Saia LTL Freight celebrated the opening of its new terminal in Buford, Georgia with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 20 and an employee-family day on April 23.

Numerous employees along with members of Saia's executive team; local customers; area dignitaries and community leaders, including Gwinnett County Economic Development Manager Shantell Wilson, City of Buford Public Safety Officer Todd Topor, and Partnership Gwinnett Technology and Life Sciences Project Manager Andrew Hickey; as well as project oversight personnel were on hand to officially open the facility during the ribbon cutting ceremony.

During the employee-family day, several hundred team members came out to enjoy barbecue, children’s activities, giveaways, and to take a tour of the new state-of-the-art terminal.

"We are tremendously excited about the opening of this new flagship terminal,” said Saia President and CEO Fritz Holzgrefe. “This facility will add much needed enhanced service in the Metro Atlanta area, a major market for Saia. Its completion will allow us to have the capacity to meet our customers’ needs for years to come."

The standalone terminal features 153 doors and a maintenance shop. A high-speed fueling station at the location is scheduled to soon be finished. Many investments with regard to technology, security and sustainability have been made to the site including LED lighting and xeriscaping. New solar panels, once completely installed, will offset 100% energy usage at the terminal. Saia plans to eventually employ approximately 200 team members at the site.

The Northeast Atlanta terminal is the second facility we’ve opened in Metro Atlanta and the fourth opened in Georgia in just the last two years.

“This new location will offer faster, enhanced shipping with reduced freight handling,” explained Executive Vice President of Operations Patrick Sugar. “We are committed to providing excellent service to our customers. It is gratifying to know that our customers see the value in the investments we have made as we continue to improve the service we provide.”

This is the fourth terminal we’ve opened since January. In February, we opened a new 140-door terminal in the Kansas City, Kansas metropolitan area along with terminals in both Morgantown and Princeton, West Virginia. A new facility in Muncie, Indiana is scheduled to open in May.