JIT responded to meet a surge of imports. While the surge has now ebbed, she says, the issue was the catalyst for a long-lasting bene t: “We grew to accommodate and then, when the in ux leveled off, we have maintained diversity to keep that growth,” Lockwood says. Like many Georgia logistics rms, JIT is a family business. Other family members include President and Founder Ben Goldberg, Executive Vice President Evelyn Goldberg-Davis, and Vice President Trevor Lockwood. The company has been in operation for more than three decades and enjoys both the literal—it is located just a half mile from the GPA’s Ocean Terminal and about 3.5 miles from the Garden City Terminal—as well as historical advantages of its deep roots in the logistics state. At the same time, JIT keeps its vision on the future. “We have explored using CNG trucks and now have ve in our eet,” Lockwood says, adding that some of the older diesel-consuming trucks
Savannah-based JIT Warehousing & Logistics provides trucking, warehousing, drayage, and over-dimensional services. The provider expanded its over-dimensional division with an additional crane yard and added trucks and specialized trailers and equipment.
or not—that may place obstacles in the road down the line. “JIT is nding additional avenues to maintain business with importers through not only our local terminal but also through other terminals back to our local facilities,” , Lockwood says. “Due to our variety and capabilities, we are a rst call for problem solving for many of the lines and entities that work alongside the GPA,” she says. It is precisely this level of cooperation and collaboration that keeps logistics as a constant Georgia state of mind. n
have been traded in to make way for the more modern vehicles. JIT also is building an additional 240,000-square-foot Norfolk Southern- served rail facility to handle more export commodities. In addition to operating facilities on the Norfolk Southern rail line, JIT maintains several other Savannah locations offering more than 750,000 square feet of warehouse space. JIT is exploring strategies to keep the business robust regardless of whatever economic challenges—pandemic-related
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