Inver Grove Heights sits on the west bank of the Mississippi River south of St. Paul, anchored by the Pine Bend Industrial District which includes the Flint Hills Resources refinery, the CHS oil and energy operations, plus river-barge terminals and grain handling at the river port. US-52 runs north-south through the city and I-494 carries the Twin Cities outer-belt across the southern edge. The Pine Bend industrial corridor is one of the densest hazmat and bulk-commodity freight markets in Minnesota.
Inver Grove Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 35,801 at the 2020 census. The city was formed on March 9, 1965, with the merger of the village of Inver Grove and Inver Grove Township.
Inver Grove Heights runs on the Pine Bend Industrial District and the Mississippi River freight corridor. The Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery processes hundreds of thousands of barrels per day with constant tanker, hazmat, and pipeline-related truck volume, and CHS Inc. runs its energy operations alongside. A breakdown carrying a hazmat tanker on US-52 requires very specific protocols and our network has the trained personnel.
Inver Grove Heights freight has the highest hazmat-handling proportion of any south-metro Twin Cities city. Pine Bend refinery operations require hazmat-certified rescuers, and our network maintains a roster of credentialed responders for this market. River-barge terminal traffic at the Mississippi River port generates additional bulk-commodity and grain truck volume.
Whether a fleet manager is dispatching to a stranded tanker at the Pine Bend refinery, or an owner operator is on I-494 inbound from St. Paul with a blown trailer dual, the closest verified, insurance current rescuer in our Inver Grove Heights network is reached through a single phone call or service request. Confirmed ETA and direct hand-off are handled by our 24/7 operations team.