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An Allied truck shown here departing headquarters facility on Express Drive. The company is a top Allied Van Lines agent serving the entire U.S.
There are over 60,000 square feet of cooler and freezer storage space in Gulfport.
bay drive-through shop and 6,000 square feet of office space; parts storage and inventory management;
a drive-through truck wash; a fully- equipped driver training facility; over 300,000 square feet of warehouse space for commercial storage; and
an additional 12,000 square feet of general office space.
The second facility in Gulfport sits on 12 acres and includes: another 12,000 square feet of office space; 118,000 square feet of storage, including 60,000 square feet of cooler and freezer space, household goods storage, and 25,000 square feet of state-of-the-art records storage. This facility has the added feature of its own rail siding which leads through a warehouse, allowing goods to be loaded onto or off of rail cars inside.
These facilities are USDA-CCC approved, Customs Bonded and serve as a Customs Enterprise Station for the Port of Gulfport, U.S. Border.
The company also offers port dray services to assist with storage and the distribution of goods brought into the Ports of Gulfport, New Orleans and Mobile.
The company’s facilities have allowed it to grow in many different directions, utilizing in excess of 1,300 pieces of equipment, including portable 20- and 40-foot custom-built storage containers used for on-site storage throughout
the region; containers retrofitted as portable, air-conditioned storage; >>
In addition to cooler and freezer storage, the company offers records management and household goods storage.
they went out on job sites to make
sure employees had what they needed. And if they didn’t, he made sure that they did. I admired him for that, so his legacy lives on in the way we treat our employees,” said Fayard, Jr.
The other key ingredient to the company’s success has been its First
in Service culture and mindset. Every employee has a genuine commitment to quality and professionalism. Walk into any John Fayard facility and you’ll find squeaky clean floors, pressed uniforms, ultra clean trucks and equipment and well-maintained grounds. It’s the John Fayard Moving & Warehousing way. Those outward signs are a clue to the quality of the work and the services going on behind the scenes.
“Details matter when you want to be first in service to your customers,” says
Fayard, Jr., “We don’t just talk service, we deliver service. Our success has been dependent on giving customers what they ask for and exceeding customer expectations. It’s important that we never lose sight of that.”
Quality Service in Two Locations
John Fayard Moving & Warehousing is positioned perfectly between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana with headquarters located along Interstate 10 in Gulfport, Mississippi – a position from which the company manages its entire network of trucks, drivers and warehouses throughout the country.
There are three facilities in Gulfport – the main facility on 40 acres along Interstate 10 includes: a 32-door, 25,000 square-foot break bulk facility; a maintenance facility with a seven-
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