Ingram's August 2022

DESTINATION MISSOURI REASONS TO CHOOSE

Each has a healthy load of air freight to process; KCI ships nearly 100,000 tons of cargo each year, and St. Louis processes a similar tonnage. In addition to the international airports, Springfield National Airport offers additional options for regional shipments. Waterway. Even international ocean ports are not out of reach from Missouri, thanks to the longest river in the U.S., the Missouri. It forms the state’s northwest border with Kansas before turning east and heading to St. Louis. For shipping, though, the real action starts as the river approaches Kansas City and links with the Kansas River; there, the additional depth allows for barge traffic bound for the Mississippi. And from that point in St. Louis, it’s on to the Gulf of Mexico nearly 1,000 miles downriver. On each end of the Mighty Mo, you’ll find Port KC, the Kansas City port authority, and the St. Louis Port Authority, which help oversee operations that move a wide range of products to markets downriver, including fertilizer, grain, salt, processed steel pro ducts, petroleum coke, and more.

Unique Strength | The merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Railway this year put Missouri at the nexus of North America's most extensive intracontinental rail system.

attract more airlines, producing more passenger traffic and more cargo demand.

Lambert International in St. Louis gives the state a second international airport.

Satisfying Customers for Over 60Years.

Midway Ford is consistently one of the best Ford Truck dealers in North America. It is also one of the largest Employee-Owned companies in the Kansas City Area.

• 22 consecutive years recipient of Ford Motor Company’s President’s Award • 8-time winner of the Ford Credit Partners in Quality Award • 10 consecutive years recipient of One Ford Elite Award • Midway is the only Kansas City dealer that earned Ford’s 2021 Triple Crown Award

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