOTTE
12
WASHINGTON, D.C.
CINCINNATI CINCINNATI
ST. ST. LOUIS LOUIS
5 3 P E RC E N T O F T H E U. S . P O P U L AT I O N HOU R S BY P L A N E
NEW YORK YORK
COLUMBUS COLUMBUS
population.
2
PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA
PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH
CLEVELAND CLEVELAND
H OU R S BY TRU CK
100 200
ATLANTA ATLANTA
300
Transportation assets include Charlotte Douglas International Airport, four
400
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.
500
600 miles
TAMPA TAMPA
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.
MIAMI MIAMI
1 0 L A R G E S T L O G I S T I C S E M P L OY E R S COMPANY
REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT
TOP 10 DI S TR I B U TI ON C ENT ERS COMPANY
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
XPO Logistics LLC
REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT
LINE OF BUSINESS
Amazon
1,500
Distribution & Warehousing
Target Corp/ Distribution Center
1,500
Distribution & Warehousing
Freight Transportation Arrangement
Universal Distribution Group LLC
950
Distribution & Warehousing
892
Freight Transportation Arrangement
WESCO Distribution Inc.
900
Distribution & Warehousing
FedEx Ground
800
Couriers and Express Delivery Services
United States Postal Services
800
Distribution & Warehousing
National Aviation Services LLC
600
Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
The Walking Co./Distribution
500
Distribution & Warehousing
Fedex Freight Corp.
550
Couriers and Express Delivery Services
Distribution & Marking Services Inc.
500
Distribution & Warehousing
Cargo Transporters Inc.
500
General Freight Long Distance, Truckload
Advance Auto Parts/Distribution Ctr
460
Distribution & Warehousing
APM Terminals North America Inc.
475
Marine Cargo Handling
Stanley Black & Decker
380
Distribution & Warehousing
Charlotte Douglas Airport
400
Airport Operations
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress Inc.
285
Distribution & Warehousing
Sources: Businesswise, Hoover’s, Charlotte Chamber
Source: Businesswise, Hoover’s, Charlotte Chamber
50% MORE TRANSPORTATION WORKERS LIVE IN THE
CHARLOTTE REGION THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
Source: JobsEQ
5
N E A R LY X 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
ADVANTAG E S O F D OI N G BU SI N ESS I N C H ARLOTTE TALENT
ACC E S S
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 150plus destinations, nowhere is too far away.
Charlotte’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.
A F FORDABILITY Comprehensive 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 O F L I FE Charlotte 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.
LARGEST 15 OCCUPATIONS IN LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION SECTOR
2016 EMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE
CURRENT ONLINE JOBS
PROJECTED GROWTH RATE BY 2026
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
25,559
$28,500
1,001
1.7%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
17,608
$42,600
1,524
1.4%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
16,915
$25,000
1,517
1.3%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
8,172
$31,500
129
1.5%
Packers and Packagers, Hand
6,747
$23,100
183
0.9%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
6,736
$32,500
183
0.8%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
6,523
$32,100
252
1.4%
Driver/Sales Workers
4,197
$31,700
541
0.5%
Flight Attendants
3,859
$40,300
3
2.0%
CONSULTING
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
3,314
$22,800
119
1.9%
SERVICE INDUSTRY
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
2,749
84
1.4%
IN THE CHARLOTTE
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
2,579
$97,300
0
1.3%
REGION IS
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
2,111
$58,500
52
1.5%
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
1,827
$50,400
28
1.7%
ANNUALLY
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
1,467
$26,200
118
1.6%
THROUGH 2022
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
1,412
$36,500
17
1.3%
Cargo and Freight Agents
1,316
$39,900
87
1.8%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
1,303
$39,500
12
1.4%
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
1,064
$21,400
5
1.4%
OCCUPATION
THE LOGISTICS
PROJECTED TO
C GROW BY
Source: Jobs EQ & U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, Q42017
Source: JobsEQ
3%
RECEN C ATI ON S AN D EXPAN SI ONS REC E N T R E LO LOC
Food-packaging company Pactiv announced plans to
Red Classic, a transportation subsidiary of Coca-Cola
invest $14 million in a 324,500 square-foot warehouse
Bottling Company, announced 300 new jobs and
at its Huntersville headquarters.
a $3 million expansion of its Southwest Charlotte headquarters.
LEGEND
FOREIGN TRADE ZONE
CHARLOTTE INLAND TERMINAL
RAILROAD NETWORK
INTERMODAL FACILITIES
PUBLIC USE AIRPORTS
CLT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
CHARLOTTE REGIONAL INTERMODAL FACILITY AT CLT
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CRESCENT RAIL CORRIDOR
IREDELL CO.
• 200-acre facility
ALEXANDER CO.
• Capable of 200,000 lifts per year • Connects to intermodal facilities at Port of Charleston
• $2.5 billion infrastructure project
77
• Connects New Orleans and New York City, passing through CLT
STATESVILL E H IC K O RY
40
S A L I S B U RY NEWTON
MO O R E S V I L L E
CATAWBA CO.
WILSON AIR CENTER
LINCOLN CO.
• Executive terminal
77
LINCOLNTON
• 2 50,000 square feet of heated hanger space
85 D AVID SON
ROWAN CO.
CHARLOTTE INLAND TERMINAL
K A N N A P OL I S
• 16 acres
HUNTERSVILLE CON CORD
GASTON CO. SHELB Y
CLEVELAND CO.
CABARRUS CO.
• Stacking space for 391 containers
A L B E M A R LE
• Connects to Port of Wilmington, NC via CSX Double Stack route
CHARLOTTE
S.C. 485
YORK CO.
WEDDINGTO N
M ON R OE
WINGAT E
R O C K H ILL
ANSON CO. 77
• 44 million passengers served each year • M ore than 150,000 tons of cargo shipped annually
STANLY CO.
MINT HILL
N.C. C L O VER V ER
• More than 700 daily flights to more than 150 destinations
MOUNT HOLLY
G AS T O N IA 85
CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MECKLENBURG CO.
UNION CO. LANCASTER CO.
YORK CHESTER
L A N C A S T ER
N.C. S.C.
CHESTERF IELD
P AGELAND
CHERAW
CHESTERFIELD CO.
CHESTER CO.
Research Made Possible By: W W W.C H A R LOT T EC H A M B E R .CO M
CSX DOUBLE-STACK LINE • Access to Port of Wilmington • Queen City Express Service