Earlier this month, we opened a new terminal in Rockford, Illinois. This is the second facility we’ve opened west of Chicago this year. It supplements our new La Salle location as well as our four other Illinois terminals.

“Our customers continue to respond favorably to every new facility, which we believe is a testament to the high quality of service and reliability we provide,” said Vice President of Operations, East Jared Mull.

Additionally, we opened two new facilities, one in Macon and another in Valdosta, Georgia, just this week as we work to fill in geography within the state to get closer to customers located along the Interstate 75 corridor south of Atlanta.

Since the end of last year, we’ve been working to add capacity to our network in Georgia. These two new facilities, coupled with the terminal we opened in Calhoun in December, supports our strategy of expansion within markets where we’ve long had a strong presence and customer base, but needed to improve efficiencies, shorten transit times and offer more flexibility when it comes to same-day shipping requests.

“Our growth strategy is really centered on our ‘Customer First’ core value, listening to our customers’ needs and meeting their expectations. The success we’ve seen as we've opened new facilities is a testament to our employees’ ability to replicate that Saia quality and service consistently,” explained Jared.

We’d like to welcome all our new employees working at each terminal to the Saia family! We’re glad to have you on board!