SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Charter bus company CharterUP has opened a Southaven office, along with a second office in Memphis, to serve as its Mid-South operations hub, and it plans to hire for operations, dispatch and account management jobs at both locations. The Austin-based company announced the expansion on Monday, Nov. 9.
CharterUP runs an online marketplace that books charter buses and shuttles through a network of independent, locally owned transportation companies. According to the company, the new offices give customers in the region a local team for trip planning, dispatch, account management and on-site support.
The company describes itself as an AI-driven mobility platform serving universities, transit agencies, airports, businesses and communities across the United States. It works with hundreds of independent bus operators and sends bookings to them through its platform. It says every operating partner, vehicle and driver in its network must meet its safety and quality standards.
Why CharterUP Picked Southaven and Memphis
The company said its regional business has grown sharply over the past 18 months, driven by large infrastructure projects and growth among major employers. Its Mid-South work includes daily workforce shuttles for manufacturing and data center construction, crew transportation for distribution campuses, and group travel for hospitals, universities and major events. CharterUP named FedEx, Baptist Memorial Hospital and SpaceX among its clients in the area.
“We aren’t new to Memphis,” said Armir Harris, CharterUP’s founder and CEO. “Opening offices in Memphis and Southaven puts our team closer to the customers building this region and the local transportation companies supporting them.”
Harris said the Mid-South is “the first of several markets” where the company plans aggressive expansion over the next 12 months.
Buses, Jobs and How to Apply
Regional network: more than 400 buses across the Mid-South, part of a nationwide network of more than 10,000 vehicles, according to the company.
Jobs: operations, dispatch and account management roles in both Southaven and Memphis. Openings are listed at CharterUP.com/careers.
Bookings: online at CharterUP.com or through the Mid-South team at (888) 363-4083.
The announcement did not give the address of the Southaven office or the number of people the company expects to hire.
A Fit for DeSoto County’s Logistics Economy
The move adds another company to DeSoto County’s freight, distribution and data center economy. Many large facilities in the area are remote and run around the clock, which creates steady demand for shift-worker transportation, the company noted. In Southaven, residents have reported heavy construction traffic around SpaceXAI’s data center sites this year.
