Trucking and freight in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

A short hop from the base

Ann Arbor sits at the crossing of I-94 and US-23, which is one of the better freight positions in the state. West on I-94 leads to Chicago. South on US-23 leads to I-75, Toledo and everything past it. North leads to Flint and I-69.

Because we are already inside that triangle, a pickup in Ann Arbor does not cost anybody half a day of repositioning. That matters most on the loads where the clock is the whole problem.

The freight Ann Arbor generates

Ann Arbor's freight profile is not typical. Alongside the usual manufacturing and distribution work there is a heavy concentration of research, medical, laboratory and technology shipping around the university and the companies clustered near it.

That kind of freight is often high value, low weight, and extremely sensitive to timing, which is exactly the profile that suits expedited and hot shot service rather than a standard consolidated transit with three terminal stops in it.

Getting out of town without losing the morning

Anyone who ships out of Ann Arbor knows the local reality: construction season, football Saturdays and the campus core can turn a fifteen minute drive into an hour. A carrier who does not live here schedules like none of that exists and then calls you to explain.

We plan around it because we drive it. If a pickup window is tight, tell dispatch what it is and we will tell you whether it works before you commit to your customer.