Best U.S. Metros for Logistics Infrastructure

November 1, 2006 by Splatty  
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Expansion Management Online has just released their 2006 Logistics Quotient which ranks logistics infrastructure for 324 U.S. metro areas within 10 different categories including:

1. Transportation and Warehousing Industry

2. Transportation and Warehousing Workforce

3. Interstate Highway Access

4. Road and Bridge Conditions

5. Road Density and Construction

6. Road Infrastructure

7. Vehicle Taxes and Fees

8. Railroad Infrastructure

9. Water Port Infrastructre

10. Air Cargo Infrastructure

The report ranks the best metro locations within each of the above categories. Read the entire article for a more in depth report of each category.

The overall top 10 Logistics Metros according to the report are as follows:

1. New York-Newark-Edison, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. MSA

2. Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas MSA

3. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis. MSA

4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas MSA

5. Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. MSA

6. St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

7. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. MSA

8. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio MSA

9. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. MSA

10. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. MSA

Source: 2006 Logistics Quotient, Expansion Management and Logistics Today

Click here for our review of the 2005 report.

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