Saia bought Lancaster, Texas-based LinkEx in 2015. (Saia Logistics)
January 27, 2026 3:06 PM, EST
Key Takeaways:
- Saia bought Lancaster, Texas-based LinkEx in 2015.
- Saia Logistics will employ just under 200 staff.
- Saia Logistics operates a 360,000-square-foot warehouse in Lancaster and manages a further 4 million square feet-plus of space at around 50 locations.
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Saia rebranded its LinkEx division as Saia Logistics in mid-January ahead of an expansion outside of the less-than-truckload carrier’s core operations.
Johns Creek, Ga.-based Saia ranks No. 17 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America and No. 7 in the LTL segment.
“Unifying our logistics services fully under the Saia brand helps customers better understand the breadth of solutions we offer,” Saia Chief Customer Officer Ray Ramu said in a statement. “It also supports our long-term growth strategy while maintaining the high level of service our customers expect.”
Growth at the former LinkEx division in 2026 involves expanding its last-mile dedicated carriage fleet, Saia Logistics Vice President and General Manager David Miller told TT on Jan. 26.
Saia bought Lancaster, Texas-based LinkEx in 2015, but the third-party logistics specialist’s branding had yet to be aligned.
“We felt like unifying our logistics services fully under the Saia brand eliminates confusion. It helps customers have a better understanding of the breadth and solutions that we offer outside of just traditional LTL,” Miller, who had been with LinkEx for eight years, told TT.
“We feel that by unifying the brand, and carrying the Saia name, it would be much easier for customers to engage with us. Saia is now a national LTL carrier, so we feel like we’ll absolutely be able to enjoy some additional market share by having that unified brand,” he added.
Saia Logistics will employ just under 200 staff. The 3PL’s employees are based at the corporate office just outside Dallas; at Saia headquarters in Johns Creek; in Suwanee, Ga., where a managed transportation group is based; and in Chattanooga, Tenn., where its international air and ocean freight team is based.
LinkEx is now Saia Logistics
LinkEx has been part of Saia for more than a decade. Now, we’re aligning our logistics services more closely with the Saia brand to create a more connected freight and logistics experience for our customers. https://t.co/gkuP5tXZJE #saialogistics pic.twitter.com/R3ifrAhlGo
— Saia Logistics (@LinkExInc) January 15, 2026
The 3PL operates a 360,000-square-foot warehouse in Lancaster and manages a further 4 million square feet-plus of space at around 50 locations. The latter facilities are a combination of company-owned real estate and subleased space.
Currently, the company operates a last-mile dedicated fleet with 100 26-foot box trucks. The trucks are housed at Saia terminals.
The unit operates out of 14 sites but expects to add 12 more locations by the end of 2026, Miller said.
The fleet operates facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth, six locations in the state of Florida, Denver, Atlanta and the Pacific Northwest.
New facilities will be added in Chicagoland, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston, six locations in California and Houston.
Part of the reason for the expansion is that the division will go beyond threshold delivery into room-of-choice delivery in 2026, said Miller. This upgrade to the service options will begin in Florida, he added.
Saia Logistics will be operating from a position of strength, the executive said.
“We were very fortunate [in 2025]. We don’t report our logistics revenues separately, but I can tell you that despite the challenging market conditions, it was a very good year for LinkEx/Saia Logistics because we showed growth in every one of our business segments,” Miller said.
And Miller said he was optimistic about the prospects for both Saia Logistics and the overall freight market in 2026.
“We’re starting to see spot markets stabilize a bit,” he said. “The Great Freight Recession lasted much longer than any of us had anticipated, but I am cautiously optimistic about this year.
“I can only speak for Saia Logistics, but from our perspective, I’m extremely optimistic because [we’re] continuing to scale the final-mile services. And then additionally, international is becoming a much bigger component of our overall offering.”
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