New Georgia hub aims to take 26,000 containers off the road

CDL & Trucking News · October 30, 2026 · Source: FreightWaves · By Stuart Chirls · 3 min read at the source

The Gainesville Inland Port is expected to shift 26,000 containers from road to rail in its first year. (Photo: Georgia Ports)

The state of Georgia officially opens an inland rail hub with plans to take tens of thousands of containers off the roads.

Reported by Stuart Chirls for FreightWaves (Container Shipping), originally published October 30, 2026.

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Topics: Container Shipping, Maritime, Railroad, Gainesville Inland Port, Georgia, inland ports, Port of Savannah, Trucking

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