Shipping by rail often represents the fastest, lowest cost, and most secure means for moving products long distances. However, not all shippers and receivers have direct rail access. Many destinations simply can not be reached by rail alone, and require transloading — the process of transferring inventory shipments from one conveyance to another before it reaches its final scheduled destination. This typically implies moving the commodities from rail to truck, or from truck to rail. 

Transloading gives you the best of both worlds, combining economical rail transport for the long haul, with the flexibility of over-the-road trucking for final delivery. Transloading can also support your storage needs. If your products need to be stored for a period of time before final delivery, they can be transloaded for ground storage, then transloaded back to trains or trucks when they’re ready for final delivery.

With your needs in mind, we’ll create a solution that achieves your goals by combining transportation modes to maximize efficiency and make the most of your transportation dollars. Our transload and multi-modal solutions move products seamlessly between trucks and trains so your products travel via the most efficient mode available. 

Utilizing our extensive network of transportation providers, including railroads, trucking companies and transload facilities, we select the partners to best execute the plan. We’ll handle all the details and provide a bundled rate for all the services. 

With FLEXRail, you’ll get a customized supply chain solution that meets your time, cost, transportation and visibility requirements. Whether you want to reach new markets, resolve supply chain glitches or simply find a better way forward, FLEXRail is here to help you achieve your goals.

Whether you’re shipping bulk products, intermodal containers, liquids, oversized objects, produce, frozen foods or time-sensitive products, you’ll get a solution that’s easy for you and beneficial to your supply chain.