CP’s transloading unit facilitates the movement of consumer packaged goods, industrial products, dry and liquid bulk commodities, oversized freight, machinery and many other products. TRANSFLO, a unit of CSX and the operator of one of the largest transloading networks in the U.S., handles more than 300 products, including chemicals, food-grade products, crude oil, waste materials and dry-bulk freight. Senior management at both railroads have been consistently communicating that they are investing significant resources into their businesses. Transloading is one of the core growth areas for Class I railroads such as CSX and Canadian Pacific (CP). “The combination of rail and trucking is optimal in this situation because rail offers long-haul economics while trucking provides the short-haul flexibility,” he added. The brand-new vehicle will not be driven to the dealership rather it will be shipped via rail flat car, loaded onto a haul-away truck and finally arrive at its destination,” Lew said. Consider an automobile manufactured in Ohio that is destined for a dealership in Colorado. “There are many reasons a product would need to be transloaded. A product that sits in a railcar or truck is not generating revenue, and transloading often allows for more efficient use and productivity of the rail equipment. Transloading is vital to keep product moving along the supply chain. “Most domestically shipped products and all internationally shipped product will involve some form of transloading at some point before reaching their final destinations,” Lew said.
Martin Lew, chief executive officer of railcar leasing and storage marketplace Commtrex, said the purpose of transloading is to transfer product as efficiently as possible in order to meet the demand for all manner of goods - coal, grain, consumer products and more. This is why expertise and efficiency are paramount when choosing a transloading service provider. Combining multiple methods of transportation offers shippers cost savings, flexibility and the opportunity to expand their business and market reach.
Interest in transloading is tied to general demand for product as shippers seek ways to bring their goods to market.įor many companies, transportation represents the largest portion of logistics costs. Their efforts made this new business possible.Transloading, the process of moving product from one mode of transportation to another, is critical to freight shipping across the entire transportation network. The RBMN would like to thank partners Norfolk Southern Railroad, Indiana and Ohio Railway, Ag Trucking and Metal X. Transfer centers in Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and South Carolina that have helped RBMN shippers of Anthracite reach their customers by rail reducing logistics costs and improving service to steel mills located throughout the United States. The railroad is delighted that the Delta, OH transload center joins the family of With RBMN Customer Service managing shipments and providing all stakeholders with daily pipeline reports, RBMN provides NSBS service levels that are far superior to trucking. RBMN’s ability to bring together trucking and transloading services, make investments in railĬars and unloading equipment made it easy for NSBS to convert 100% of their Anthracite business from truck direct to rail-truck. RBMN also purchased additional covered hoppers required to meet the supply needs for the steel mill. RBMN supplied unloading equipment, secured dedicated pneumatic trucks and negotiated with one of NSBS’s suppliers to locate a site to unload rail cars and load In early 2018, Reading and Northern began working with NSBS to establish a transfer center adjacent to NSBS is in the midst of expanding production at their Delta, Ohio mill and was interested in improving delivery of Anthracite coal from Pennsylvania.Įfforts have capped a multi-year effort to convert shipments of Anthracite from truck to rail. NSBS operates one of the most efficient, lowest cost, hot steel electric arc steel mills in North America. Reading and Northern (RBMN) is pleased to announce the first cars have been unloaded at its newest rail-truck transload at NorthStar/BlueScope (NSBS), Delta, Ohio. Reading & Northern Establishes New Rail-Truck Transload Facility
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