OMNITRAX TRANSLOAD SERVICES:

Did you know that you don’t need to have rail tracks at your facility in order to ship your cargo by rail? Through transloading, cargo can seamlessly move between truck and rail. Simply move your product by short haul truck to a nearby rail transload facility where it can be transferred to a rail car. No investment in your own track is required. Additionally, many transload facilities offer storage and warehousing services.

Through transloading, moving cargo by rail has never been easier and the advantages of utilizing rail as a mode of transportation allows shippers to be even more competitive.

Economic Advantages

One railcar can hold the equivalent amount of cargo as 4 trucks
Rail rates are more stable and less subject to seasonality and market variations
Shipping by rail is an estimated 45% less per ton than shipping by truck
Benefits of Rail – Transportation Savings

Capacity Advantages

Railcars come in a variety of types and sizes which minimize packaging and handling
Railroads pool cars to provide capacity and optionality to move goods to all of North America
Railroads aren’t congested like highways nor are they as impacted during inclement weather
Benefits of Rail – Access to Capacity

Environmental Advantages

Moving by rail instead of truck lowers green house emissions by 75%
Railroads can move a ton of freight an average of 473 miles on one gallon of fuel
Railroads are 4 times more fuel efficient long-haul trucks
Benefits of Rail – The Environment