DISTRIBUTION SECTOR Road · 2019-02-20 · DISTRIBUTION SECTOR Road Our 140,000 mile network of...
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DISTRIBUTION SECTOR Road Our 140,000 mile network of public roads and state, federal and interstate highways connects our communities and companies to local, national and global markets. We consistently receive premiere rankings and recognition due to our commitment of maintaining and expanding our network. Convenient access to national and global markets are made possible through our interstate system. Our interstates allow direct access to major markets on the east and west coasts, as well as major markets to north and south including Canada and Mexico. National Rankings Our Leading Industry Services Sources: Kansas’ road network allows companies to reach more than 85 percent of the nation’s population within two days or less. Department of Commerce Major Employers • YRC Freight • Holland • XPO Logistics • Federal Express Freight • Riverside Transportation, Inc. • Butler Transport, Inc Our transportation infrastructure offers direct service to the nations’ major east-west, north-south shipping routes, hubs and markets. These routes are critical not only for our economy, but the economy of the nation and the world. More than 2,700 transportation and logistics companies aid the movement of goods along our transportation network quickly and efficiently. Freight transfer facilities across our state provide companies the option to use multimodal distribution methods suited to their needs. 1st Rural Arterial Pavement Condition 4th Miles of Public Road 3rd Overall Highway Performance and Efficiency 3rd Miles of Public Roads 4th Lowest Price of Gas 1st Rural Interstate Pavement Condition
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Our 140,000 mile network of public roads and state, federal and interstate highways connects our communities and companies to local, national and global markets. We consistently receive premiere rankings and recognition due to our commitment of maintaining and expanding our network.
Convenient access to national and global markets are made possible through our interstate system. Our interstates allow direct access to major markets on the east and west coasts, as well as major markets to north and south including Canada and Mexico.
National RankingsOur Leading Industry Services
Sources:
Kansas’ road network allows companies to reach more than 85 percent of the nation’s population within two days or less.Department of Commerce
Major Employers
• YRC Freight • Holland • XPO Logistics
• Federal Express Freight
• Riverside Transportation, Inc.
• Butler Transport, Inc
Our transportation infrastructure offers direct service to the nations’ major east-west, north-south shipping routes, hubs and markets. These routes are critical not only for our economy, but the economy of the nation and the world. More than 2,700 transportation and logistics companies aid the movement of goods along our transportation network quickly and efficiently. Freight transfer facilities across our state provide companies the option to use multimodal distribution methods suited to their needs.
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4thLowest Price of Gas
1stRural Interstate Pavement
Condition
Learn more about Kansas’s Life Science Industry at KansasCommerce.gov
The Kansas AdvantageMajor controlled-access arteries include:• I-70, spanning the country coast-to-coast from Utah to Maryland• I-35 and I-29, creating the only central interstate corridor of the
North American Free Trade Agreement.• I-135 and U.S. 81, traveling from Texas to North Dakota. • I-29, starting in Kansas City and continues north to the United
States / Canadian border. • U.S. 400, providing access between I-35, I-135, U.S. 81 & I-44.• U.S. 69, traversing from Minnesota to Texas
Kansas Department of Commerce1000 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 100Topeka, KS 66612-1354KansasCommerce.govDepartment of Commerce
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140,654Miles of Public Roads
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$9.7 billionFreight Transported Kansas in
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