Columbus, Ohio-based third-party logistics provider FST Logistics has opened a new warehouse in Fort Worth, an expansion the company said is vital to its strategic growth plan to enhance its network and better serve its customers across the nation.

“This is an exciting time for FST. Through strategic conversations and planning sessions with our customers, it became clear that expanding our operations outside the Midwest would benefit their supply chains tremendously,” COO Zak Hancock said in a statement. “This move allows us to mirror our Ohio operations in a secondary region, improving service, reducing costs, and supporting our customers’ growth.”

The company said the 383,930-square-foot facility in Fort Worth will significantly increase FST Logistics’ total storage capacity and enable the company to provide faster, more efficient supply chain solutions to its growing customer base in the southern U.S. region. As a temperature-controlled, full-service warehouse, the facility will also enhance FST’s ability to meet the diverse needs of its clients, the company said.

Advantages of adding North Texas warehouse

The Fort Worth facility offers several key benefits that will enhance FST Logistics’ operations, the company said.

Its strategic location in North Texas provides quick access to major highways and intermodal hubs, facilitating more efficient delivery and fulfillment services across the southern U.S. Also, the Fort Worth area offers numerous supply chain advantages, such as being known as one of Texas’s 32 foreign trade zones, which allows companies to process goods without U.S. customs involvement.

The region also has excellent transportation networks, including nonstop flight access to 194 cities and a central location that provides easy access to major markets across the U.S. FST said the acquisition also will create new jobs in the Fort Worth area, with opportunities in warehouse operations and customer service, allowing new employees to join FST’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

“I could not be more thrilled with FST’s current direction. Our expansion into the Fort Worth area marks a significant milestone for FST, our employee-owners, and our current and future customers,” FST President Brad Wright said in a statement. “Providing a full complement of warehouse and transportation services in multiple areas across the country allows us to keep up with our customers’ growth and, most importantly, their future growth. We will deploy our Pillars of Excellence business operating model to our DFW operations and deliver the same level of service our customers have grown to expect from FST.”

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