Truck dispatch in Jackson, MS

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Freight in Jackson

MDOT's 2022 freight plan lists the roads that serve the Jackson area's biggest freight generators: Nissan's Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant, an Amazon fulfillment center and the Gluckstadt distribution center in Madison County; the Continental Tire plant, the Clinton Industrial Park, the Northwest Industrial Park and UPS in Hinds County; and FedEx, the KCS Jackson Intermodal Rail Yard and the air cargo logistics center at Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport in Rankin County. CN's main line also runs from Memphis through Jackson to New Orleans.

Nissan's Canton plant has 4.7 million square feet of manufacturing space and has built vehicles since 2003. Continental opened its Clinton plant in October 2019 to make large truck and bus tires; the first phase is set to produce 750,000 truck tires a year at full capacity. Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg company in the United States, has its headquarters in Ridgeland. That mix means auto parts and finished vehicles, tires, eggs and parcel freight moving every week.

Major shippers and freight hubs

Listed for context from official sources. Fleetorica isn't affiliated with these companies, and we don't claim them as customers. We couldn't find a current official largest-employer list for Hinds County, so each row cites the company or MDOT.

Main routes and truck traffic

The highways most loads in and out of Jackson run on: I-55, I-20, I-220, US 49, US 80, MS 25, MS 18, MS 475.

I-55 runs north to Memphis and south to McComb and New Orleans. I-20 runs east to Meridian and Birmingham and west to Vicksburg, Shreveport and Dallas. I-220 links the two on the north and west side of the city, and US 49 heads southeast to Hattiesburg and Gulfport. MDOT names all four, plus MS 25 toward Starkville, as the state's main freight corridors.

MDOT's freight plan says most of Mississippi's truck traffic is centered on the Jackson and Gulfport–Biloxi metro areas, and that stretches of I-20 and I-55 in Jackson had truck travel times more than three times the average in 2019. MDOT's 2024 truck parking study counted about 1,133 trucks parking along I-55 in Mississippi on a typical day in 2023, for 901 spaces, and about 1,788 along I-20, for 1,537 spaces.

Lane planner: what a load out of Jackson really pays

Pick a lane, type the broker's offer, and see your miles, driving time, fuel and what's left after dispatch.

Miles are estimates (straight-line distance × 1.13). Check your truck GPS before you accept a load. Driving days assume the 11-hour driving limit.

Who hauls out of Jackson

About three out of four for-hire carriers based in Jackson run a single truck or less. That's who we work for: owner-operators and small fleets who want a dispatcher handling the load boards, broker calls and paperwork. The truck count above also includes private and utility fleets.

Largest for-hire carriers based in Jackson

By trucks reported to FMCSA, from the Company Census File for companies with a physical address in Jackson, MS, as of October 10, 2026. Listed for reference only; Fleetorica isn't affiliated with these companies. Check any carrier or broker with our carrier and broker lookup.

Truck parking and weigh stations

Counts are from MDOT's September 2024 truck parking study, using 2023 data, the newest count we could find. MDOT doesn't publish truck space counts for each rest area near Jackson, so the county rows add up public and private spaces on the main freight highways and compare them with GPS counts of parked trucks. Source

Mississippi had 340 public truck spaces and about 4,500 private ones on its main freight highways in 2023. In the study's driver survey, the I-20 and I-55 junction in Jackson was the most-named problem spot for parking in the state, and the study found parking demand peaks around 9 p.m. Source

Weigh stations

MDOT's 2024 truck parking study maps 19 active weigh stations on Mississippi's main freight highways, and none is in the Jackson area. The closest are on I-20 near Vicksburg, at the Mississippi River, and on I-55 near the Louisiana line. Source

Since July 2021, the Department of Public Safety's Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division has enforced Mississippi's truck weight and size limits and does roadside driver and equipment inspections. Source

Freight calendar for Jackson and Mississippi

When freight picks up in and around Jackson. Bars show the months; each line links its official source.

What we book, by truck type

Dry van

Auto parts, tires, retail and parcel freight keep dry vans busy all year. We look for reloads near Jackson so you're not deadheading out to Memphis or New Orleans.

Reefer

Eggs, poultry and grocery distribution keep reefers moving. We confirm the temperature, pulp and appointment before we book.

Flatbed

Machinery, building materials, pipe and timber products move on flatbeds across central Mississippi. We check securement and tarp needs before we book.

Power only

Distribution centers in Madison and Rankin counties put preloaded trailers on the market. We confirm the trailer, the pickup number and the gate rules before you go.

Box truck

Retail, grocery and parcel distribution across the metro means steady box truck work, including final-mile deliveries.

How we dispatch here

• In MDOT's driver survey, the I-20 and I-55 junction in Jackson was the most-named problem spot for parking, so we lock in your overnight stop before you roll
• We avoid tight appointments that run you through I-20 and I-55 in Jackson at rush hour, where truck travel times are the least reliable in the state
• Madison County, home to Nissan and big distribution centers, had about 33 truck spaces for 87 parked trucks in 2023, so we plan where you'll wait before a Canton appointment
• Interstate carriers need nothing extra from Mississippi. For-hire loads that stay inside Mississippi need MDOT General Freight Operating Authority
• A $25 Mississippi harvest permit allows up to 88,000 lb for farm and forest products from the field, but not on interstates without a separate permit

State rules, permits and taxes are on our Mississippi dispatch page.

Pricing

a percentage of the load's gross, quoted for your truck and lanes, charged only on loads we book. No contract, and your first load is free.

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