If you have ever visited the Carolinas i’m sure you are picturing historic landmarks like the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains or maybe you’re imagining having your toes in the sand on one of the heavily tourist beaches. The Carolinas have become a popular vacation spot as well as forever destination for many Americans not only because the attractions, but the mass amount of opportunity that industries bring. One of those opportunities of course being trucking. Here are a few facts to know if you’re interested in being a part of the thriving North Carolina trucking industry.
What is North Carolina’s Geographic Advantages
North Carolina is mainly located on the southeastern sea coast of our Atlantic Ocean. With the geography ranging from wetlands to coastal beaches to our Appalachian Mountains, NC provides ports along the ocean and have become the starting points from coast to coast interstate highway activity.
Bordering State/Countries
The North Carolina is bordered south of Virginia, with Georgia and Tennessee to the west.
What Products are Moved by Trucks in NC
Whether the exports are for out of the country, out of the state, or remaining in state for use, according to the latest data from “World’s Top Exports”, the following are the primary product hauls moved by the trucking industry in North Carolina:
- Miscellaneous medicines
- Aircrafts including their engines, parts
- Blood fractions
- Big diesel engines
- Piston engine large automobiles
- Immunological products contained in measured doses
- Mines and bombs
- Rubber tires for specialty vehicles
- Gears – Gearing: $409 million ~1.2%
- Chemical wood pulp such as coniferous
- Supported catalysts that contains precious metal
- Rubber and pneumatic car tires
- Mechanical or machinery appliance parts
- Motor vehicle accessories and body parts
- Miscellaneous government and private aircraft parts
- Diesel engine large automobiles
- Piston engine Mid sized automobiles
- Diesel engine mid-sized automobiles
- Most motor vehicle transmissions
What are the Carolina’s main Highways
South and North Carolina interstates include two auxiliary highways and three major routes, that total over 2,200 of the two state’s 390,000 combined laned miles of road. The Interstates are as follows:
Interstate 20 from the Georgia state line to Florence, SC
interstate 26 from the Tennessee state line to Charleston SC
interstate 40 from the Tennessee state line to Wilmington, NC to
interstate 73 from Summerfield, NC to Ellerbe
interstate 74 from the Virginia State Line to Lumberton N
interstate 77 from the Virginia state line to Cayce SC
interstate 85 from Georgia state line to Virginia state line
interstate 87 from Wendell, NC to Raleigh
interstate 95 from the Georgia state line to the Virginia state line
+Auxiliary interstate highways
North Carolina’s Deep Water Ports
The North Carolina ports include Morehead City and the Ports of Wilmington, while South Carolina ports are located at Georgetown, Charleston and Port Royal
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