Nebraska's central U.S. location, strategic north-south/east-west highway and interstate connections offer unmatched speed to all markets no matter what direction. The state also offers a business friendly climate and well educated workforce, many residing in cities ideally located along I-80. The state, which operates Foreign Trade Zones in Omaha and Lincoln is earning a reputation as a key manufacturing growth center and vibrant logistics hub for national and international markets.

Highways/Interstates
Nebraska continually improves and upgrades the 483-mile stretch of Interstate 80 that links both East and West Coasts. Seven national highways run north-south as part of its road system, including 8,539 miles of interstate, freeways and arterial roads. North-south interstates adding to its speed to markets includes I-29 that borders the state's eastern boundary with Iowa, and I-25 that closely adheres to the state's western border. Nebraska participates in a nationwide automatic vehicle identification system that allows transponder-equipped commercial vehicles to bypass designated weight station facilities It is home to 11,500 licensed motor carrier companies -two within the U.S.'s Top Ten-and 815,000 available trucks that provide reliable service. 

 Rail
Nebraska's infrastructure supports the nation's two largest rail companies-Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway and Union Pacific (UP) Railroad-providing rail access to most of the state's communities. Thirteen freight railroads operate more than 3,600 miles of track in the state, and no major U.S. city is more than five days by rail from here.

Photo by: Jim Frazier/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 

BNSF Rail Map: http://bnsf.com/tools/reference/division_maps/?menu=5&submenu=0
UP Rail Map: http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/sysmap.shtml
Nebraska Rail Map: http://neded.org/files/businessdevelopment/winergy/NebraskaRailMap.pdf

Photo by: hz536n /  CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Water
The state serves as a western terminus for barge traffic along the Missouri River, which forms Nebraska's eastern boundaries. From here, barges easily access both the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River, and the Atlantic Ocean via the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.