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AL

Alabama

5 cities

manufacturing, automotive suppliers, Gulf freight, poultry, timber, and I-20/I-65 lanes

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AR

Arkansas

5 cities

retail distribution, food, poultry, timber, and I-40/I-49 lanes

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AZ

Arizona

5 cities

Southwest distribution, produce, cross-border freight, construction, and I-10/I-40 lanes

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CA

California

5 cities

port freight, agriculture, e-commerce distribution, refrigerated freight, and I-5/I-10 lanes

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CO

Colorado

5 cities

mountain freight, food distribution, construction, energy, and I-25/I-70 lanes

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FL

Florida

5 cities

port freight, produce, retail distribution, refrigerated freight, and I-4/I-75/I-95 lanes

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GA

Georgia

5 cities

Savannah port freight, Atlanta distribution, poultry, manufacturing, and I-75/I-85 lanes

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IL

Illinois

5 cities

Chicago intermodal freight, food, manufacturing, retail distribution, and I-55/I-80 lanes

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IN

Indiana

5 cities

manufacturing, steel, automotive suppliers, agriculture, and I-65/I-70 lanes

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KY

Kentucky

5 cities

automotive, bourbon and food freight, UPS air freight, and I-65/I-75 lanes

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LA

Louisiana

5 cities

Gulf freight, petrochemical supply chains, ports, food, and I-10/I-49 lanes

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MA

Massachusetts

5 cities

Northeast regional freight, food, construction, port work, and I-90/I-93 lanes

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MD

Maryland

5 cities

Baltimore port freight, D.C. regional freight, food, construction, and I-95/I-70 lanes

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MI

Michigan

5 cities

automotive freight, cross-border trade, manufacturing, agriculture, and I-75/I-94 lanes

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MN

Minnesota

5 cities

food, agriculture, retail distribution, medical freight, and I-35/I-94 lanes

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MO

Missouri

5 cities

central U.S. distribution, food, agriculture, manufacturing, and I-44/I-70 lanes

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NC

North Carolina

5 cities

furniture, food, retail distribution, manufacturing, and I-40/I-85/I-95 lanes

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NJ

New Jersey

5 cities

port freight, Northeast warehousing, containers, food, and I-78/I-80/I-95 lanes

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NY

New York

5 cities

Northeast distribution, food, port freight, retail, and I-87/I-90/I-95 lanes

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OH

Ohio

5 cities

manufacturing, retail distribution, food, automotive, and I-70/I-71/I-75 lanes

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OK

Oklahoma

5 cities

energy freight, agriculture, food, manufacturing, and I-35/I-40/I-44 lanes

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OR

Oregon

5 cities

Pacific Northwest distribution, timber, food, ports, and I-5/I-84 lanes

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PA

Pennsylvania

5 cities

Northeast distribution, food, steel, energy, and I-76/I-80/I-81 lanes

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SC

South Carolina

5 cities

Charleston port freight, manufacturing, automotive, food, and I-26/I-85 lanes

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TN

Tennessee

5 cities

Memphis logistics, Nashville distribution, automotive, food, and I-40/I-65 lanes

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TX

Texas

5 cities

ports, border freight, energy, construction, retail distribution, and I-10/I-20/I-35/I-45 lanes

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UT

Utah

5 cities

intermountain distribution, mining, food, construction, and I-15/I-80 lanes

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VA

Virginia

5 cities

port freight, D.C. regional freight, food, military supply chains, and I-81/I-95 lanes

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WA

Washington

5 cities

Pacific Northwest ports, food, retail distribution, timber, and I-5/I-90 lanes

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WI

Wisconsin

5 cities

food, dairy, manufacturing, paper, and I-39/I-41/I-94 lanes

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