| MOTOR
CARRIERS/TRUCKS |
 |
| Common Carriers |
129 |
|
| Common Carriers
with Local Terminal |
16 |
 |
|
| FREIGHT
DELIVERY TIMES |
| TRUCKS
ORIGINATING IN THE STATE OF KANSAS |
| Zone
1 |
Overnight
(12 hrs) |
| Zone
2 |
Next
Day (16 hrs) |
| Zone
3 |
2nd
Morning (24 hrs) |
| Zone
4 |
2nd
Day (30 hrs) |
|
 |
MAXIMUM
DIMENSIONS ALLOWED ON
KANSAS HIGHWAYS |
|
| Width |
8.5
ft. |
|
| Height |
14.0
ft. |
|
| Length |
|
|
| Single
Motor Vehicle |
42.5 ft. |
|
| Truck-Trailer
Combinations |
65.0 ft. |
|
| Single
Semi Trailer |
59.5 ft. |
|
| Each Trailer
(pulled in tandem) |
28.5 ft. |
|
| Tractor-Trailer
Combinations |
No Limit |
|
|
LEGAL
WEIGHTS ALLOWED ON
KANSAS HIGHWAYS |
|
| Single Axle |
20,000
lbs. |
|
| Tandem Axle |
34,000 lbs. |
|
| |
| Kansas Highway Gross
Weight Limits |
| Interstate Highway |
80,000 lbs. |
|
| Other Highways |
85,500 lbs. |
|
|
* Kansas
Turnpike regulations are similar to
those for other Kansas highways with
a few exceptions. Please visit www.ksturnpike.com,
Travel Information, Oversize Vehicles,
for details.
** Tandem axles with centers less than
40 inches apart are considered one axle. |
|
|
IN-TRANSIT RAIL SHIPPING TIMES TO
MAJOR CITIES |
| DESTINATION |
RAIL
SHIPPING TIME |
|
DESTINATION |
RAIL
SHIPPING TIME |
|
|
| Atlanta |
5
days |
Memphis |
3
days |
| Boston |
6
days |
New
York |
7
days |
| Chicago |
2
days |
Omaha |
2
days |
| Cleveland |
5
days |
Oklahoma
City |
2
days |
| Dallas |
3
days |
Philadelphia |
6
days |
| Denver |
2
days |
Phoenix |
3
days |
| Detroit |
5
days |
St.
Louis |
2
days |
| Kansas
City |
1
day |
Seattle |
5
days |
| Los
Angeles |
5
days |
|
|
|
| RAILROADS
OPERATING THROUGH HUTCHINSON |
|
| CARRIER |
|
MAIN
LINE
BRANCH |
SHORTLINE
NATIONAL |
| Burlington
Northern and Santa Fe Railway |
| (800) 795 2673 |
|
Main |
National |
| Kansas
and Oklahoma Railroad |
| (316) 263 3113 |
|
Branch |
Shortline |
| Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific Railway |
| (402) 271 5000 |
|
Main |
National |
| Hutchinson
and Northern Railway (local inter-city
line) |
| (620) 662 0901 |
|
Branch |
Shortline |
| Amtrak |
| (800) 377 6914 |
|
Main |
National |
|
