Utah is the crossroads of the west when it comes to refrigerated freight. We are not saying this just because CR England is headquartered in Utah but because Utah highways see more trucks than any other state in the country. In fact the percentage of trucks on the road in Utah is almost twice the national average.

Utah sees a lot of traffic because of the geography in the west. The canyons of the Colorado River and the Sierra Nevada Mountains push the California traffic towards Salt Lake City. This puts a lot of trucks on I-15 and on I-80.

With all the truck traffic on Utah’s highways the state of Utah and the Utah Department of Transportation have set up a specific planning division to see that the highways in Utah are trucking industry friendly. For information about the UDOT planning division click here.

Utah is at the crossroads of the west. When it comes to refrigerated freight coming from the west coast, all roads head through the state. To increase the efficiency at which freight flows across the state and into other parts of the country the planning division makes additional plans for climbing lanes and passing lanes. We all know every once in a while we are truly grateful when we come across that passing lane.

If you’re a truck driver that is not familiar with highways in Utah, someday you maybe as freight through the state of Utah will increase into 2035. For truck drivers considering a trucking job, check out what CR England has to offer on our website http://www.CREngland.com.