Wyoming

Wyoming Industry

Wyoming’s economy is mainly driven by mineral extraction, the majority being coal, but oil and natural gas are also being extracted along with trona, which is mined in the United States as the main source of sodium carbonate. Tourism is also another contributor to the economy with the national parks, Yellowstone for instance spreads across to some of Wyoming’s neighboring states, which include Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota and Nebraska.

Wyoming  Shipping and Trucking to Utah, Colorado, Illinois and More

Interstate 80 travels right through the lower part of the state of Wyoming and through the capital city Cheyenne. Interstate 80 is a main highway used for freight transportation from coast to coast, connecting major cities like Salt Lake City, UT and Chicago, IL. These large cities connected along interstate 80 serve as major hubs to distribute freight from distribution centers, or other transfer locations where freight is changed to LTL trucks and other forms of transportation to be delivered throughout connecting states.

Wyoming Trucking Rules and Regulations

Millions of pounds of goods are transported daily to provide homes and businesses with the supplies they need to keep the economy and helping to sustain employment throughout the country. Wyoming is no stranger to commercial truck traffic, these vehicles travel millions of miles each day driving from coast to coast through the state of Wyoming on interstate 80, which happens to be one of the nation’s busiest routes for freight transportation.

The rules and regulations for transportation in Wyoming are fairly standard, some states have heavy travel restrictions for times and days, for a list of legal sizes and weights for commercial vehicles traveling through Wyoming, you can find it on their department of transportation website.