Michigan to Indiana freight shipping and trucking services are in high demand. Detroit to Fort Wayne is a very heavily traveled route.
The Detroit, MI to Fort Wayne, IN freight shipping lane is a 174-mile haul that takes more than 3 hours of driving to complete. Shipping from Michigan to Indiana ranges from a minimum of 11 miles and just a few minutes on the road from Sturgis, MI to Howe, IN, to over 668 miles and a minimum driving time of 710 hours on the road from Mackinaw City, MI to Mt Vernon, IN. The shortest route from Michigan to Indiana is along the US-24 W corridor. However there is a more northerly route that uses the I-94 W, traveling through Auburn, IN and Ann Arbor, MI.
Michigan Freight Shipping & Trucking
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.
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Indiana Freight Shipping & Trucking
Indiana is a state on the mid-eastern side of the United States bordering Lake Michigan. Indiana is a state that operates on the industrial side of the economy; in fact, a large percentage of the state’s workforce has employment in the manufacturing section, making Indiana the leader for manufacturing employment in the United States. Indiana’s leading exports are heavy in the automotive industry with motor vehicles and auto parts, but also include industrial and electrical equipment, pharmaceutical products, and medical equipment. Indiana also operates in the agricultural sector being the fifth-largest producer of corn in the United States. Indiana’s main north-to-south artery is I-65, which runs from the southern end of the state from Kentucky, and continuing north through Indianapolis until it reaches the northern end the state, where it connects to the I-94 and I-90 where it continues into Michigan and Illinois. Also connecting Illinois to Ohio is the I-74 which runs from the eastern end of Indiana to the western end of the state.
Michigan to Indiana Freight shipping quotes and trucking rates vary at times due to the individual state industry needs. Since Michigan and Indiana are mainly industrial, with many food processing and distribution centers, we see plenty of shipments by refrigerated trailer, flatbed trailer as well as by the more common dry van trucks. Our Less Than Truckload (LTL) carriers in both Michigan and Indiana 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.
