Shipping containers in high demand
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10/23/2017
While some may consider Iowa a flyover state, there’s no arguing it’s a drive-through state.
That’s especially true when considering the amount of freight product — $260 billion of it — that travels through the state each year.
Locally grown corn and soybeans or manufactured products, such as tractor parts and chemicals, ship into and out of Iowa through a network of trucks, railcars, barges and airplanes. Most products head from fields and factories to freight hubs in Kansas City, Chicago and Minneapolis, and then on to the international market.
Read the full article on the Cedar Rapids Gazette website.
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