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Kilgore is located within a transportation nucleus east of Dallas and west of Shreveport. Nestled in the piney woods of East Texas, the community is located just two miles from Interstate 20, linking Kilgore to a major transportation artery where trucks can drive coast to coast without ever seeing a traffic light. US HWY 259 and 59 south to Houston and north to I-30, along with State HWYs 42, 31, and 135, offer other interstate quality roads for easy transportation to additional markets.

The East Texas Regional Airport is within a five minute drive on HWY 349 and holds the distinction of being the first civilian airport in the State and the Southwest to have a 10,000-foot runway. American Eagle offers regular regional jet service to DFW International. 
 
The Port of Shreveport-Bossier is just 69 miles east of Kilgore on the Red River Waterway.  The Port has immediate access to barge, motor freight, and air transport providing a robust network of distribution.  For example, United Parcel Service (UPS) estimates that next-day motor freight service from Shreveport-Bossier is capable of reaching almost 30 million people in some of America's strongest consumer markets - making it a UPS top five market for next-day distribution.
 
Also included are transportation mileage charts and maps as well as a list of motor freight carriers:

 

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Highway Access
Miles To                          Highway 
 2 Interstate 20
<1 US Highway 259
 2 TX Highway 31
<5 TX Highway 42
<5 TX Highway 135
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Motor Freight Carriers

 

Local Motor Freight Carriers
38 Serving this area.
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Air Transportation
 
Air Transportation
Nearest Airport Miles from Airport
East Texas Regional 8
Tyler Pounds Field Regional 24
Shreveport Regional 55
Dallas Fort Worth 120
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The East Texas Regional Airport is 8 miles from Kilgore and provides direct flights to the Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport via their regional partner, American Eagle.  Annual passenger traffic is 25,000 with both small package and large cargo services available through the airline.

Pounds Field Regional Airport is in Tyler, Texas, 24 miles from Kilgore. Annual passenger service is  75,000 with both small package and large cargo services available through the airline.

Shreveport Regional, the 2009 Louisiana Airport of the Year, is less than 60 minutes from Kilgore and is the largest airport in the Ark-La-Tex, with scheduled non-stop airline service to seven destinations and cargo service from FedEx, United Parcel Service and several smaller carriers. It has two runways, the longest of which is 8,351 feet and is home to 62 based aircraft. Annual passenger service is 300,000.

 

 

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Port Service
Kilgore Area Port Service
 
Port Service
Nearest Port Miles from Port
Port of Shreveport 75
Port of Houston 205
Port of Port Arthur 207
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Rail Service

Rail service in the Kilgore, Texas. . .

  • Union Pacific - 35 Trains Daily
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe - 5  Trains Daily
  • Amtrack - 2 Trains Daily

Sam Dunn Enterprises is an offloading option.  The cost for offloading services is as follows:
One railcar = four trucks =$97.50/truck
Handling =                           $525.00/railcar
Offloaded and delivered =$915.00/railcar
Storage =                             $4 – 5/roll with a maximum of 5,000 to 7,500 lbs each
Other services include:
Ø Food Grade Warehouse
Ø Transload and order filling
Ø Inventory tracking by each customer’s requirements
Ø Damage rework and damage reporting
Ø Supply reordering through vendors directly
Ø Order filling by customers requirements
Ø Outbound truck brokering and scheduling
Ø Inbound railcar tracking
Ø Dedicated rail service crew
Ø Daily inventory reconciliation between Customers system and SDE Accuplus (WMS) system (if applicable)
Ø Weekly physical inventory
Ø Prepare and submit various reports daily (if requested)
Ø BOL’s and loading diagrams prepared
Ø Railcar cleaning service provided for Union Pacific
Ø Pictures of all outbound rail loads kept on computer
Rail construction is a 17-month construction period with an estimated expense of $5-$7 million.
 
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Location of Major Cities
Location of Major Cities in relation to Kilgore, Texas
 
Location from Major Cities
Dallas 120 Miles
Shreveport 55 Miles
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Transportation Summary
FedEx and UPS offers package shipping services door-to-door in Kilgore, with a shipping center located eight miles from the proposed site. In addition, Shreveport Regional Airport offers daily service to customers seeking to ship overnight cargo or parcels to anywhere in the world through both FedEx Express and United Parcel Service operating Airbus wide-body aircraft. Shreveport Regional Airport is recognized as the second busiest air cargo airport in the state of Louisiana.
 
Transportation Summary
Motor Freight Companies 6 Local Terminals 32 within 30 mile radius
Railroad Union Pacific – 7 Stops Santa Fe & AMTRAK – 10 miles
Bus Lines Greyhound Lines, Inc. 11 stops per 24-hour period
Port Facilities Shreveport, LA
(60 miles)		 Houston, TX (200 miles)
Air Cargo Gregg County
(8 miles)		 American Eagle (7 flights daily)
Airports
East Texas Regional Airport
(4 flights daily to DFW)
 Tyler Pounds Field (45 miles)
Shreveport, LA (55 miles)
Dallas/Ft Worth (120 miles)
Overnight Package Services Federal Express, UPS, DHL, Airborne, Purolator Couriers  
Highways IH 20, US 259 State Highways 31, 42, 135
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