Closer is Better
With volatile fuel costs and more stringent emissions standards, cutting all the extra miles you can from your supply chain is crucial. By locating at a BNSF logistics park, you realize significant cost savings and help to protect our environment.
BNSF Railway's logistics parks and intermodal facilities are strategically located so you can easily serve major markets across the country via our vast intermodal network. To see more, view BNSF's Intermodal Map.
Let's say you're considering two locations for a distribution center. - Site A is at a BNSF logistics park.
- Site B is 20 miles away.
- You save $90 in drayage costs per unit at Site A.
- You save $450,000 on your inbound shipments to your distribution center at Site A.
- This equals $0.90 per sq. ft. for a 500,000 sq.ft. facility.
Strategic Locations
BNSF Railway's logistics parks and intermodal facilities are strategically located so you can easily serve major markets across the country via our vast intermodal network.
Foreign Trade Zone Benefits
To accommodate international shippers, some BNSF logistics parks are foreign trade zones, which are specifically designated areas considered to be outside the customs territory of the U.S.
The benefits of a foreign trade zone may include:
- Accelerated supply chain
- Merchandise processing fees reduction
- Duty savings
- Reduced inventory tax
With BNSF, locating your distribution center or warehouse at a BNSF logistics park is a simple process that involves coordinated efforts from you and the BNSF Economic Development team. Throughout the entire process, you can count on us to guide you through step by step.
- Phase I - Gather information
- Phase II - Review local developer strategies and BNSF's local intermodal network
- Phase III - Analyze drayage and trucking data to calculate transportation savings
- Phase IV - Coordinate introduction of the project to local economic development agencies and developers
- Phase V - Send/receive your first shipments with BNSF
For complete details on locating your distribution center or warehouse at a BNSF logistics park, check out BNSF's distribution center Location Services brochure .
Locating near Logistics Park Chicago
Foreign-Trade Zone Contact
| Company | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| NAI Hiffman | Adam Roth aroth@hiffman.com |
Tel: 630-691-0607 |
Locating near Logistics Park DFW at Alliance
Because each project is unique, collaboration with your Economic Development regional manager is essential in determining a plan that fits your exact needs. You can count on each of our regional managers to provide you with honest, intelligent and thorough information on which to base your decisions.
Consult the territory map and table below to identify and contact the regional manager in your specific territory, or fill out the questionnaire and we'll get your request rolling.
The fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
Territories
| Name | Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Reeve Geary | Tel: 206-625-6355 | |
| Hector Garcia | Tel: 909-386-4020 | |
| Bryan Reilly | Tel: 406-256-4038 | |
| Chris Larsen | Tel: 303-480-6229 | |
| LaTonya Finch | Tel: 623-463-4133 | |
| Justin Pearson | Tel: 701-667-7425 | |
| Steve Dodd | Tel: 913-551-4168 | |
| John Rider | Tel: 913-551-4148 | |
| Janet Black | Tel: 817-867-6526 | |
| James O'Donley | Tel: 817-867-6137 | |
| Eric Pitcher | Tel: 312-850-5699 | |
| Pattie Cox | Tel: 817-867-6375 |
Dedicated Train Site Contacts
| Area | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging Markets | John Karl | Tel: 817-867-0779 |
| Grain Dedicated Train Sites | Mike Ray | Tel: 817-867-6522 |
| Coal Dedicated Train Sites | George Pacocha | Tel: 817-867-6584 |
| Bakken Crude Dedicated Trains | Cary Hutchings | Tel: 913-551-4351 |
| Sand & Pipe Dedicated Trains | Eric Goodman | Tel: 913-551-4550 |
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