Five years after the business began in a downtown Chattanooga storefront, Network Transport is more than tripling the size of its office by relocating into larger facilities inside the CBL Building near Hamilton Place Mall.
“We simply outgrew our previous location and had nowhere to grow,” Bob Poulos, the chief commercial officer for Network Transport said during a grand opening celebration last week for the company’s new East Brainerd location. “This gives us the runway to grow and allows us to draw from a bigger area while still being in this talent-rich market.”
Founded in 2016 by trucking industry veterans David Ferguson and Ben Gordon, Network Transport is on pace to nearly double its sales again this year after recording $121 million in revenues in 2021. To keep up with the growth, the company is planning to add up to 100 employees this year to more than double its existing 85-employee company.
“One of the most important responsibilities of running a company is to make sure that your people have a workspace that can comfortably meet their needs and the needs of our operation,” said Ferguson, the president of Network Transport. “As much as we liked our office on Cherry Street and enjoyed being part of downtown Chattanooga, we knew the day was fast-approaching that we would grow beyond the space in the Loveman’s building, which we owned and are now selling.”
Ferguson said the new 14,000-square-foot office is more spacious than the former downtown site, and being located near the mall and along I-75 should draw workers from a wider geographic footprint. Since moving into the new complex, Network Transport has already added 12 new employees.