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Transportation

Distance to Markets

City

Distance in Miles / Direction

Drive Time

Atlanta, GA

367 miles / East

6 hours 5 minutes

Chicago, IL

630 miles / Northeast

9 hours 55 minutes

Dallas, TX

513 miles / Southwest

8 hours 5 minutes

Jackson, MS

113 / Southwest

1 hours 5 minutes

Memphis, TN

99 miles / North

1 hour 35 minutes

New Orleans, LA

299 miles / South

4 hours 50 minutes

Source: Rand McNally, http://www.randmcnally.com/ (as ofApr 2009)

Airports

Airports

Name / ID

Associated City
and Distance 1

Longest Runway
Length / Width

Acres

Control
Tower

Grenada Municipal Airport

(GNF)

Grenada / 7 miles

7,000' x 150'

656

No

Memphis International Airport

(MEM) 

Memphis, TN / 92 miles

11,200' x 150'

3,900

Yes

Jackson International Airport

(JAN)

Jackson, MS / 123 miles

8,500' x 150'

3,381

Yes

Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration Airport Master Records as posted on www.gcr1.com (as of March 2009); (1) Source: Rand McNally; (as of Apr 2009)

Deepwater Ports

Nearest Deepwater Port

Name

Distance

Services

Port of Rosedale

73 miles

  • Hard surface loading area - 1.5 acres
  • Mobile cranes - 1
  • Truck Scale
  • Conveyor loaders - 2
    Capacity - 150 ton
  • Direct dump ramp
  • Palletized load handling
  • Warehouse dry storage
    Capacity - 20,000 sq. ft.
    Humidity Controlled
  • Rail spurs on terminal - 1
    Number of tracks - 1
    Total length - 1 mile
  • Facilities for passengers - Public concrete
    boat ramp
  • Other facilities and capacities - truck/rail
    dry-bulk transfer system

Sources: Mississippi Dept. of Transportation; Port of Rosedale; May 2009

Freight Carriers

Motor Freight & Contract Carriers (partial list)

Company

Sevices / Terminal

AAA Cooper Transportation

647 Highway 7 N, Grenada

(662) 226-0260

  • Trucking, Motor Freight

ALM Transporation Inc.

803 Highway 7 N, Grenada

(662) 226-0260

  • Trucking, Motor Freight

Cooper Freight Service

Airport Industrial Park, Grenada

(662) 226-7004

  • Trucking

Fedex Freight

(Formerly Amercian/Viking)

104 Country Mdws, Grenada

(800) 525-6719

Milan Express Co

2546 Sunset Dr, Grenada

(662) 227-9082

  • Trucking, Motor Freight

Old Dominion Freight Line

593 Lakeview Dr, Grenada

(662) 229-0052

  • Trucking, Motor Freight

Service Transport

562 Windmill, Grenada

(662) 226-7779

  • Trucking, Motor Freight

Sipp’s Trucking Co.

601 3rd Street, Grenada

(662) 226-8645

  • Trucking, Motor Freight

Staten Construction

135 Apple Valley Rd, Grenada

(662) 225-6097

  • Trucking

Thomas Trucking Inc

1964 Murff Dr, Grenada

(662) 226-2055

  • Trucking, long-haul

YRC (Yellow & Roadway)

16574 Hwy 8W, Grenada

(800) 610-6500

Sources: AllPages.com; :Quick Transport Solutions; YellowPages.com; Yippie.biz and respective websites (as of May 2009) 

Parcel Carriers

Parcel Carriers

Name

Latest Drop-off

Earliest Delivery

FedEx

Drop Box Only

4:45 Pick-up 1300 Sunset Dr

8:00 am

Greyhound Package Express

5:00 pm / M-F

9:00 am

UPS

Drop Boxes Only

4:30 Pick-up 109 1st St

4:45 Pick-up 1300 Sunset Dr

8:00 am

US Postal Service

5:00 pm / M-F

Depends on service commitment (Next Day, 2nd Day or 2nd Delivery Day) and drop off time. Call local Post Office to determine actual delivery times.

Sources: respective websites (as of May 2009) 

Rail Service

Rail Transportation

Name

Direction

Main or Branch

Short or National 

Nearest Intermodal Facility

Grenada Railroad, LLC

North-South

Main

Short

Memphis, TN

Source: Toby Altvorst-Grenada Railway, LLC (Oct 2009)