Charlotte scores over 200 jobs with new $200M logistics hub expansion near CLT
A national transportation and supply chain management company is building a $200 million campus near the Charlotte airport and adding over 200 jobs to the market.
Averitt Express will transform a 104-acre plot on Shopton Road near Charlotte Douglas International Airport into its regional campus where it will operate all five of its services, according to a news release from the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The five services include distribution and fulfillment.
With the new campus, Averitt will add 211 positions over the next four years with an average salary of $81,769. Many of the new positions won’t require a college degree. There will be on-the-job training as well as advancement opportunities.
The campus will replace Averitt’s existing site at 3708 Westinghouse Blvd. It’s new location at 2124 Shopton Road will include a two-story, 16,000-sqaure-foot office with a training and collaboration center.
There will also be a 75,000-square-foot, 150-door dock with the ability to expand to 200 doors. And there’ll be two warehouses on site with over 500,000 square feet of distribution and fulfillment space.
Construction will start immediately and may be completed by 2028. At full build, the development could cost more than $200 million, according to the news release.
About Averitt Express
Averitt was started in 1958 as Livingston Merchant’s Co-op, a small trucking company that hauled dry goods in Tennessee, according to the company’s website.
In 1969, the company was incorporated and renamed Averitt Express.
Almost 40 years ago, Averitt opened its first office in Charlotte. The company currently employees 182 people.
New jobs in Charlotte
While the Charlotte region has seen an increase in layoffs this year, there’s also been an influx in job growth.
The Charlotte region ranked second in the nation for total job growth in 2025, trailing only New York City, according to federal data.
And in March alone, four companies pledged to add over 2,500 positions throughout the financial services, tech manufacturing and aviation sectors.
Charlotte has also been positioning itself as a logistics hub, centered around the airport. About 89,000 people are employed in the logistics sector, according to the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance.
This story was originally published April 29, 2026 at 10:30 AM.
