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When compared to all other states, Indiana ranks in the top 10 in 33 logistics-related categories and in the top five for almost half of those.  Maybe "Will.I.Am" from the Black-Eyed Peas was really singing about us, after all.
 

Indiana Rankings:

• 1st in pass-through interstates
• 1st in shortest distance to median center of U.S. population
• 1st in rail tons of primary metals originated
• 1st in rail tons of primary metals terminated
• 2nd in rail tons of petroleum products terminated
• 2nd in rail tons of waste and scrap material terminated
• 2nd in world's largest FedEx air hubs (Indianapolis)
• 2nd in pass-through truck tonnage
• 3rd in local freight railroads
• 3rd in total freight railroads
• 4th in Class I railroads
• 5th in local rail mileage
• 5th in rail carload
• 5th in truck tonnage
• 6th in rail tons of waste and scrap material originated
• 6th in largest cargo airports (Indianapolis)
• 6th in rail tons of farm products originated
• 6th in regional railroads
• 7th in domestic waterborne shipping
• 7th in rail tons of food products originated
• 7th in number of airports
• 8th in trucking employment
• 8th in rail tons of coal terminated
• 8th in rail tons of coal originated
• 8th in rail mileage
• 8th in rail tons of transportation equip. originated
• 8th in NAFTA exports
• 9th in freight shipped out of state
• 9th in Class I rail mileage
• 9th in rail tons carried
• 9th in freight rail employment
• 10th in rail tons received
• 10th in number of trucking companies
• 11th in rail tons originated
• 11th in rail tons terminated in NAFTA trade dollars
• 12th in transportation-warehousing employment
• 12th in interstate miles
• 15th in total foreign/domestic waterborne shipping

Check out www.Indianalogistics.com for more details about Indiana transportation logistics.

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