LOGISTICS and Distribution
Jacksonville has become one of the nation’s foremost locations for logistics companies and is poised to become a leading international center for trade and logistics. Located on the westernmost point on the Eastern Seaboard, the region is ideally situated within an eight-hour drive of the 45 million consumers in the Southeast. Our region also boasts an intermodal system that is second to none, a well-established Latin American trade lane presence and rapidly expanding Asian and European service.
- We have more than 40,000 people employed in distribution and warehousing-related occupations, and more than 3,000 highly trained personnel leave the military service each year — 80 percent of whom choose to stay in Jacksonville.
- The University of North Florida’s Coggin College of Business logistics program ranks in the top 25 in terms of institutional thought leadership.
- Our region is home to JAXPORT, which offers superior infrastructure for high-volume distribution with no capacity pressures, substantial expansion capability and no berth congestion.
Bridgestone Firestone Selects Jacksonville for distribution center
Bridgestone Firestone opened a new 1-million-square-foot distribution center at Jacksonville’s Cecil Commerce Center. This is one of the largest Bridgestone Firestone distribution centers in the country and will supply the United States with products and tires from Latin America, Japan and other Asian Countries. This expansion brings with it an economic boost and the creation of more than 25 direct new jobs and 220 indirect new jobs. Jacksonville was selected for its strategic location near JAXPORT, which enables overnight delivery to more than 96 percent of Bridgestone Firestone’s customers.
Recent Expansions and Relocations in Distribution & Logistics
| Company Name | Type of Business | Projected New Jobs | Date |
| Spirits of the USA | Premium Liquor Producer and Distributor | 30 | 01/08/2010 |
Ocean Gallery Seafood
| Food Distribution
| 30
| 01/07/2010
|
| Faro Services | Warehousing and Transportation Services | 30 | 08/17/2009 |
| Millard Refrigerated Services | Warehouse and Distribution | 92 | 12/9/2008 |
| Palm Coast Data | Customer Service | 700 | 10/10/2008 |
| Dr. Pepper - Cadbury Schwepps | Distribution Center | 40 | 8/1/2008 |
| Sound Advice | Distribution | 25 | 5/6/2008 |
| Volkswagen of America | Automotive parts distribution | 60 | 3/14/2008 |
| RailAmerica, Inc. | Short line and regional rail service | 95 | 3/13/2008 |
| HHGregg | Regional Distribution Center | 8 | 3/1/2008 |
| Samsonite | Distribution center | 53 | 12/6/2007 |
| COACH | Warehouse and distribution | 80 | 11/21/2007 |
| Unilever USA | Consumer Products Distribution Cntr | 150 | 11/21/2007 |
| ICS Logistics | Refrigerated distribution services | 90 | 11/19/2007 |
| EZ FLO International | Plumbing and Hardware Parts Distributor | 10 | 10/1/2007 |
| Wal-Mart Distribution | Regional Distribution Center | 600 | 8/28/2007 |
| Magenta Technology | Software Development company | 13 | 7/12/2007 |
| Premier Sydell | Retail distribution | 45 | 1/3/2007 |
You simply won’t find another location that offers the combination of attributes Northeast Florida delivers. Here you’ll find a diverse workforce that is well trained and ready to work, available site in close proximity to an extensive transportation network and one of the country’s best intermodal systems. It’s why companies like CEVA Logistics, Crowley Logistics Services, APL, Landstar Systems and CSX Intermodal have located here. It’s what your company needs to build the strong, reliable distribution systems necessary to excel in your industry.