Warehousing and Transloading Services

Store.
Sometimes at the option of the customer, the transload will store the commodity on-site until the customer requests the material. This is often the case with non-perishable goods. Both short-term and long-term storage agreements can be used as necessary.

Transloading is the process of transferring a shipment from one mode of transportation to another. It is most commonly employed when one mode cannot be used for the entire trip, such as when goods must be shipped internationally from one inland point to another. Such a trip might require transport by truck to an airport, then by airplane overseas, and then by another truck to its destination; or it might involve bulk material (such as coal) loaded to rail at the mine and then transferred to a ship at a port. Transloading is also required at railroad break-of-gauge points, since the equipment between lines is not compatible.