Michigan to West Virginia freight shipping and trucking services are in high demand. Detroit to Huntington is a very heavily traveled route.
The Detroit, MI to Huntington, WV freight shipping lane is a 345-mile haul that takes more than 6 hours of driving to complete. Michigan to West Virginia freight shipping ranges from a minimum of 262 miles and over 4 hours on the road from Lambertville, MI to Washington, WV, to over 723 miles and a minimum driving time of 11 hours on the road from Mackinaw City, MI to Green Valley, WV. The shortest route from Illinois to West Virginia is along the I-65 S corridor. However, there is a more northerly route that uses the US-30 E, traveling through Fort Wayne, IN and Columbus, OH.
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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West Virginia Freight Shipping & Trucking
West Virginia is a state that lies on the Eastern side of the United States. The state was formed in 1861 after some unionist counties of northwestern Virginia decided to separate from Virginia to form a new state during the American Civil War. West Virginia was admitted to the union in 1863. During the war, West Virginia remained a key border state, and was the only state to be formed by separating from a Confederate state. West Virginia lies in the Appalachian mountains; in fact it is the only state in the United States to lay completely within a mountain range, thus being referred to as the “Mountain State”. West Virginia is a popular place for tourism; from mountain ranges, caves, whitewater, and skiing, West Virginia draws a large part of its income from travelers.
West Virginia is one of the top coal producers in the United States, second only to Wyoming. Coal-fired power plants in the state create a surplus of electricity, leading the nation in interstate electricity exporting. West Virginia also sits on top of the Shale Natural Gas bed, which allows the state to produce 15% of the nation’s fossil fuel energy.
Michigan to West Virginia Freight shipping quotes and trucking rates vary at times due to the individual state industry needs. Since Michigan and West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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.
