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Orange Commercial Credit works with trucking, staffing,
and manufacturing companies in the Chicago area.
This page has local industry information for these sectors.
The summaries are based on publicly available information from the sources named under each section. They are not comprehensive and may not reflect the latest developments.
For the latest details, check the original sources directly.
CMAP says truck bottlenecks are locations where trucks experience at least six hours of congestion per weekday.
CMAP says those truck bottlenecks slow freight movement in every county in the Chicago region.
CDOT’s Southwest Industrial Corridors Transportation Study focuses on truck impacts in and around Chicago’s Southwest Industrial Corridor.
FlyChicago says O’Hare processes more than two million metric tonnes of cargo per year, worth more than $200 billion.
For Chicago carriers working I-55, Southwest Side industrial corridors, O’Hare cargo, and regional freight clusters, fuel drafts, driver pay, insurance, and repair bills can still come due before the customer pays the invoice.
BLS reported Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg total nonfarm employment at 3,760,600 in March 2026, preliminary and not seasonally adjusted.
BLS also reported education and health services employment at 676,900 in March 2026.
Professional and business services employment reached 658,400 in March 2026.
Trade, transportation, and utilities employment reached 734,900 in March 2026.
For Chicago staffing firms serving healthcare, professional services, warehousing, transportation, and airport-area customers, more shifts can mean more payroll, taxes, benefits, and timecard billing before the customer pays the invoice.
BLS reported Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg manufacturing employment at 282,500 in March 2026, preliminary and not seasonally adjusted.
The City of Chicago says about 63,000 manufacturing jobs are located within the city.
The same city materials say approximately 50% of the Chicago region’s 360,000 manufacturing jobs are located in Cook County.
The City also reported that jobs in Chicago’s industrial corridors grew 4.2% between 2010 and 2017.
For Chicago manufacturers tied to industrial corridors, O’Hare cargo, regional truck bottlenecks, and Cook County suppliers, materials, outside shop work, payroll, packaging, and delivery costs can come due before the customer pays the invoice.