Ongoing economic development efforts continue to recruit distribution centers to the Texas Central Industrial Park and other areas. Interstate 35 is a key link in the national transportation network of highways. Greater Waco is also connected by two Class 1 railroads (Union Pacific and BNSF) and three airports.
Greater Waco currently has 31 motor freight and overnight carriers. More than 2.3 million pounds of freight is transported annually into Waco via air through the Waco Regional and Texas State Technical College Waco airports. Waco is home to more than 20 distribution centers totaling nearly 7 million square feet and more than 3,000 employees at companies such as Caterpillar Logistics, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Ben E. Keith, Romark Logistics, Sherwin Williams, Tractor Supply and Wal-Mart.
Waco already is home to numerous distribution centers and logistic sites for companies across America.