| Geographic Advantages
Rickenbacker's location in Columbus, Ohio, USA is unequaled for
accessing the global marketplace as well as for offering superior
distribution opportunities throughout the United States and Canada.
Columbus also is a strong competitor in the international business
arena, with an established infrastructure for accessing opportunities
worldwide. Centered between Asia, Europe and South America, Rickenbacker
is positioned to provide global distribution dominance. This advantage
is also offered for pursuing opportunities throughout North America.
Centered between Chicago, New York and Atlanta, Columbus is the
USA's preferred location for distribution.
Numbers back up this claim: Columbus is within a one-day truck
drive of 60 percent of the world's largest consumer market. Cities
less than 200 miles (321.8 kilometers) from Columbus include Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville and Pittsburgh. Cities
450 miles (724 kilometers) or less include Chicago and Nashville.
Cities within 500 miles (805 kilometers) include Atlanta, New York,
St. Louis, Toronto and Washington D.C.
Columbus is also within a one-day truck drive of 58 percent of
the population of the USA and 61 percent of its manufacturing capacity,
and 50 percent of the Canadian population. Columbus is also the
USA's third largest port of entry for textiles. More than 40 freight
forwarding companies and 140 trucking firms operate in the region
each day, with 15,000 truckloads originating or terminating in Columbus.
To View a map of the trucking radius of Rickenbacker in Columbus,
Ohio, USA. |