TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS DESTINATION: CLT
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TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS DESTINATION: CLT 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’ population.
Transportation assets include Charlotte Douglas International Airport (sixth busiest airport in the nation by total aircraft movements) the intersection of two major interstate highways, an inland terminal operated by the North Carolina Ports Authority and Norfolk Southern’s state-of-the-art intermodal facility. It’s no wonder that 137,000 people in the region work in logistics-related occupations. And the region’s 25 college, plus 18 community colleges and vocational schools, are busy training the next generation of the logistics workforce with specialized certificates and degrees at all levels.
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AT A GLANCE
Charlotte’s strategic location places it centrally on the East Coast, with similar distances to New York, Miami, Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans.
CHARLOTTE REGION TRANSPORTATION ASSETS
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CHARLOTTE ADVANTAGE
CLT serves over 44 million passengers per year.
Nine major passenger airlines
14 regional airlines
20 cargo airlines, including all integrated carriers
AIR Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is the sixth busiest airport in the nation by total aircraft movements and 23rd largest in the world by passenger volume. This can be attributed, in part, to CLT’s status as American Airlines’ second largest hub. The airport averages about 700 daily flights to more than 150 destinations. The airport ranks 33rd nationwide for cargo shipments. Both domestic and international freight services are available to and from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, South America and Central America. CLT has undergone major changes in recent years, with more expansion projects planned through 2017. New parking deck and rental car facilities were built to accommodate Portland current and future passenger growth, while a new checked baggage system and food court expansion were designed to enhance passenger experience. Plans are underway to expand the Sacramento terminal lobby, add a new, longer parallel runway, and construct a new concourse that will provide additional capacity San Francisco for domestic flights.
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CHARLOTTE ADVANTAGE
Four major rail systems link 43,200 miles of track
RAIL Two major rail lines, Norfolk Southern and CSX, support Charlotte’s growing status as a supply chain hub. Norfolk Southern operates approximately 22,000 route miles across the eastern United States while CSX operates approximately 21,000 miles of track through 23 states, Washington, D.C. and Canada. This level of connectivity, coupled with Charlotte’s central geographic location and access to the Southeast, Eastern Seaboard and Midwest, makes logistics one of Charlotte’s core industries. To find out more about Norfolk Southern and CSX and view maps of routes, visit nscorp.com or csx.com.
More than $4 billion worth of manufactured goods are exported annually from North and South Carolina.
Charlotte is located just 200 miles from the Port of Wilmington and Port of Charleston.
Charlotte Regional Intermodal Facility is capable of 200,000 lifts per year.
20 additional rail / truck intermodal facilities are in the Charlotte region
Norfolk Southern Crescent Rail Corridor, a $2.5 billion infrastructure project, passes through Charlotte while connecting New York City and New Orleans.
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INTERMODAL A public-private venture with Norfolk Southern, Charlotte’s Intermodal Facility links air, sea and truck transportation in one strategically located place. The facility is located on airport grounds and is capable of 200,000 lifts annually. Charlotte’s Intermodal Facility offers businesses an efficient and convenient mode of shipping freight to various destinations, as the yard sits only 40 feet below two taxiway bridges with easy access to two interstates – I-85 and I-485. It also offers access to trains as railroad tracks extend a mile along the airfield. The intermodal yard is an important aspect of Norfolk Southern’s Southern Crescent Corridor Project, which will provide one of the fastest, most direct routes to major cities along the eastern seaboard. “The Intermodal terminal connects Charlotte to modern flows of commerce for raw goods and finished product distribution,” said Stuart Hair, economic affairs manager at CLT.
Logistics’ role in the future of the airport area “Charlotte Douglas International airport is embarking on a $2.5 billion capital improvement program to meet existing demands,” said Stuart Hair. “Additionally, the highest and best use of the approximately 3,000 acres owned by the airport not needed for aeronautical activity is being examined. Logistics will play a vital role in the growth and development of the airport area, with initial concepts providing increased direct connectivity to the variety of transportation modes.”
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Charlotte’s intermodal hub serves cargo airlines, freight rail lines, trucking and shipping companies, freight forwarders, logistics companies and manufacturers.
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CHARLOTTE ADVANTAGE
Charlotte ranks in the top 10 cities for Export Assistance (Global Trade Magazine, 2015).
TRUCKING Charlotte is a major trucking center, as more than 700 companies have operations in the area. Approximately half of the nation’s top trucking firms have locations in Charlotte, including nine of the top 10. These companies provide a complete range of services, including freight, liquid or dry bulk, heavy hauling, furniture moving and container shipping. Transporting from Charlotte, trucking companies can reach most major metro areas east of the Mississippi River within a 24-hour drive. Charlotte provides a break-bulk point, which can result in time and cost savings to Charlotte area companies.
There are more than 700 trucking companies in the Charlotte area. 53 percent of the nation’s population is within a 24-hour drive. Nine of the top 10 trucking companies have locations in the Charlotte area. C-TPAT Certified Charlotte Inland Terminal is located at the heart of manufacturing and distribution sites in the Southeast.
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PORTS The Charlotte Inland Terminal (CIT), a C-TPAT Certified location, is strategically located among manufacturing and distribution sites in Charlotte and allows easy access to the I-85 and I-77 corridors. CIT provides professional, neutral container yard operations to container carriers and serves as a staging area for empty and loaded containers. The terminal is bonded by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Charlotte is approximately 200 miles from seaports in Wilmington, NC, and Charleston, SC. The Port of Wilmington is a C-TPAT Certified location and is designated at Foreign Trade Zone #66. The port is located within 700 miles of over 70 percent of the industrial base in the United States. The Port of Charleston is a congestion-free terminal with some of the fastest transit times on the East Coast. Charlotte is also approximately 300 miles from the Port of Morehead City, NC, and terminals in Norfolk, VA.
North Carolina ports contributed $2 billion to the Charlotte region’s economy, according to a 2014 study by the N.C. State University Institute for Transportation Research.
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Top logisticsrelated industries in the Charlotte region
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Scheduled passenger air transportation
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General warehousing and storage
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COMPANIES Top 25 logistics-related employers Company Name
Primary County
American Airlines Inc.
Mecklenburg
Employees
Cardinal Logistics Management
Cabarrus
2,800
APM Terminals North America Inc./ Universal Maritime Service Corp.
Mecklenburg
1,329
FedEx Ground
Regional
1,325
FedEx
Regional
732
FedEx Freight Corp.
Mecklenburg
550
Cargo Transporters Inc.
Catawba
500
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Mecklenburg
450
Carolina Cargo Inc. of Rock Hill
York
400
Maersk Inc.
Mecklenburg
375
FedEx SmartPost
Mecklenburg
300
Norfolk Southern Corp.
Mecklenburg
300
Zenith Freight Lines LLC
Catawba
300
Estes Express Lines Inc.
Mecklenburg
212
Transportation Insight LLC
Catawba
180
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp.
Mecklenburg
170
United Parcel Service Inc.
Mecklenburg
152
AAA Cooper Transportation
Mecklenburg
150
Forward Air Solutions Inc.
Mecklenburg
150
Saia LTL Freight
Mecklenburg
150
Greatwide Cheetah Transportation LLC
Iredell
134
Air General Inc.
Mecklenburg
130
Kuehne + Nagel Inc.
Mecklenburg
130
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLC/OHL
Iredell
130
Cowan Systems LLC
Mecklenburg
129
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Sources: Businesswise, Hoover’s, Company spokespeople
Source: JobsEQ, 2016
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COMPANIES Fastest growing logistics-related industries since 2010, with comparisons Average Annual Growth in Employment since 2010 Industry
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“Red Classic was founded in Charlotte as the total transportation solution for Coca-
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39.5%
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All Other Support Activities for Transportation
38.3%
32.3%
6.5%
Other Warehousing and Storage
38.1%
15.2%
0.1%
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24.0%
2.3%
7.7%
Limousine Service
17.7%
17.7%
4.5%
Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
14.4%
8.5%
2.2%
Inland Water Freight Transportation
12.7%
7.3%
2.0%
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
11.1%
5.7%
2.8%
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11.1%
5.5%
5.4%
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10.2%
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0.3%
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5.5%
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advantages as a transportation hub including close proximity to all major East Coast markets and its shippers, an evolving highway system, and the many talented individuals regionally employed in our industry. Red Classic is proud to call Charlotte home and we can’t think of a better place to live, work, serve and play.” ~ Ron Drogan, president
Source: JobsEQ, 2016
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CHARLOTTE ADVANTAGE
More than 137,000 people in the Charlotte region work in logisticsrelated occupations.
WORKFORCE More than 137,000 people work in logistics-related occupations in the 16-county Charlotte region. Educational programs at all levels train this workforce. Here are a few examples of programs in the area. For more details, consult the Logistics Alliance of the Carolinas at http://www.logisticsallianceofcarolinas.com.
EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
2-YEAR DEGREES Central Piedmont Community College A.A. in Global Logistics York Technical College A.A. in Management with Concentration in Logistics
More than 2.5 times the national average of passenger airline employees work in the Charlotte region.
More than two times the national average of freight air employees in the Charlotte region.
OCCUPATIONS SHORT-TERM ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
MEDIUM-TERM ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
Advanced Logistics Careers Production, planning and expediting clerks (3,093)
Advanced Logistics Careers Cargo and freight agents (874)
Distribution and Warehousing Careers Laborers and freight, stock and material movers, hand (26,479) Stock clerks and order fillers (18,286)
Distribution and Warehousing Careers First-line supervisors of helpers, laborers and material moving machine and vehicle operators (1,908)
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer (19,738)
First-line supervisors of helpers, laborers and material movers, hand (1,871)
Packers and packagers, hand (7,723)
Crane and tower operators (370)
Purchasing managers (742)
Industrial truck and tractor operators (6,129) Machine feeders and off bearers (1,398) More than two times the national average of long-distance freight truckers work in the Charlotte region.
More than three times the national average of warehousing and storage workers are employed in the Charlotte region.
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Charlotte’s 2.2 percent unionization rate is the lowest in the nation. EDUCATION BACHELOR’S
GRADUATE
UNC Charlotte BSBA Management Information Systems
UNC Charlotte MS Systems Engineering
BSBA in Operations and Supply Chain Management
MBA concentration in Supply Chain Management
BS Systems Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
OCCUPATIONS BACHELOR’S PREFERRED
DEGREE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Logisticians (1,087)
Transportation, storage and distribution managers (1,107)
Operations research analysts (842)
Occupation-specific wages Logistics-related Occupation
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Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers
$47.54
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators
$26.55
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand
$22.79
Crane and Tower Operators
$21.79
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks
$21.31
Cargo & Freight Agents
$19.30
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$19.22
Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity
$17.77
Transportation & Material Moving Occupations
$16.92
Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators
$16.28
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
$15.72
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks
$15.20
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
$15.11
Driver/Sales Workers
$14.67
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand
$13.45
Conveyor Operators and Tenders
$13.17
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers
$11.69
Packers & Packagers, Hand
$10.95
Automotive & Watercraft Service Attendants
$10.67
*Occupations highlighted in blue below national average for wages Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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