SH 130 will serve as an alternate route for firms wanting to avoid congestion on Interstate 35 around downtown Austin. Nationally, Interstate 35 is the primary trade route between Mexico and Canada—the NAFTA corridor. Hutto is within a four hour drive of Laredo, TX and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 45 minutes from San Antonio and a few hours from the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. Interstate 10 will soon be connected to Hutto via SH 130 making Houston and three other major sea ports accessible in less than four hours.

Hutto’s central Texas location in the Texas is within hours of Mexico, four of the nation’s largest sea ports and Texas’ four largest cities: Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio. Central Texas is served by two Class I rail carriers.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) is a fully functional state-of-the-art international airport recognized in the freight industry for its highly effective cargo port design. Over 254 million pounds of air cargo shipments pass annually through ABIA.

Primary air cargo carriers include BAX Global, DHL, FedEx, Lone Star Overnight and UPS. ABIA has a permanent U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry permitting full clearance of international cargo and passengers on site.

The region has more than 24.3 million square feet of warehouse/distribution space. Central Texas currently has approximately 2,854 acres in Foreign Trade Zone 183. Hutto should work to get a site in Foreign Trade Zone 183.

The region has nearly 40,000 workers employed in transportation and material moving occupations. The region’s transportation and warehouse industry numbers nearly 500 firms and a workforce of more than 9,000.