2018 Transportation and Logistics

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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


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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


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