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TRANSPORTATION

Commerce, located in Hunt County, is 65 miles northeast of downtown Dallas. State Hwy 50/24, a four lane divided highway, provides a direct link to I-30, nine miles from the city limits. It is also a less congested north/south route to the Indian Nation turnpike in Oklahoma and points north than going through the Dallas Metroplex. A recently completed bypass enhances the transportation system in and around Commerce.

Highways

Interstate

30 (9 miles)

State Highways

11, 24, 50, 71, 224

4 lane State Hwy

24/50 (9 miles to I-30)

Air Service
Commerce has a municipal airport for corporate and general aviation planes. In addition, larger jets can land at Majors Field in Greenville, 18 miles west of Commerce, which has a 10,000 ft. runway.

Commerce Municipal Airport

  • Runway Size 3,909' x 60' MIRL
  • Runway Surface Concrete/Asphalt
  • Lighted Dusk-Dawn
  • Fuel 100LL

Dallas Love Field is 1.25 hours from Commerce

D/FW Int'l Airport is 1.5 hours from Commerce

Freight Carriers
Truck transportation is readily available for raw materials and distribution of finished products. Commerce is served by local and national freight carriers for truck load and less than truck load shipments. Federal Express & UPS have pick up & delivery service.

  • Central Freight lines
  • JB Hunt
  • Conway Southwest
  • UPS
  • Federal Express
  • Werner Enterprises
  • Hill Grain
  • Yellow Freight Line
  • BL II Trucking ...and many more

Rail Service
The Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District (NETEX) was created in 1994 to preserve rail service by the County Commissioners' Courts in Hunt, Hopkins, Franklin and Titus counties. Collin County joined the Rail District in July 2005.  NETEX is currently the only successful operating Rail District in the state.

Blacklands Railroad, the shortline operator, can interchange with major class one railroads at both ends of the line. And, as important, Blacklands offers customized service seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Local transloading is also available.

Rail District:  Northeast Texas Rural Rail

   Transportation District

Shortline:  Blacklands Railroad

Connecting Railroads:

  • Union Pacific
  • Kansas City Southern
  • Dallas Garland and Northeastern