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Transportation
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 Fostoria
is blessed with a fine location in the heart of the
U.S. auto manufacturing business and is also in one
of the world's great agricultural regions.
Interstate and Highways
Five
state and one U.S. highway run through Fostoria. The
Ohio Turnpike (I-80/90) and Interstate 75 are easily
accessible within 20 minutes of Fostoria. Routes
include:
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U.S.
23 Toledo to Columbus (extends from Michigan
through the Carolinas)
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Ohio
12 (connects with the Ohio Turnpike and I-75)
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Ohio
18, 199, 587 and 613 (intersect in the city,
providing easy multi-directional access)
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Air Transportation
The Fostoria
Municipal Airport offers a 4,200' x 100'
all-weather surface runway, high
intensity transmitter activated runway
lights and beacon, and hanger space. A
full-time fixed base operator is
available seven days a week, providing
mechanical, fuel and charter services.
Fostoria is
45 minutes from the Toledo Express
Airport and the Burlington Air Express'
air-cargo hub, which offers regularly
scheduled flights with more than 40
daily departures and general aviation
service.
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Detroit Metro Airport
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90 mi.
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Fostoria Metropolitan
Airport /
2 mi.
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Toledo Express Airport
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45mi.
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Motor Freight Services
Over 500 major bureau carriers have authority
to provide service to and from Fostoria:
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25
regular carriers providing daily service
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35
irregular route common carriers servicing daily
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9
carriers offering containerized service for
import/export
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16 carriers offering
pickup/delivery service.
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Local Carriers
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Alvada
Trucking |
(419)
595-4284 |
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Bowling
Transportation |
(800)
987-4284 |
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Con-way
Central Express |
(419)
294-5728 |
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Landair |
(419)
436-2333 |
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Mack's
Trucking LTD |
(419)
595-2091 |
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Manz
Transportation |
(419)
435-6513 |
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Miller
Rigging |
(419)
422-7477 |
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Myers & Sons
Inc. |
(419)
435-7069 |
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Rail Service
Main rail line
service, offered by Norfolk Southern and CSX
Transportation, connects with comprehensive
intermodal transportation ports for both domestic
and international shipping. Efficient service is
provided to the Pacific and Atlantic seaboards, and
south to the Gulf Coast. Additionally, three major
rail lines accommodate over 160 trains per day:
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100 +/-
Trains Daily
35 +/-
Trains Daily
65 +/-
Trains Daily |
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Deepwater and Waterways Ports
The
Port of Toledo, a domestic and international
shipping center, is located along the Maumee River,
less than 50 miles from Fostoria, and is the Great
Lakes most diversified cargo-handling port:
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Third largest deepwater port on the Great Lakes
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Handles an average of 10-15 million tons of
cargo annually
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Features a 150-acre domestic & international
general cargo shipping center on the Maumee
River
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Location from
Major Cities |
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Cleveland |
110
miles |
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Chicago |
270
miles |
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Cincinnati |
170
miles |
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Columbus |
96 miles |
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Detroit |
94 miles |
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Indianapolis |
222
miles |
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New York |
554
miles |
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Philadelphia |
524
miles |
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Pittsburgh |
226
miles |
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St.
Louis |
467
miles |
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Fostoria Economic Development Corporation
121 N. Main Street
Fostoria, Ohio 44830
419.435.7789
fax: 419.435.0936
Email: FEDC@FostoriaED.org
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