Off the rail and back on the road in a day
Pulls from the Columbus and Chicago rail ramps, transloaded at our cross-dock and moving again in under 24 hours.
Every container is pulled, checked and turned before the free days run out
Last free day tracking
We watch your last free day at the ramp and book the pull so you do not pay storage.
Transload in under 24 hours
Containers are unloaded, counted and reloaded onto 53' trailers at our Obetz cross-dock, usually the same day.
Exceptions with photos
Damaged cartons, short counts and broken seals are photographed and reported before the freight moves on.
Empty returns handled
We return the empty to the right ramp or depot and send you the interchange receipt.
Equipment we use for drayage
Tri-axle container chassis
20', 40' and 45' boxes
44,000 lbs
50
Day cab tractor
Ramp and short-haul moves
80,000 lbs GCW
72
How a container move runs
Vessel to ramp
Watch the free days
We track the container from the port to the ramp and book the pull before the last free day.
Same day
Pull and transload
The box is pulled, unloaded at our cross-dock, counted and photographed.
Within 24 hours
Back on the road
Your freight leaves on 53' trailers to its final stops, and the empty goes back to the ramp.
An import program we turn every week
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18 h
average from ramp to outbound trailer
An appliance importer brings 30 containers a month into the Columbus rail ramp. We pull each box, transload it at Obetz and have the freight on an outbound trailer in 18 hours on average, well before per diem starts.
“We stopped paying per diem the month we switched.”
Import manager, appliance brand
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Drayage questions
Which rail ramps do you serve?
The Columbus intermodal terminals at Rickenbacker and Marion Road, plus the Chicago ramps for freight coming into Ohio. We pull daily in Columbus and three times a week in Chicago.