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Fort Worth industry updates for trucking, labor, and manufacturing

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

This page has local industry information for these sectors.

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

Fort Worth Industry Information

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.

Fort Worth Trucking

BNSF lists its Alliance Intermodal Facility at 14821 Blue Mound Road in Haslet, with hours open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The same BNSF listing says flip hours also run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with day-of-notification plus 48 hours of free time.

The City of Fort Worth approved the Alliance Logistics District to eliminate permitting requirements and fees for overweight vehicles operating on city streets inside the district.

The City action also supported the use of hostler trucks and autonomous vehicle technology within the Alliance Logistics District.

For Fort Worth carriers working Alliance, Blue Mound Road, Intermodal Parkway, and north-side freight routes, fuel drafts, driver pay, insurance, and repair bills can still come due before the customer pays the invoice.

Source: BNSF; City of Fort Worth

Source date: current BNSF facility listing; November 11, 2025 City Council action

Links: BNSF Facility Listings | Alliance Logistics District council action

Fort Worth Labor

BLS reported Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine nonfarm payroll employment at 1,199,900 in January 2026, up 11,400 jobs from January 2025.

Professional and business services employment reached 150,700 in January 2026, up 2,100 jobs from January 2025.

Education and health services employment reached 160,400 in January 2026, up 3,300 jobs from January 2025.

Tarrant County’s unemployment rate was 4.2% in January 2026, not seasonally adjusted.

For Fort Worth staffing firms serving healthcare, business services, logistics, warehouse, and industrial customers, more shifts can mean more payroll, taxes, benefits, and timecard billing before the customer pays the invoice.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source date: January 2026 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro table with Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine division data

Link: BLS Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Data

Fort Worth Manufacturing

BLS reported Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine manufacturing employment at 109,200 in January 2026, up 300 jobs from January 2025.

The City of Fort Worth’s 2025 economic development policy lists Mobility as a target sector, including automotive and transportation manufacturing.

The same policy lists Aerospace & Defense as a target sector, including aerospace manufacturing and design.

BNSF also lists an Alliance Vehicle Facility at 1001 Railhead Drive in Fort Worth, 18 miles from Fort Worth and 40 miles from Dallas.

For Fort Worth manufacturers tied to automotive, transportation equipment, aerospace parts, defense work, rail-served suppliers, and Alliance-area customers, materials, outside shop work, payroll, packaging, and delivery costs can come due before the customer pays the invoice.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; City of Fort Worth; BNSF

Source date: January 2026 BLS metro table; December 2025 Fort Worth EDPA policy; current BNSF facility listing

Links: BLS Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Data | City of Fort Worth 2025 EDPA Policy | BNSF Facility Listings

When Fort Worth Businesses Finish the Work Before the Customer Pays

Fort Worth freight, staffing, and manufacturing companies can have 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 Fort Worth invoice factoring page.