California to Michigan freight shipping and trucking services are in high demand. Los Angeles to Grand Rapids is a very heavily traveled route for freight transportation.
The Los Angeles, CA to Grand Rapids, MI shipping lane is a 2,176 mile haul that takes more than 32 hours of driving to complete. Shipping from California to Michigan ranges from a minimum of 1,864 miles and 27 hours from Mountain Pass, CA to Three Oaks, MI to over 2,564 miles and a minimum of 39 hours on the road from Crescent City, CA to Mackinaw City, MI. The shortest route from California to Michigan is along I-80 E through Omaha, NB; however, there’s also a more southern route that uses I-70 E passing through Kansas City, KS.
California Freight Shipping Quotes and Trucking Rates
California is a large, densely populated state, especially along the Pacific Coast where the San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego metropolitan areas link northern, central and southern California. For the most part, California has a pleasant and mild climate. It’s hotter and drier in the south, and the north is colder in the winter and wetter in the summer. With mountains in the east and hills in the west, along the coast, it’s is a beautiful state to drive through, but it can be demanding for California truckers. Many truckers would say that California’s greatest challenges lie in its diesel regulations and traffic congestion.
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Michigan Freight Shipping Quotes and Trucking Rates
Michigan, the Great Lakes State, is made up of two peninsulas surrounded by the world’s largest freshwater lakes. Southeast Michigan, the most densely populated part of the state, is home to the Detroit Metro Area and the American automotive industry. Further north, there’s lumber, mining and furniture manufacturing. Michigan borders Ontario, Canada to the east and north, across lakes Huron and Superior. Indiana and Ohio are to the south, and Illinois and Wisconsin are to the west, across Lake Michigan. Detroit is approximately 300 miles east of Chicago and 250 miles west of Toronto, Canada. Michigan is warm and humid in the summer, cold and snowy in the winter. Michigan’s climate sometimes causes delays in trucking.
California to Michigan Freight shipping quotes and trucking rates vary at times due to the individual states industry needs. Since California is largely agricultural, with many food processing and distribution centers, we see plenty of shipments by refrigerated trailer, and with Michigan being mostly industrial we see flatbed trailer as well as by the more common dry van trucks. Heavy Hauling Trucking services are also common from LA to Detroit. Our Less Than Truckload (LTL) carriers in both California and Alabama are also running a number of regular services between the two states, and it’s an active route for heavy haul freight shipments, as well.
