— Serving Clients Nationwide Since 1979 —
Orange Commercial Credit works with trucking, staffing,
and manufacturing companies in the Birmingham area.
This page has local industry information for these sectors.
The summaries are based on publicly available information from the sources named under each section. They are not comprehensive and may not reflect the latest developments.
For the latest details, check the original sources directly.
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport says fleet traffic departing BHM can reach one of five major interstates within three to 15 minutes.
The BHM cargo fact sheet lists I-20, I-22, I-65, I-459, and I-59 as nearby interstate routes serving airport-area freight.
BHM says all-cargo operations are located on the southwest side of the airport, giving freight access to interstate highways.
The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham says the Birmingham MPO freight chapter includes freight flows, freight trends, freight-related capacity projects, and the economic impacts of the freight industry.
For Birmingham carriers working BHM cargo, I-20, I-22, I-59, I-65, I-459, and airport-area freight, fuel drafts, driver pay, insurance, and repair bills can still come due before the customer pays the invoice.
BLS reported Birmingham area nonfarm payroll employment at 566,700 in February 2026.
Education and health services employment reached 77,500 in February 2026.
Professional and business services employment reached 74,900.
Trade, transportation, and utilities employment reached 112,500.
For Birmingham staffing firms serving healthcare, professional services, transportation, airport-area employers, warehouse, and industrial customers, more shifts can mean more payroll, taxes, benefits, and timecard billing before the customer pays the invoice.
BLS reported Birmingham area manufacturing employment at 40,000 in February 2026.
Birmingham Business Alliance says the region has nearly 200 advanced materials and manufacturing firms across metals, chemicals, plastics, composites, aggregates, mining, and machinery.
Birmingham Business Alliance also says the region employs 16,000 advanced materials and manufacturing workers.
Birmingham’s advanced manufacturing page says U.S. Steel opened a $300 million electric arc furnace facility in Fairfield with annual capacity of more than 1.5 million tons.
For Birmingham manufacturers tied to steel, advanced materials, machinery, chemicals, plastics, composites, airport freight, and interstate shipping, materials, outside shop work, payroll, packaging, and delivery costs can come due before the customer pays the invoice.