UPS to close Atlanta’s Marvin Miller Drive hub March 2, shifting workers to other facilities
A long-planned network restructuring reaches an Atlanta processing site
UPS is set to close its Atlanta hub on Marvin Miller Drive on March 2, 2026, ending operations at a facility that has been part of the company’s metro-area package flow. The closure is part of a broader network reconfiguration that UPS has described as the largest in its history, involving facility consolidations and expanded automation across its U.S. operations.
UPS has said employees affected by the Marvin Miller Drive closure are being offered positions at other company locations in the region. The company’s alternative placement options in metro Atlanta include its highly automated SMART hub near the Fulton County Airport and a separate UPS facility on Pleasantdale Road in DeKalb County.
What happens to employees and regional capacity
UPS has stated that it remains one of the largest employers in the Atlanta metro area, with approximately 12,000 employees locally. The company has also said that when unionized roles are affected by changes in operations, employees are offered other positions within UPS. Nationally, a significant share of UPS’s U.S. workforce is represented by the Teamsters.
The Marvin Miller Drive closure comes as UPS continues to adjust where and how packages are processed, increasingly leaning on automated sorting technology and modernized buildings. UPS has been expanding the footprint of the Atlanta-area SMART facility, which the company has positioned as a showcase for the kind of automation it is rolling out across its network.
Why UPS is consolidating facilities
UPS has been pursuing multi-year efforts to streamline operations, reduce costs, and align facility capacity with shifting shipment patterns. The company has reported that it has already closed 93 buildings and plans to close at least 24 more in 2026, including the Marvin Miller Drive facility.
UPS has also reported substantial staffing reductions in 2025, including a large decrease in total positions that reflected both operational changes and fewer seasonal roles year over year.
Atlanta-area context: investment alongside consolidation
While UPS is closing the Marvin Miller Drive hub, the company has simultaneously pursued investments elsewhere in the region. In DeKalb County, UPS has tied continued operations at its Pleasantdale Road site to a major upgrade plan, including a reported $151 million investment to modernize the facility. Local officials in DeKalb approved a property tax concession aimed at retaining that operation and its jobs, underscoring how UPS’s reshaping of its network can involve closures in some places and reinvestment in others.
Key facts at a glance
Facility closing: UPS Atlanta hub on Marvin Miller Drive
Closure date: March 2, 2026
Employee impact: UPS says all employees are being offered positions at other UPS facilities in the region
Broader strategy: network reconfiguration, facility consolidation, and expanded automation
UPS has characterized the ongoing changes as a modernization of its network, involving automation and a rebalancing of facilities to match operational needs.