Freight Shipping in Indiana
Full and partial truckloads in dry vans, reefers and flatbeds, picked up anywhere in Indiana and matched with carriers vetted before every dispatch.
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Every carrier is vetted for operating authority and insurance, and we check the certificate before every dispatch, not once a year. USDOT 3411782 · MC 1100274
At a glance
Shipping in Indiana at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-64
- I-65
- I-69
- I-70
- I-74
- I-80
- I-90
- I-94
- I-465
- Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor
- Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville
- Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon
- advanced manufacturing (automotive, steel, machinery)
- recreational vehicle and trailer manufacturing
- agriculture (corn, soybeans, hogs)
- pharmaceuticals and life sciences
- logistics and distribution
How freight moves in Indiana
Freight in Indiana runs on I-64, I-65, I-69, I-70, I-74 and I-80. Ocean and river cargo moves through Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville and Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon. The state's economy leans on advanced manufacturing (automotive, steel, machinery), recreational vehicle and trailer manufacturing, agriculture (corn, soybeans, hogs) and pharmaceuticals and life sciences, and that is most of what moves on its roads.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Indiana
- Seasonal conditions
Several Indiana counties, including Porter and Starke, adopt frost law ordinances that limit gross vehicle weight on county roads during the spring thaw, and the Starke County ordinance excludes state and federal highways.
Indiana permit loads may not operate in hazardous weather, road or traffic conditions, when visibility is under 500 ft, or when wind speed exceeds 25 mph.
Rules change. The specialist on your move checks the current ones for your exact route before anything is booked.
Cities
Freight Shipping by city in Indiana
These are the busiest pickup points. Any address in Indiana works, including the towns between them.
EvansvilleVanderburgh County
Evansville, on the Ohio River in southwestern Indiana, is served by I-69 and I-164 and by river barge traffic, with the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon on the Ohio River west of the city.
- I-69
- I-164
- US-41
Fort WayneAllen County
Fort Wayne is Indiana's second-largest city, in the northeast on I-69 and the I-469 bypass, with truck and automotive assembly, defense electronics and a large distribution base.
- I-69
- I-469
- US-24
- US-30
GaryLake County
Gary, in Northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan within the Chicago metro, is where I-65 meets the I-80, I-90 and I-94 corridor near steel mills, rail yards and lakeshore terminals, with the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor a short drive east.
- I-65
- I-80
- I-90
- I-94
IndianapolisMarion County
Indianapolis, the Crossroads of America, sits where I-65, I-69, I-70 and I-74 meet and is ringed by I-465, with a very large trucking and warehouse base and a major overnight air cargo hub at its international airport.
- I-65
- I-69
- I-70
- I-74
ElkhartElkhart County
Elkhart, on the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/I-90), is the center of U.S. recreational vehicle manufacturing, so finished RVs, trailers and components leave the area by truck.
- I-80
- I-90
- US-20
- US-33
JeffersonvilleClark County
Jeffersonville is directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky, on I-65 and I-265, and is home to the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville and large distribution centers serving the Louisville metro.
- I-65
- I-265
LafayetteTippecanoe County
Lafayette is on I-65 about 65 miles northwest of Indianapolis and across the Wabash River from West Lafayette and Purdue University, with automotive assembly, agriculture and research employers.
- I-65
- US-52
- US-231
South BendSt. Joseph County
South Bend is in north-central Indiana on the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/I-90) near the Michigan line, with automotive, defense and manufacturing employers and close access to the Elkhart County vehicle-building cluster.
- I-80
- I-90
- US-31
- US-20
Freight Shipping
Equipment and loads
Dry van
Pallets, boxes and packaged goods, full or partial truckload.
Refrigerated
Food, produce and anything with a temperature, with the setting confirmed at pickup.
Flatbed and step deck
Steel, pipe, lumber, building materials and anything loaded from the side or the top.
Hazmat and oversized
Coordinated with carriers whose authority and permits match the load.
Questions about shipping in Indiana
What freight do you move in Indiana?
What the state ships: advanced manufacturing (automotive, steel, machinery), recreational vehicle and trailer manufacturing, agriculture (corn, soybeans, hogs), pharmaceuticals and life sciences and logistics and distribution, in dry vans, reefers or flatbeds depending on the load, full or partial.
Do you coordinate port freight in Indiana?
Yes. Drayage and transload from Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville and Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon are coordinated with carriers that have terminal access and chassis available.
What do you need to quote a load?
Origin and destination, what is moving, the weight and the pallet count or dimensions, the trailer type if you know it, and the date. With that a specialist replies with pricing and capacity.
Can a load from Indiana go to Mexico?
Yes. Loads from Indiana travel to a Texas crossing such as Laredo or Pharr, where the transfer and the customs paperwork are coordinated with brokers on both sides.
How fast do you reply to a quote request?
In under 10 minutes during business hours, by text or phone for a move inside the U.S., and on WhatsApp for one going to Mexico.
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Every carrier is vetted for operating authority and insurance, and we check the certificate before every dispatch, not once a year. USDOT 3411782 · MC 1100274