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Waco is within two days' travel time of most of the United States.

THE MOVEMENT OF PRODUCTS from the manufacturer to the store is a process that can easily be taken for granted by the consumer. But for the logistics and trade industry, warehousing and transporting goods is about being cost-effective and time-efficient.

Location and the workforce are vital to keeping products flowing smoothly through the system, and that is Waco’s strategic advantage.

Waco’s central location, within two-days’ travel of most of the United States and in the center of Texas’ largest metropolitan areas, is ideal for growing this sector.

Proximity to Interstate 35, rail and airports have given Waco a competitive edge. Ongoing economic development efforts continue to recruit distribution centers to the Texas Central Industrial Park and other areas.

Waco currently has 31 motor freight and overnight carriers. In the first three quarters of 2005, more than 2.3 million pounds of freight was transported into Waco via air through Waco Regional and Texas State Technical College Waco Airports.

Waco already is home to numerous distribution centers and logistic sites for companies across America.

Waco is in the center of the state. It’s a good location, and we have good transportation here, which is one of our key factors .

Don Ford, Manager
Do It Best Corporation

We have been serving customers since 1957 and in Waco since 1980, providing logistics support to a major confectionary manufacturer for the southwest region of the United States.

Debbie Irwin
Vice President of Operations
Romark Logistics

Our role as a company is to give the service the manufacturers in this town want and need. If they are going to store their products outside of their location, they should look at their local warehouses instead of going to Dallas or Austin.

Gaylan Beavers
President & CEO
Tejas Logistics

Airline Freight Traffic (pounds)
Date	In	Out
2006	2,121,415	45,600
2005	2,336,002	447,267
2004	2,286,505	912,645
U.S. Bureau of Transportation

A good workforce has been essential to the success of this sector.
McLennan Community College plays a role in preparing a workforce for the logistics and trade sector through its partnership with ATDS Truck Driving School. Texas State Technical College and Baylor University also train students in RFID (radio frequency identification), which is used to track assets in integrated supply chains.

Motor Freight and Overnight Carriers

AAA Cooper Transportation
ABF Freight System Inc.
American Freightways
C&C Hot Shot
Central Freight Lines Inc.
Central Transport International
Christian Transportation Inc.
Con-Way Southern Express
Coy Transportation
DHL
Double B Transport
FedEx Freight East
FFE Transportation
Heritage Dedicated Services
J&J Trucking
Johnson Transport

JW Carriers
L&K Services
Lonestar Freight
Murray Freight Brokers Inc.
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.
Overnite Transportation
Latco Transport
RKR Transportation
Roadway Express
Saia Motor Freight Lines
Texas Truckload
UPS
USF Bestway
Watkins Motor Line
Wichita Southeast Kansas Transit
Yellow Transportation