Saia LTL Freight opens second Kansas City, Mo., area terminal

Saia LTL Freight has opened a new terminal in the city of Edwardsville, Kan., which is on the west side of the Kansas City, Mo., metropolitan area.

The new facility has nearly 140 doors. It is off of I-435 at the state Highway 32 exit.

“We’ve seen tremendous growth in the Kansas City area so this new terminal, which we’re calling ‘KCW’ or ‘Kansas City West,’ will allow us to offer enhanced service to customers by positioning drivers and equipment so we can provide additional capacity and flexibility,” Kevin Szydel, Saia vice president of west operations, said in a news release.

Kansas City is one of the largest freight hubs in the Midwest and is an important gateway for freight moving through the Saia network, the company stated in the news release. The facility is another investment in Saia’s ongoing strategy to move closer to the customer and provide differentiated service in both new and existing markets, the company added.

“While we’ve opened a number of facilities in new markets over the last few years, we continue to invest in locations like Kansas City where Saia is a leading brand,” Szydel said in the news release.

Saia’s other Kansas City terminal is 1534 N. Jackson Ave., Kansas City, Mo., northeast of the downtown area close to Front Street and the Missouri River.

Saia LTL Freight opened at least 11 freight terminals in 2022. Two of those also were Kansas terminals, in Dodge City and Hays, in western Kansas. They opened in September.

In 2021, Saia seven facilities opened in Calhoun, Ga.; Staunton, Va.; Girard, Ohio; New Haven, Conn.; Fredericksburg, Va.; Hagerstown, Md.; and Wilmington, Del.

Based in Johns Creek, Ga., Saia LTL Freight operates 188 terminals across the country and employs over 12,000 people.

Saia Inc. shares are traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company offers less-than-truckload, nonasset truckload, expedited and logistics services.

Saia LTL Freight was founded in 1924 in Houma, La., by Louis Saia Sr., a produce dealer who switched from selling produce to delivering it. LL

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