Utah to Maryland Freight shipping and trucking services are in high demand; Salt Lake City to Rockville is a very heavily traveled route.
The Salt Lake City, UT to Rockville, MD shipping lane is a 2,064 mile trip that takes more than 30 hours of driving to complete. Shipping from Utah to Maryland ranges from a minimum of 1,797 miles and over 27 hours on the road from Agate, UT to Friendsville, MD, to over 2,416 miles and a minimum of 36 hours on the road from St George, UT to Snow Hill, MD. The shortest route from Utah to Maryland is along the I-80 E corridor; however there is a more southerly route that uses the I-64 E, traveling through Kansas City, KS and Louisville, KY.
Utah Freight Shipping Quotes and Trucking Rates
Almost all of Utah’s nearly three million inhabitants live among the valleys of the Wasatch Front. As a result, much of the state is largely uninhabited and unspoiled. To the west of the I-15, the landscape is broadly desert. To the south and east, the soft sandstone has been etched by wind and weather over time to form stunning natural sculptures. Dotted throughout the state are pine forests, valleys and basins.
The climate is semi-arid or desert, with moisture coming chiefly from Pacific Ocean storms or Gulf of California monsoons. Winter inversions are common, especially around the basins, causing haze and freezing fog. Tornados are unusual, but wildfires are increasingly common due to the high summer temperatures and dry climate.
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Maryland Freight Shipping & Trucking
Maryland is a densely populated state in a densely populated part of the country, so it is well served by interstate highways such as the I-68 and the I-95. Traffic in Maryland can be heavy, and good logistics and planning are especially important in Maryland trucking. Maryland’s adjacency to Washington DC has had a huge effect on its economy. Defense and biotech are important industries in Maryland, and Maryland produces both high tech products like electronics and chemicals and traditional products like coal and steel. Freight Rate Central serves clients with a wide variety of specialized shipping requirements in the state of Maryland. For example, Maryland electronics companies may require temperature-controlled shipments of fragile electronic components, while Maryland steel fabricators sometimes need special provisions for over weight, over dimensional structural steel columns and girders.
Utah to Maryland Freight shipping quotes and trucking rates vary at times due to the individual states industry needs. Since Utah and Maryland are mostly industrial, with many food processing and distribution centers, we see plenty of shipments by refrigerated trailer. We also see a number of flatbed shipments as well as by the more common dry van trucks. Our Less Than Truckload (LTL) carriers in both Utah and Maryland 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.
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