What are freight lanes?
Freight lanes generally mean where the most plentiful work is. In Expediting, most of your business will be in the Mid West United States. The East coast and West coast do not have a lot of manufacturing jobs like in the core Mid West area. Detroit is referred to by many as “the motor capital of the world” and most Expedited freight is dominated by automotive related freight. If not a directly related automotive load, it’s probably in that same “food chain” though! The heart of the Mid West contains most of your manufacturing jobs and tooling / assembly type of industries, often referred to as the rust belt or corn belt. The South is famous for oranges and retirees, the East is famous for lobster, the West is famous for computer related manufacturing (Silicon Valley). The main highway arteries are East to West on I 94, I 80/90, US 20, US 40 etc., and North to South, I65 and I75 etc.. These arteries run right through the Mid West covering Chicago to Cleveland and Detroit to Atlanta amon
