What moves through Michigan
Automotive dominates and rightly so, with assembly plants and a tier supplier network spread across southeast Michigan and beyond, moving components in returnable racks and finished vehicles on specialized equipment, much of it crossing into Ontario and back as part of a single production sequence. Machinery, tooling and industrial equipment move alongside on open decks.
Beyond the plants, western Michigan runs office furniture and consumer goods manufacturing at scale, the state's agricultural regions ship fruit, produce and processed food on refrigerated equipment, and food and beverage production adds steady volume. The Great Lakes ports handle bulk and project cargo.
The corridors that carry it
I-75 runs north-south from Ohio through Detroit to the northern reaches, I-94 crosses toward Chicago and connects the plant corridor, I-96 links Detroit to Grand Rapids and I-69 heads toward the Port Huron crossing. The Detroit-Windsor and Port Huron-Sarnia gateways carry heavy Canadian trade, making border planning routine rather than exceptional.
Freight Flex in Michigan
Freight Flex coordinates Cross-Border programs through the Michigan gateways, Full Truckload (FTL) on the standing supplier lanes, Expedited equipment monitored around the clock for line-down freight, Flatbed and Heavy Haul capacity for machinery and tooling, Temperature-Controlled capacity for agriculture and Less Than Truckload (LTL) coverage statewide. Carrier compliance tools and an agent success team available 24/7 support the move.
