Daimler Freightliner breaks ground on 200,000 SF logistics facility / Lyons Industrial handled negotiations

Gaffney leaders broke ground on a state-of-the-art logistics facility on April 13th last month.  Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. and Daimler Trucks North America broke ground on the $22.7 million facility.

Bobby Lyons, CCIM and Adam Padgett with Lyons Industrial Properties handled site negotiations for Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. and the sellers of the property.  Freightliner purchased the 25.75-acre tract on which to build a 200,000-square-foot logistics center for its growing operations.

Freightliner chassis-making operation will get a new logistics center, additional office space and more employee parking. Also, the expansion will boost by 60% the production line’s use of assembling chassis parts into kits for later assembly.  The company employs over 600 people in their Gaffney plant.

David Carson, president of Freightliner Custom Chassis, says the expansion sets up the plant for growth.

“The leadership at DTNA wants to ensure we have the tools and facilities we need to continue delivering the best chassis for all our customers across all product lines,” he says.

Bobby Lyons, President of Lyons Industrial Properties, said “We are proud to be a part of such a fantastic expansion in Cherokee County.  Freightliner was a pleasure to work with as was the seller.  It was a rewarding transaction all the way around.  Great things are happening in the Upstate of SC and we are very proud to be a part of this community.”

The Gaffney plant makes truck frames for use in recreational vehicles, buses and trucks.