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Mileage to/from Reno, NV

Sacramento, CA 129 miles
San Francisco, CA 215 miles
Boise, ID 428 miles
Las Vegas, NV 446 miles
Salt Lake City, UT 514 miles
Los Angeles, CA 518 miles
Portland, OR 579 miles
Seattle, WA 751 miles
Phoenix, AZ 769 miles
Helena, MT 890 miles
Cheyenne, WY 949 miles
Denver, CO 1,046 miles
Santa Fe, NM 1,081 miles
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Trucking

With borders on five states, Nevada provides efficient transportation links to major western markets. Reno/Sparks, located in Washoe County, is at the hub of an extensive transportation network on two major highway corridors: Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 395. Shipments from Reno/Sparks to 10 of the 11 western states occur on a second-day basis.

Interstate 80 connects Reno/Sparks to Sacramento and San Francisco to the west and Salt Lake City to the east. U.S. Highway 395 runs northbound to Oregon, Washington, and Canada and southbound to Los Angeles.

Both JC Penney and Kmart, two major distribution centers located in Reno and Sparks, carry shipments over these routes daily.

Return to TopThird Party Logistics

Bender Group
The Bender Group is a customer-centered logistics and consulting partner that helps you transform problems into profits. For more than a half century the Bender Group of companies has offered a full range of logistic services, providing the functions you need for the efficient, effective storage and flow of your products to your customer.

Eagle Global Logistics
Eagle Global Logistics is a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions demonstrating core competencies in domestic and international freight transportation, integrated logistics management and information technology.

Griffin Transport Services
Griffin Transport Services, a Nevada Company, provides a full range of international Supply Chain logistics services targeted to meet the needs of companies engaged in global trade. Our Logistics expertise includes International Transportation, Freight Forwarding, Trucking, US Customs, Compliance, Foreign Trade Zone, Warehousing, Distribution, 3PL & 4PL solutions, contract negotiation, Transportation management programs, and full supply chain programs designed to streamline and make seamless the global trade environment.

Hopkins Distribution
Hopkins Distribution Company is well known and respected for providing global logistics, distribution, and warehousing solutions for many clients across the United States. As a Third Party Logistics (3PL) specialist, they provide their clients with a wide array of highly technical yet cost-efficient options for fulfillment, distribution and warehousing challenges.

ITS Logistics
ITS Logistics is a Nevada based, third party logistics provider offering a wide range of supply chain solutions to local and national manufacturers and distributors.

Kuehne + Nagel
Kuehne  + Nagel is one of the world's leading logistics providers. Across its global network of 750 offices in more than 100 countries, the company develops and delivers integrated logistics solutions of outstanding quality and operational excellence. Tailored to industry and customer requirements.

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics is a leading third party logistics company providing comprehensive supply chain management solutions. They provide flexibility, scalability and visibility to their clients.

Return to TopInternational Services

Reno is located 4 hours from the major international and domestic shipping hub of the San Francisco Bay Area. This area includes the Ports of Oakland and San Francisco, three major airports: San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland, rail facilities in Oakland and Richmond, and domestic truck line operations throughout the region. The Customs Port of San Francisco is the sixth largest customs seaport/airport in the country, servicing nearly a million entries covering nearly $68 billion in merchandise annually. San Francisco International Airport is in the process of completing over $2 billion in expansion that will set it as one of the preeminent airports in the western hemisphere, in time to handle an estimated passenger load increase of 50% in the next five years.

Reno is able to take advantage of all of the benefits of this port through direct electronic connectivity to Customs in Washington, San Francisco and ports around the nation. The proximity to major West Coast ports provides next day capability for movement of cargo back and forth for import and export as well as domestic spoke-and-hub services via air, truck or rail. At the same time, Reno has customs facilities and personnel to handle nearly all import and export needs, while Reno International Airport is capable of handling a variety of international and domestic services and flights. Reno is situated at a major crossroads for truck and rail services, facilitating next day and deferred services throughout the nation and many parts of the world.

Reno offers service, location and the promise of timely cargo handling.

Return to TopForeign Trade Zones

Northern Nevada has nearly 7,500 acres of Foreign Trade Zones. A Foreign Trade Zone is designated by the United States Customs Department and allows foreign and domestic merchandise to be admitted for operations such as storage, exhibition, assembly, manufacture, and processing, without being subject to formal Customs entry procedures, the payment of Customs duties or the payment of federal excise taxes.

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Return to TopRail Service

Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads service the Reno metropolitan area and provide efficient rail cargo distribution. Amtrak provides passenger service for Reno and Sparks travelers.

Return to TopBus Service

Regional service is provided by Greyhound. Citifare also offers commuter bus service, PRIDE, between Reno and Carson City.

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Reno Stead Airport is a general aviation airport located north of Reno. The physical facilities include two asphalt runways (7,600 ft. and 8,080 ft.) on 5,000 acres, lights, hangars and full services. Aviation Classics Limited is the fixed-based operator. In addition, the Nevada Army National Guard has an Aviation Support Facility at the airport, from which military training activities are conducted. Reno Stead Airport is home to the Reno National Championship Air Races every September.

Reno/Tahoe International Airport
Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RTIA) is located a short distance from the Carson City area. Reno/Tahoe is the nation's 45th busiest airport. Each day the airport handles approximately 17,000 arriving/departing passengers, 283,000 pounds of cargo arriving/departing and 420 aircraft operations. There are three runways, the main runway is 11,000 ft, the crosswind runway is 6,100 ft. and a parallel runway that is 9,000 ft. U.S. Customs and Immigration Offices are located on the airport premises. Reno/Tahoe International is a landing rights airport and Port of Entry. Three fixed-based operators provide a full range of services for private aircraft. Three fixed-based operators provide a full range of services for private aircraft.

Total passengers at RTIA in 2006 was 5 million. Approximately 30% of RTIA's passengers are local (i.e. originate their travel in Reno. Fifty percent of those originating passengers are traveling for business (750,000 business travelers per year originating in Reno). Approximately 28% of the destination passengers are traveling for business (875,000). Total business travelers to and from RTIA are approximately 1.6 million per year.

There are 84 daily departures from RTIA to 18 nonstop destinations and another 23 one-stop cities on 10 airlines offering 10,505 available seats every day departing Reno. We connect at 8 major airline hub cities and offer direct or connecting service to anywhere in the world.

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Return to TopAir Cargo Information

 Currently, Reno Tahoe International Airport is served by the following air cargo carriers:

  • United Parcel Service Co. (UPS)
  • Fed Ex Express
  • Airborne Express (ABX)

Graph the InformationAir Cargo Numbers

Month 2006 2007 2008 METRIC TONS PERCENT CHANGE
January9,545,59410,293,92011,231,8805,093.89.11%
February8,515,88510,313,4419,786,7304,438.4-5.11%
March10,126,30711,129,0709,519,983
1st Quarter28,187,78631,736,43130,538,593
April8,665,7569,653,6039,915,236
May9,363,23310,718,8609,923,064
June9,772,32210,483,160
2nd Quarter27,801,31130,855,623
July9,580,35510,377,947
August11,153,39411,736,465
September10,256,97410,311,212
3rd Quarter30,990,72332,425,624
October10,408,18010,813,406
November10,859,48910,646,261
December14,242,70212,772,059
4th Quarter35,510,37134,231,726
Totals122,490,191129,249,40450,376,8939,532.22.00%
Cargo : In Pounds
Source: Airport Authority of Washoe County 

Return to TopRoad Closure Information

I-80 between Reno NV and Sacramento CA

Year Average Length of Closure Main Reason for Closure Total Snow Fall Days Chains Required
2005-061 hour 9 minutesSpinouts/Accidents539"84
2004-053 hours 23 minutesSpinouts/Accidents365.5"56
2003-0453 minutesSpinouts/Accidents307"67
2002-0350 minutesSpinouts/Accidents305.5"55

Truck-Related Closures

Year Total Hours Total Hours > 2 Hours Total Hours > 30 minutes Total Hours < 30 minutes
2005-0696 hours 32 minutes81 hours 16 minutes12 hours 24 minutes2 hours 52 minutes
2004-05174 hours 37 minutes170 hours 40 minutes170 hours 40 minutes49 minutes
2003-0438 hours 16 minutes37 hours 10 minutes38 hours 16 minutes0
2002-0335 hours 35 minutes31 hours 1 minute34 hours 44 minutes51 minutes

Chain Controls

Year # of Chain Controls Issued Total Hours of Chain Controls During Closure Number of Chain Controls Issued (Truck Related) Total Hours of Chain Controls During Closure (Truck Related)
2005-06157 173 hours 3 minutes2989 hours 26 minutes
2004-0581307 hours 52 minutes23169 hours 53 minutes
2003-0410794 hours 28 minutes2138 hours 16 minutes
2002-039780 hours 25 minutes2040 hours 40 minutes
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