Due to its transport connections, northern Hesse is the logistics centre of Germany. Well-known companies such as Amazon, DHL, GLS and Rudolph Logistik make use of this location advantage which secures significant cost savings for the companies. The region also boasts the latest "cut-off time". This means that orders are accepted in northern Hesse until the latest possible time of day and are still guaranteed to reach a recipient living in Germany the next day.

The good location, the good availability of low-cost space and the well qualified potential work force locally predestines the region of northern Hesse as a location for distribution centres.