Outpost adds four new freight terminals to its national network

Last week, Outpost, a national network of truck terminals, said it has expanded its service footprint across what it called “critical freight corridors,” with the acquisition of four new properties in Dallas, Southern California’s Inland Empire, Las Vegas, and Savannah, with the latter two marking its initial Nevada- and Georgia-based locations.

The company explained that these acquisitions are a continuation of Outpost’s expansion from providing shippers with standalone fleet yards to full-service, shared-use terminals, with each property comprised of a mix of cross-docks, maintenance facilities, warehouses, office space, and drop yard acreage—which it added provides fleets with additional options for their regional operations, minus having to commit long-term financial commitments.

The new terminals acquired by Outpost include:

• Dallas, a 27-acre, former FedEx terminal, with a 154-door cross-dock, a 9-bay drive-thru maintenance shop, and 7,552 square feet of office space, along with 800 demarcated parking spaces at outpost.us/dallas4;
• Las Vegas, located on a 12-acre site with a 38,000 square foot flex building with office and warehouse space and an additional 16,000 square foot industrial building, ideal for materials handling, contractors, and fleets needing warehouse space with yard access;
• the Inland Empire, located on a 4-acre property includes an 8,200 square foot cross-dock with 26 dock doors, and a 2,100 square foot maintenance facility; and
• Savannah, a 10-acre property, located two miles from the Port of Savannah, which Outpost said offers an ideal location for fleets looking to stage imports and exports, reduce congestion near the port, or position assets for regional distribution throughout the Southeast

As for next steps with these facilities, Outpost said that they are “currently undergoing development with plans to open later in 2025,” and are part of the company’s $500 million investment focused on expanding its national network.

Outpost CEO Trent Cameron provided LM with a detailed overview of the terminal acquisitions below.

LM: What drove the need for Outpost to acquire these four new properties? What made them appealing?

Cameron: All four properties are in key logistics markets across the U.S., where we've seen strong demand from enterprise fleets to expand their operations without taking on capital burden. In the cases of Dallas and the Inland Empire, we're adding to our existing presence in those logistics hubs, while the Las Vegas and Savannah properties add two new important markets to our nationwide network.   

Bigger picture, the four new properties strengthen our ability to support fleet operations across the U.S.

LM: What are the main benefits of these new locations for your customers?

Cameron: All four are located near critical transportation infrastructure, such as the Port of Savannah, key freight corridors, and regional industrial hubs. From an operations standpoint, large fleets can expand their logistics footprint on the back of our infrastructure, making use of Outpost terminal facilities without capital burden. Our properties include a mix of cross-docks, maintenance facilities, office space, and drop yard acreage, providing these fleets with new options to expand their satellite operations.

LM: Can you please provide a basic example of an engagement in one of these locations as it relates to your business model? (In other words, are these spaces rented out for a certain period of time or can a customer utilize or rent certain services at these facilities?)

Cameron: Each Outpost location offers a flexible mix of terminal infrastructure and operational services—including drop yards, cross-docks, maintenance bays, office space, and integrated technology—that large fleets can access without owning the underlying real estate. We tailor lease terms to fit specific customer needs, from short-term regional support to multi-year embedded operations.

Some facilities also host key partners who provide on-site services like fueling and repair, making the location a true one-stop shop for fleet operations.

For example:

• A national carrier might use our new Dallas terminal, which includes a 154-door cross-dock and 9-bay maintenance shop, as their new Southern hub, outsourcing the day-to-day facility management to Outpost, while layering in their own freight handlers and mechanics. Meanwhile, other fleets are leveraging the remaining parking spaces for their own operations.
• That same carrier might lease short-term trailer parking in Savannah to support a seasonal surge without needing to make a long-term commitment or build new infrastructure.
• Another customer could use our Fontana site to launch a new local operation — leveraging Outpost’s turnkey facility, embedded gate automation, and secure parking to be up and running in days instead of months.

In these examples, the carriers get access to our unique technology that provides visibility into every time their trucks enter or exit an Outpost.

The idea is for Outpost to provide a network of infrastructure for these fleets that helps them expand their footprint, operate more efficiently, and get better fleet visibility.

LM: When did the company's $500 million deployment commence? What are the next steps/future plans for it, in terms of acquisitions/investments? 

Cameron: We announced the $500 million platform in 2023. We plan to continue aggressively expanding our network, while also being selective with our acquisitions in key logistics markets and in support of our customers’ operations.