Less than a month after a massive fire destroyed its million-square-foot warehouse in Tracy, California, Medline has secured over 1.6 million square feet of new distribution space. The move effectively restores the company’s supply chain capacity while expanding its customer-facing footprint in Northern California by 45 percent.
The expansion includes an immediate lease on a 925,000-square-foot facility on Sugar Road in Tracy, located less than 10 miles from the site of the June 11 blaze. Medline plans to utilize its dedicated MedTrans fleet to begin deliveries from this location in the coming months, incorporating the same AI-powered logistics technologies used across its global network. Johnny Glover, who managed the original site, will lead operations at the new Tracy facility.
A second, 709,000-square-foot facility in Stockton is slated to open in January 2027. Combined with the new Tracy site and a separate 1 million-square-foot center currently under construction in Perris, Medline expects its total California distribution footprint to reach nearly 5 million square feet by mid-2027.
Medline CEO Jim Boyle credited the rapid recovery to the resilience of the company’s staff, noting that the ability to secure and activate these facilities so quickly underscores the firm’s commitment to regional healthcare providers. Chief commercial officer Doug Golwas emphasized that the company prioritized continuity for West Coast clients during the transition period, stating that the new infrastructure will streamline service for patients who rely on the company’s medical-surgical supplies.
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