Less-than-truckload carrier Averitt said on Thursday, August 27, that it has opened a 100,000 square foot distribution and fulfillment facility in Jackson, Mississippi.
The warehouse sits near Interstate 20 and Interstate 55, the two primary freight corridors through central Mississippi, and next to an existing Averitt 57-door LTL terminal. The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced a 400 million dollar project on August 25 to improve roadways and bridges along those corridors, with rail upgrades also included in the plan.
The new site will serve rail connections and provide service to the ports of New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama. Averitt said customers can flex the amount of space they use for seasonal and overflow inventory work without committing to long-term contracts.
Barry Blakely, president and chief operating officer, said Jackson is an important market for the carrier and that the facility expands the ways Averitt can support businesses in the area.
Averitt is based in Cookeville, Tennessee, has operated for 55 years, runs more than 140 terminals concentrated across the South and Southeast, and employs more than 9,000 people. Earlier in 2026 the company outlined a plan to add 900,000 square feet of warehouse space, 379 dock doors, and 2,000 truck parking spaces by 2027. It opened a 33-door facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June.
The carrier also raised driver pay twice in recent weeks. Regional drivers received a two cent per mile increase earlier in August that brought the top rate to 66 cents per mile, following an LTL driver raise at the end of July.
Source: FreightWaves - https://www.freightwaves.com/news/averitt-expands-logistics-network-with-jackson-mississippi-facility