Transportation & Logistics
Northwest Ohio is at the center of an efficient, intermodal transportation network that connects local businesses to world markets. Businesses located in Northwest Ohio have convenient access to an extensive interstate highway system, one of the most active railroad centers in the country, a regional airport that serves as a major air freight transportation and distribution center, and one of the largest seaports on the Great Lakes. Worldclass international air transporation is just 45 minutes north of Toledo, Ohio at Detroit Metro Airport.
AIRWAYS
Toledo Express Airport (KTOL)
Operated by the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority
11013 Airport Hwy., Box 11
Swanton, OH 43558
419-865-2351
To book air travel go here: www.flytoledoexpress.com
Toledo Express Airport offers area travelers passenger air service aboard four airlines (American Eagle, Allegiant Air, Delta Connection and DIRECTAIR) offering hassle-free, non-stop and one-stop air service to destinations throughout the U.S. and around the globe. The airport also offers a wide variety of aviation services including, three fixed-based operators (National Flight Services, Grand Aire and TOL Aviation), as well as a Cessna Citation Service center, Flight Safety Training Center and Toledo Public Schools Aviation Center.
The
airport also is home to the National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing and
serves as the North American Air Cargo Hub for Schenker/BAX Global,
Inc., a global overnight and second-day air cargo and logistics
provider. Professional aviation information on the airport can also be obtained at www.AirNav.com
Toledo Metcalf Airport (KTEZ)
28313 Lemoyne Rd.
Millbury, OH 43447
419-838-5981
Flight information, 419-865-2351
Toledo Metcalf Airport, operated by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, provides general aviation services through its fixed-based operator Crow, Inc. Metcalf lies south of Toledo, near I-280, about seven miles from downtown.
HIGHWAYS
Northwest Ohio is a center for the trucking industry. Three major interstate highways serve the region; I-80 (east/west from New York to California); I-90 (east/west from Massachusetts to Washington); and I-75 (north/south from Canada/Michigan to Florida). Combinations of other connecting interstates make for direct links with major cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. The region is a major distribution point for such companies as Fed-EX, USF Holland and UPS.Nearly 100 truck lines give shippers single-line truck service to every metropolitan area in the U.S. and most of Canada. Common, contract, refrigerated and liquid-bulk carriers are all available in ample supply in the area.
MASS TRANSIT
Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA)
1127 W. Central Ave.
P.O. Box 792
Toledo, OH 43697
419-243-RIDE (7433)
Operating the area’s bus system, TARTA is supported publicly through a tax levy and works with public and private agencies to provide maximum service for ridership. TARTA serves the communities of Toledo, Sylvania, Sylvania Township, Ottawa Hills, Rossford, Perrysburg, Maumee, Waterville and Spencer Township with 40 regular routes and eight express routes. All TARTA buses are 100 percent wheelchair accessible and equipped with bike racks.
Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service (TARPS) is a door-to-door service that transports disabled individuals of all ages. TARPS is available to qualified residents in the TARTA service area.
WATERWAYS
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
One Maritime Plaza
Toledo, OH 43604
419-243-8251
The Port of Toledo is the third-largest deepwater port on the Great Lakes, handling an average of 10-15 million tons of cargo annually. The port features a 150-acre domestic and international general cargo-shipping center on the Maumee River, the largest river flowing into the Great Lakes. The Port of Toledo’s ideal geographic location can provide many Midwestern shippers with inland transportation costs that are generally lower than those of East Coast ports.
RAILWAYS
Amtrak National Rail Service
415 Emerald Ave.
Toledo, OH 43602
419-246-0159
Reservations/schedules
800-872-7245
Toledo is the third-largest rail hub in the U.S.; Norfolk Southern, CSX, Railtex and CN provide rail service to locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Main trunk lines that traverse the region, inter-modal terminals for Trailers On Flat Cars (TOFC) and Containers On Flat Cars (COFC) rail connections and break-of-bulk facilities at the Port of Toledo make the region highly accessible to the rest of North America. The Dr. Martin Luther King Plaza station in Toledo serves up to 100,000 passengers a year, making it Ohio’s busiest passenger rail hub.
For more information on the region's logistics capabilities please visit the following websites:
