OmniTRAX Connect unlocks rail efficiency for shippers squeezed by soaring national trucking freight rates
DENVER – September 30, 2026 – OmniTRAX, one of North America’s fastest growing private railroad and transportation management companies, has launched an expanded transload platform to increase rail access across the nation. As trucking freight costs soar and truck driver shortages mount, OmniTRAX unveils its new transload platform “OmniTRAX Connect: Where Rail Meets Road” at the 2026 Southwest Association of Rail Shippers (SWARS) semi-annual meeting. The transload initiative provides exponentially more rail access to shippers seeking greater cost control, reduced reliance on long haul trucks, and improved shipment reliability.
“With strong industrial growth and new onshoring and nearshoring activity, shippers need cost-efficient solutions that grow with their evolving supply chains and partners that can make that happen,” said OmniTRAX Chief Commercial Officer Ryan Dreier. “OmniTRAX Connect provides transloading solutions to make market entry and expanded capacity efficient and easy.”
The OmniTRAX rail network moves record volumes for Fortune 500 shippers including The Home Depot, Clorox, CMC Steel, Tata Chemicals, and WE Soda. The new transload platform follows the recent appointment of Vice President of Transload Phillip Hoskins and coincides with plans to launch transloading hubs in select markets across the OmniTRAX Rail Network.
“OmniTRAX Connect is our commitment to showcase our growing transload network, highlight our partners, and expand rail access for more customers and demonstrate the industry-leading level of service that we are known for,” said OmniTRAX Vice President of Transload Phillip Hoskins. “OmniTRAX has a proven record of pairing rail and real estate expertise to optimize supply chains, and transloading allows more shippers to maximize supply chain efficiency.”
OmniTRAX Connect combines the benefits of local service with national reach. Transload solutions provide low-risk and easier entry points for shippers to test a new market before committing to their own facility. The OmniTRAX Connect business development team, working alongside our transload partners, guide customers through each step from initial interest in rail to last mile delivery, unlocking double digit cost savings and end-to-end transportation solutions. Discover how transloading can bring rail to you at OmniTRAX.com.