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Chattanooga industry updates for trucking, labor, and manufacturing

Orange Commercial Credit works with trucking, staffing,
and manufacturing companies in the Chattanooga area.

This page has local industry information for these sectors.

It is also a support page for businesses comparing invoice factoring options in Chattanooga.

Chattanooga Industry Information

Last updated: May 2026

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.

Chattanooga Trucking

Hamilton County says Enterprise South Industrial Park encompasses a 1,200-acre area at the heart of the 6,000-acre former Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant property.

The Chattanooga Chamber’s strategic planning summary says Chattanooga is recognized as a top destination for freight services.

Chattanooga Airport’s 2025 operations summary listed 17,657,540 pounds of total cargo year to date in December 2025.

December cargo totaled 1,392,131 pounds.

Source: Hamilton County; Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce; Chattanooga Airport

Source date: current industrial park page; February 2025 strategic planning summary; December 2025 airport statistics

Links: Hamilton County Industrial Parks | Chattanooga Climbs Higher Strategic Planning Summary | Chattanooga Airport 2025 Statistics

Chattanooga Labor

Tennessee labor force estimates listed the Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA unemployment rate at 3.2% in December 2025.

Civilian labor force totaled 297,446, with 287,969 employed and 9,477 unemployed.

Hamilton County unemployment stood at 3.2% in December 2025.

The Chattanooga Chamber says education and workforce partners collaborate with companies including Volkswagen and Wacker Chemie to prepare talent for advanced manufacturing, logistics, and back-office operations.

Source: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce

Source date: December 2025 labor force estimates; current talent development page

Links: | Chattanooga Chamber Talent Development

Chattanooga Manufacturing

The Chattanooga Chamber annual report says the chamber recruited more than $1 billion in capital investment and more than 700 new jobs over the past year.

The same annual report says NOVONIX’s new facility will expand capacity and elevate Chattanooga as a hub for advanced manufacturing.

The Chamber’s strategic planning summary says industrial real estate is becoming less available in Hamilton County and that manufacturing growth may shift toward surrounding regional counties.

The Chattanooga Chamber also says workforce partners are preparing talent for advanced manufacturing through programs linked to employers such as Volkswagen and Wacker Chemie.

Source: Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce

Source date: current annual report page; February 2025 strategic planning summary; current talent development page

Links: Chattanooga Chamber Annual Report | Chattanooga Climbs Higher Strategic Planning Summary | Chattanooga Chamber Talent Development

When Chattanooga Businesses Finish the Work Before the Customer Pays

Chattanooga freight, staffing, manufacturing, and B2B companies can run into the same problem in different ways: the work is done, the invoice is out, and the customer is still paying on terms.

If those terms are stretching payroll, fuel, repairs, materials, or weekly staffing costs, you can compare invoice factoring options before you decide.

See how customer review, invoice review, paperwork, advance, reserve, fee, and funding timing work on our invoice factoring page for Chattanooga companies.